After the long drive the day before, the fam and I slept in pretty late.
My mom and dad had breakfast waiting for us as we all rolled out of bed.
After a sleepy start, we decided to explore the local area.
Local lake
Look at the scary wildlife.
The family at the lake.
We actually drove around and explored for at least 2 hours.
Let me tell you, there is some beautiful country in Oregon.
After we had finished exploring, my parents wanted to take us to a point of historical interest.
I know what you are thinking....ho-hum!
It was actually pretty cool.
It's called the Mitchell Monument.
There really isn't much to see, but the story behind it is pretty cool/sad.
Apparently, in 1945 there was a Sunday School group out for a picnic and fishing trip.
While stopped next to Leonard Creek near Bly, OR, one of the children from the church group found something and called the rest of the group over.
Moments later there was an explosion and 6 people,
one of which was the reverends pregnant wife, were killed instantly.
The child had found the remains of a Japanese balloon bomb.
one of 9,000 that were released from Honshu, Japan.
The balloons drifted via the jet stream.
The balloons carried five bombs, four incendiaries, and one anti-personnel high explosive.
It is believed that !,000 bombs may have reached the U.S., but there were only 285 confirmed sightings.
Except for the bomb that detonated in Bly, there were no other deaths or injuries.
Stay tuned for day 5 and maybe 6.
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