Yesterday we went on a trip just outside of Portland. It took us along the river between Oregon and Washington and deposited us in a little town called Hood River. Along the way we saw a whole slew of waterfalls. They were amazing. There was one in particular we were out to see called Multnomah Falls. It was gorgeous. We taught Cooper to say 'waterfall' that morning so for most of the trip, that's what he was saying, 'waterfall, waterfall, waterfall'! I think he missed what it actually meant because when we got to the falls, he just kept screaming 'WATER' with such delight. My face hurt from smiling because I was watching him smile! We also stopped at one called Latourell Falls which was a great pre-cursor to Multnomah. On the way to the town of Hood River, there is a dam where the salmon swim up ladders and they have built an underground area where you can go watch them get through! This was another favorite activity for Cooper for the day. We ate at a brewery for lunch where we could look out over the river you see above. The drive back took us around Mt. Hood which is where Ryan and I will go snowboarding next season, now if we could just find some free babysitting... hmmm...
It was an awesome day trip, one we will definitely take again. For almost the whole ride, Ryan and I just kept saying over and over, 'I can't believe we live here now!'
~Ahna
I can't believe you live there either. Actually, I can't believe you left us here in Vegas. We're still feeling a bit hurt by that. Even though we just got back from this year's vacation, we have started thinking about next year's. We were thinking maybe a road trip to the Pacific Northwest?
- Jerod