Thursday, October 9, 2008

Once Upon a Cold and Blustery Day....

Today, our last day, we picked up the light rail at the base of Mt. Hood and spent the afternoon in Portland.


Today it was cold and rainy, unlike yesterday which was perfect.


What do you do on a cold and rainy day? You find a good chocolate maker and have rich, dark hot chocolate.



We also just happened to stumble across my favorite microbrew in the world—Rogue Ales. What a coincidence.


Portland has some beautiful parks. My favorite is the Waterfront Park that runs for several miles along the Willamette River. It's easy to tell why they stay so green.




Portland is a great walking city and has a certain character all its own.



I’ll close with some Oregon yard art. This one’s for Paul.


And tomorrow we’re home and ready to be there. Barb is missing Rasta terribly.

2 comments:

THEM 5 said...

Well...what an amazing trip! I almost feel like I was there...almost. The pictures of Canon Beach are not at all what I imagined.

We are all excited to see you tomorrow! Come home safely!

hugs

Ashley said...

That place really does look beautiful. Never thought about going to Oregon for vacation, but I think we might need to. You wanna watch Paisley? :) Glad you happened to "stumble" across your favorite brewery, what would a vacation be without that?? Rasta misses you too mom, she told me when I saw her, glad the feeling is mutual.
See you soon! Love you!