I had gone to Portland, OR area for my first ever trip to the Pacific Northwest. It was just as amazing as I had expected! My friend Josh lives out there now, and we’ve been friends for almost 10 years! We taught high school together back in 2005 (holy young kids..) and it was wonderful to get to spend time with him and his kids. We went hiking, too!

Standing on a fallen log over the river!

Standing on a fallen log over the river!

Handstands on the hike! What you can’t see is the crazy drop behind us!

Handstands on the hike! What you can’t see is the crazy drop behind us!

Awesome old tracks

At the Gorge!

Visiting the waterfalls!

With Josh’s kiddos! Rain and Revan.

Again with the babies

A must. Starbucks!

And that about sums it up. Oh yeah, and Josh bought a house! So proud. It was a great time, and I’m already looking forward to going again. I happened to get a killer airfare out there, so I jumped on the opportunity. I’ve always wanted to go, and this is the year of “making things happen”. AWESOME.