Steve and I - the kids =

 My parents were gracious enough to allow Steve and I a three day getaway (for us, that is still a big deal! with no Oregon family we usually only get the occasional date night).
We spent the first day at Camp Dakota where we went rock climbing, zip-lining, and paint balling. It was a fun and exhilarating day. It has been a while since we had a true adrenaline adventure.

We went on six zip lines and enjoyed our guide and other campers.

 The guide made it fun by having us try something different on each zip line. We went forward, backwards, closed our eyes while standing on a block that was kicked from under us, went with no hands, jumped to touch trees, etc.

 We were able to do two paintball courses. The first one was the most elaborate course I have ever seen. It seemed like a true war landscape with burnt out cars, bunkers, trenches, old destroyed towns, etc. We played with a group of marines (thank goodness we were on their team).

 The second round of paint balling was much more fun as we played with 12 year olds and families. Steve actually captured the flag and took it in for the win! I took this picture after one of the kids said to his friend, "this old guy is afraid of getting hit by a paintball." Is 33 really old? We didn't feel old today; the adventure made us feel 20 again.

 The second "speed" paintball course. People used smoke bombs which made it even more intense.

 We also played disc golf which we have never done before. It was a day of firsts for us.
That night, we drove twenty minutes to Silverfalls  State Park where we stayed in a cabin. Steve had always wanted to walk behind a waterfall. Well on our hike the next day we were able to walk behind three!!

Standing behind the falls.

 We saw seven waterfalls on our hike.

The next day we stayed in Salem and enjoyed visiting a winery and eating at Ram's for dinner. We both agreed we were not ready for a week trip away just yet. It was the perfect break from the kids, but we missed them by the end.