Portland, Or to Mt. Rainier

Friday, August 31st

On the road again. Last night Frank and I flew to Portland to visit daughter Kate and do some touring as well. Kate just recently got home from a trip to Iceland, so she really couldn’t take time off from work. The plan is that she will spend the weekend with us and will return to Portland on Sunday night. We have a rental car and will do some more sightseeing and will return to Portland Thursday for our flight home on Friday.

Since it was sunny and 102 today in Portland, Frank and I opted to stay close to Kate’s town house apartment while

Ever see an apples growing on a trelis? Only in Portland!

she was at work. Kate lives in the Northeast section of Portland. The houses are wood frame and look to have been built in the 1950’s. The houses and lawn are so different than backhome. It was fascinating to get my 10,000 steps today!

This book deposit was in someone’s front yard. The words on the bottom of the box say “Take a book, leave a book.”

Frank in front of a house in Kate's neighborhood. No Green Giant customers in Portland. — Frank in front of a house in Kate’s neighborhood. No Green Giant customers in Portland.

Kate got off work a little earlier than expected. After a late lunch in her neighborhood, we headed for Ashford, Washington where I had reserved a cabin for us to spend the weekend exploring Mt. Raineer.

Our cabin for the weekend. We are just outside the entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park. Looks like lots of hiking awaiting us!