Portland Forecast: 56 and cloudy. I don’t know when I have been this excited over a cloudy day. Kate thinks it will be a great day to go snowshoeing on Mt. Hood. Since it is President’s Day, we opted for an afternoon adventure when hopefully it will be less crowded.
With some time on our hands, we took a long walk through Kate’s neighborhood this morning. Here is Kate’s house on the right side and her red Toyota Matrix. The next two pictures are typical houses in her neighborhood, the northeast section of the city.
We hadn’t gone very far, when my daughter said she had to go back and get a few quarters. I knew I would find out in due time what that was all about. I’ll let the pictures tell the story.
Who needs Oley Turnpike Dairy for entertainment? Portland has it all! For a quarter apiece we each fed these three charming goats named Zy, Zanni, and Zilla. Yep! There was even a sign introducing them to would be feeders.
This afternoon we were off to Mt. Hood to a snow trail around Trillium Lake. Kate borrowed boots for me from her friend Bubbles. Helping me into the snowshoes and tightly securing them, we were off to the lake. Thankfully, it wasn’t too crowded. Walking in the snowshoes felt as if I had donned huge moon boots. I only fell once, a real record for me! Since bringing dogs along on the trail is common, I had to be on constant look out for dog poop. As if I didn’t already have enough to worry about!
By the time we got back to the car, I was very, very tired. I know I used muscles that I previously didn’t know existed. The fronts of my thighs in the front are in distress. Hope I can hobble onto the plane home tomorrow morning! Wow! Besides making great memories today, my Fitbit now reads 17,697 steps!
Oh my gosh! Hope you don’t get leg cramps from over using your calf muscles!! The snow looks beautiful!! Kate, take care of your mom, she’s not a teenager any more!!!! Love following your adventures with Kate!! I’m sure Frank is relaxing in his easy chair!! HaHa!!