The first of our adventures was on Mother's Day weekend when we accompanied the grand kids and family on the train to Portland where we met up with our nephew's family. Here we are wondering whether the train will ever arrive in Seattle so we can start our trip.
As the train arrived in Portland, the skies opened, first with an absolute deluge which was followed by lots of hail and commenced with a bang of thunder and lightning. It was an impressive welcome! Fortunately we didn't have to walk too far to our hotel.
That evening we had a fun dinner out with our nephew's family. After a good night's sleep we headed home.
Another weekend we headed over the mountains to the town of Winthrop where we had fun exploring the area.
As we climber higher, there was still snow on the road side. However there were also flowers like these lupine at the lower elevations.
We also did a little hiking to see an amazing waterfall.
This past weekend we drove up to Mount Baker where there is still lots of snow. This past winter they had over 900 inches.
This road opened to traffic yesterday, but we were able to walk up it for a couple miles without seeing one car!
I don't think this snow will melt any time soon, do you?
We were intrigued by these rocks. The strata reminded us of Devil's Postpile in the Sierras.
So, where's the knitting, you say?
This is shawl # 2 which I plan to deliver tomorrow. but shawl 3 still hasn't been photographed, so I'll have to show you that later. However, here are the infamous socks which languished for so long.
A good lesson was learned, too. When you wait a few years to make sock #2, you have forgotten a lot. My second sock had to be ripped out when I realized the heel was started too late and said sock was going to fit a giant. Sigh. Live and learn, eh? Well, it's getting late. There are lots of other photos to share, and I will do so soon. Have a good weekend!
