Great Columbia River Gorge

More of our trip B.S. (before surgery): I didn’t realize the Great Columbia River Gorge and the much-lauded Multnomah Falls – and 3 other beautiful falls – are just half an hour north of Portland. Here are pictures of our last day with granddaughter,...

Exploring Portland

Our trip to the Pacific Northwest began with 3 days in Portland with our granddaughter, Valentina. The first day we explored the city, beginning with the riverfront. The second day we drove to the coast, near where Dempsey lived as a young man. Depoe Bay is known as a...

Our Brush with COVID

It seems quite likely we were exposed to the virus at some point during our journey. Many of the countries we explored had high numbers of cases. However, we were double-vaccinated and wore masks. At the time we left Texas, the numbers were very high here, so we felt...