Greetings.
The exploring adventures have continued over the last week. The weather has been lovely if very cold. On Thursday last week I went down to the waterfront (of the Columbia River) and walked along the promenade. Now some people accuse Americans of being lazy, with drive thru banks, starbucks and such but I was introduced to something I had never seen before. A float through! This allows boaters to phone through their food order to the beach bar!!!
On my birthday Ed took the day off and we went into Portland for the day. We explored the NW areas of the city and took the streetcar to the waterfront where we took a cable car up to the university hospital. From the top of the cable car you could see all across Portland, across the Willamette River and see the snow capped peaks of Mount Hood (pictured below left) and Mount Adams and the ominous shape of Mt St Helens (pictured below right). 
Yesterday we drove the 90 mins journey to the ski resort of Timberline (one of two major resorts on Mount Hood) . The highest lift takes you above 8000ft, only 3500ft from the summit. The day was so clear that we could see Mount Jefferson and other southern cascade mountains.
Ed is back in work today although it is a national holiday - Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day!
Liz (and Ed).
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