Next, it was off to Misty Meadows Jams. Now for those of you that are Discovery Channel junkies like us, you'll recognize this location from the show Dirty Jobs. They did in fact have a couple group photos with Mike Rowe on the wall. They said he was a great guy, really funny and the whole crew was really good to the staff. Also of Dirty Jobs fame, we drove past the cranberry bogs and shingle factory where Mike also put in time.


As we were near the location they shot the movie "Goonies," it was a little unnerving to see this ship sailing along the horizon… One-eyed Willie? Sloth? Chunk? Hey you guys!!




At the Simpson Reef, part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, we were greeted by the unmistakable sound of marine mammals. All available flat, exposed rock was covered with Stellar and Californian Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, and Northern Elephant Seals.