Nuts

Hazelnut Trees at the Dorris Ranch

I was up with the sun this morning as planned. I took Kathe for a walk around the campground and she went right back to sleep when we got home.  Jim never woke up until it was almost 9 o'clock. You would think they were on vacation or something.

Middle Fork of the Willamette River

I was beginning to wonder about them, it's been over a week and they haven't been to an obscure museum or anything yet.  You know they always find something crazy to do in every town.  Today they were true to form when they decided to visit the Dorris Ranch.
It's a nut farm!

Really. There's a 285 acre hazelnut ranch here which has produced nuts every year since 1905. There are more than 9200 trees which produce 56 tons of nuts a year.  It's now a national historic site and public park along the middle fork of the Willamette river.  There are lots of walking trails through the orchards and open natural areas for picnics and events.  They were setting up for a wedding this afternoon.  Just imagine some day telling your children that you were married at the nut farm!


After the nut farm Kathe and Jim went to the Lane County Historical Museum. They just love looking at old stuff, but I guess there wasn't much to see because they came home before lunchtime.

This afternoon I suffered the humiliation of a bath in the kitchen sink but was rewarded with a very long walk with Kathe along the river which helped cheer me up.

Tomorrow morning we travel north to Silver Falls State Park.