Since I last updated, we drove to the coast and actually drove the truck down the world's longest beach. Cal got a little close to the water (actually drove in it) and now the truck smells fishy.
We've spent the last 4 days at the very first Forest Service campground in the US. It is between Portland and Mt. Hood. We've been taking lots of day trips and hikes around the area, including a tourist train to the base of Mt. Hood. We are going to get the trikes out today and try some bike trails. The weather has been perfect (in the 70's), so we'll probably spend a couple more days here in the Columbia River Gorge.