The Beautiful Columbia Gorge

These first two pictures I took at a park Dani and I stopped at on our way up to Portland. This park is just outside of Eugene.

My Dani girl :)

Moss on trees is so beautiful.

Pretty house in Newberg, my hometown.

We stayed with my brother, David, who still lives in Newberg, with his sweet wife, Kristjana. His house is the two story white one. It's a pretty house on a quiet street.

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David and I spent a good part of one day exploring the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood.

We never get to spend time together so this day was really special and we had a lot of fun. He's one of my most favorite people. He's funny, kind and an all around wonderful person :)

We got off I-84 at Troutdale to get on the Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway. It's been called "King of Roads".

Chicken dumplings is a family favorite so I had to take this picture :)

This is across the street from Tad's Chicken "N Dumplins.

The beautiful Columbia River Gorge. The Columbia River borders Oregon and Washington. This was taken from Portland Women's Forum State Scenic overlook.

Vista House at Crown Point. It was built as a memorial to Oregon pioneers. This is a popular place to view the gorge.

The Columbia River Gorge has been one of my favorite places to visit since I was kid. Lewis and Clarke must have had so much fun exploring here.

When I go home I always get excited to see logging trucks. I don't know why but I love them. I love the smell of freshly cut wood, stacking firewood and piles of fresh sawdust.

Bridal Veil Post Office.
We discovered the smallest Post Office I've seen. It's just off I-84 and is around 125 years old. We went inside and talked to the lady. Every year thousands of brides get their invitations postmarked here.

I noticed a few of these Little Free Libraries around Newberg also. People are welcome to take a book or two and leave books as well. It's a neat idea.

These next three pictures are taken at the top of Bridal Veil Falls. We had fun exploring under the bridge.

Oregon is an amazing state to explore. Tomorrow I will share pictures of Mt. Hood, my favorite mountain since childhood :)