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Portlandia Day 2

On our second day in Portland, Shalanna took the day off and we all (Peppy too) went on an adventure to see Portland's beautiful scenic views. It's amazing that in just a short drive, we were out of the city, surrounded by rivers, lush green hills and snow covered Mount Hood looking majestic from a distance.


Our first stop was Vista House at Crown Point. The view of the Columbia River there was picturesque and it was the nicest, clearest day. Perfect start for our adventure. 
Our cute guides.
We then went through the pretty winding roads and stopped at Multnomah Falls. I was amazed that the falls was by the road-side. We didn't have to work to get to it. It almost felt like we were cheating since this was the largest and most epic waterfall I've seen, and I didn't have to hike at all to get there!


We did go to a less crowded trail to hike. Again there was a strong waterfall by the road and we hiked up to Horsetail Falls.


Horsetail was also a very strong waterfall but all the water gushed out from the rocks in a tight falls that it did look like a horsetail. The trail also went behind the falls in a cavelike formation. It was so pretty! There was a great view of the river and all the greenery at that point and at a view point just a few feet further, as well. 


After our hike we ended the trip at Full Sail Brewery in Hood River. Niner had the best flight of beer ever: every single sample of beer was just her taste and it was drinkable! We also had the tastiest artichoke dip and I had a beer float.


That evening we had dinner at Saburo's in Southeast Portland. Mike didn't get to meet us for dinner as planned which was a shame because, as you can tell by the picture, the sushi was quite impressive. The cuts of fish were thick and huge and those hand rolls were like mini burritos. It was a pretty great meal. What a value!



Another productive day! I love pretty Portland!

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