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The Hayden Covered Bridge is just west of Alsea. It was originally built in 1918 and has been rebuilt or repaired several times since then. This was the first stop on a ride to visit many of the Central Coast covered bridges.
The plaque reads: “Hayden CovereD Bridge. Rehabilitation completed 2003. Covered bridge was originally constructed in 1918, and rebuilt in 1946. Benton County Commissioners Jay Dixon, Linda Modrell, Annabelle Jaramillo.”
This bridge has wooden pilings.
Yesterday I went up to my parents llama ranch to help do some toenail trimming, weighing, and training.
Webster is a funny-looking llama. He looks even funnier when he blinks from a flash.
Webster and Goddard, two of our retired packers.
Poofy hanging out at the top of the hay stack.
My dad trimming the toenails on a llama. After the first few animals, he handed over the clippers to me and let me get to work. We did about 15 or so animals over the course of the day.
Poofy kept getting underfoot. She’s lucky that none of the llamas stepped on her!
Poofy’s favorite position.
One of the tasks of the day was to re-breed one of the llamas with our stud. She had been bred several weeks ago but it evidently didn’t result in pregnancy. Thus, we put her back in with the stud and let them get down to business.
Yes, male llamas really do make that orgling sound when they are breeding. Llamas are animals of few words but when they speak, they have very choice statements.
Lots of llamas!
Today Drew, Nick , and myself went out to the Irish Bend Covered Bridge on the OSU campus for some photos. The road is normally closed off to all but official vehicles. I attained special permission from the Oregon State Police dispatch in Corvallis to ride out to the bridge and take some photos. It pays to ask people nicely.
Drew got a new slip-on exhaust. It gives me ideas for my bike…
Goofing around.
Spider Man!
