Corvallis and Oregon State Campus

This morning I was standing on the stairs of the RV, surveying the weather and confirming that no, I did not want to ride in a windy marine push.  That's the problem with wintering in Tucson, the weather is so often good, that a person gets out of the habit of riding in crappy weather.  As I have.  Anyway, this cat came scooting out from under the RV.  He stood and looked at me for a little, and then did the most luxurious roll on the pavement.

We ended up driving north to Albany to visit another Target.  A couple of years ago we replaced all of our TSA locks with locks that all used the same key.  Do you think we can find them?  No.  We don't live in that large of a space - where does stuff go?  Anyway, more locks had to be obtained since we had none.  After Albany we went into Corvallis.  They have done a bang up job of keeping their downtown alive.  There are many cute businesses and restaurants.  People ride their bikes down the middle of the lane, suggesting that the car drivers are nice.

We had lunch here.  If you're in town, eat here.  Good, really good and very reasonably priced.

This is the courthouse.  It's the oldest building in Oregon still performing its original function. It's from 1888.

A Presbyterian church in town.  We were entranced by its round shape.

We headed out to the Oregon State campus.  It is just lovely. Jim spent his first two years of college in Eugene at University of Oregon.  He came here many decades ago for basketball games.  I'm really surprised the building still stands.

Waldo Hall, dating from 1902.

This is Weatherford Residential College.  It appears to be a center for teaching entrepreneurship.

Isn't this a lovely building?

If you can't read the plaque, it says "Coed Cottage."  I guess this is where they put the early women students.

We had a good walk for a couple of hours.  The clouds did clear, so things are better for the weekend campers.