Thursday, July 23, 2020, we hiked to Tamolitch Falls, also known as Blue Pool.
The pool was, indeed, very blue.
We came to the pool from the top and had to figure out how to scramble down to the water.
It was so clear.
Jim took a very brief dip. He gave me a hard time about not living by my motto, "Swim in every body of water." I didn't have a swimsuit and thought I'd probably die from the cold if I got in. It was very, very cold. We had no towel, so getting out was particularly unpleasant.
He lived to tell the tale, though.
After Tamolitch, we went to the lookouts for Koosah and Sahalie Falls.
Tiny took the steps in a very slow and bizarre manner.
It was all fun and games until a little girl walked by on her way to the bathroom and looked at us as she went by. Ever became hysterical (not an exaggeration) because she was so embarrassed. She completely lost her mind. She was inconsolable. It turned into a huge thing. I tried to tell her the girl was probably just jealous that we were having so much fun. I told her she'd never see that girl again. I told her that it doesn't matter what people think of us. She was not having it. Somehow she eventually calmed down, but it took a long time. It was a whole big, awful thing.
We headed to Eugene, where my old friend from L.A., Chris Bennion, had offered to put us up for the night. (We saw them in April 2019 on our previous trip to Oregon, too.) We hit a Crumbl (cookie place) and got a huge number of really expensive cookies to take to the Bennions. We ate some at Crumbl and then took a giant box with us. (It turned out that one cookie is about four servings, and we really only needed a fraction of the cookies we got. Not a good use of our money.) Anyway, we dropped by their house, cleaned up, and started some laundry. (Tiny had had an accident, so Chris's offer of laundry was much appreciated.) Chris told us about a little animal rescue place, so we hit that before it closed. It was small but fun, and we enjoyed the bald eagles.
In the car, little Tiny fell asleep while holding a leaf bouquet.
We hung out at the Bennions' that night and chatted. Jon picked up takeout on his way home from work from a fish place. I had a salmon plate, and Jim had a fish sandwich he loved. When we visited the Bennions in 2019, we didn't have a lot of time; this time, since we were staying the night, we enjoyed a more leisurely visit. They are incredibly gracious hosts. They had a guest room for Jim and me, and the girls got to sleep in a big playroom upstairs near us.
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