March is the month in Oregon when things start to get a little rough. Long patches of rain, cold and the absence of sunshine and general daylight starts to really wear on people. Another driver actually threw a water bottle at my car the other day. I understand. This weather is depressing.
So we were super excited when yesterday we didn't get rain, and even got a few patches of blue sky.
We packed our bags and headed out into the Oregon wilderness for Bagby Hot Springs. Soaking in log tubs with a bunch of other hippies does wonders for sore muscles and dampened spirits.
So you can imagine that we weren't so thrilled when we were only 3 miles away from the hot springs, having already driven an hour and a half, when the Probe in front of us got stuck in the snow. On a one-lane road.
At first, the idea was to try to get the probe down the hill, and try to let the 7 or so cars behind it past. But after a couple hours of digging snow and pushing cars, it became apparent that we would all be going home.
At least we met lots of very friendly people on that road. We all had to work together to get all of our cars turned around.
After it all we decided that we still needed some soaking time, so we headed to McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale. The grounds are absolutely gorgeous! It has a hotel, vineyard, winery, distillery, golf course, movie theater, spa.... and soaking pool! They normally only allow hotel guests to use it, but thankfully they took pity on our situation.
This place is seriously blissful. If you ever have the opportunity to stay at Edgefield, DO IT!
After a couple hours of soaking and trading shoulder rubs, we enjoyed a movie ($3 a piece!) with dinner. Even though the day didn't go just as we had planned, I sure can't complain. Great company and beautiful Oregon makes for a fantastic Sunday.
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