Welcome back.......no, wait....um. Well, you know what I mean;)

Hope your time in our fair state was pleasant.

I feel old, at work we were playing Adventure, DOS based.....

Ok, I still need to write trip highlights out, but here's some pics.

Fun pics - thanks for sharing

Jade has gotten so big!!! I LOVE Indy's trailer shirt. Cool pics.

Cool pics!

I think I have that same picture from like your bridge picture. I can't remember exactly where I took it...hence, I also call it 'A Bridge'.

{I had meant {and started} a photo journal so that I could know exactly everything...that lasted about 1 day....}

Great pics! Have to add my 20 cents worth:

Japanese Gardens: one of my favorite places. Sooo beautiful, and something new and different every time. You should see it all dressed in snow!

Rocco's: Great funky spot and some of the best pizza on the planet!

Powell's: When one of the things a city is known for is a bookstore, you know you're in the right place! Took a friend from NYC there and his first reaction was, "WOW! We don't have anything like this at home!" You can literally spend hours here.

And about that other place you visited....

The male polar bear is named Tasul. He is a kick! Nine feet of big playful puppy. Who could kill you.

The black bear exhibit just opened. I think it is the best use of existing terrain ever. Most of the habitats there are basically just fences around existing forest space.

I'm glad you rode the train. The summer season ride is even better, as it is a forty-five minute run through the woods outside the zoo down to the rose and Japanese gardens. And that's when we run the steam engine almost every day.

Of course, I want to hear all about your visit. (And where was I?)

And lastly, this is Portland...

So many beers, so little time.

see you at the zoo

ron