Day Two

First up -- find some breakfast. We ended up at The Stepping Stone Cafe where their motto is: "You eat here because we let you." And yes, they had that attitude. But the food was good.






Wandering around after breakfast, we found lots of interesting things:
A map of the world made of colorful plants,








people watching a parade,







which included:























and the mascot of one of CU's new opponents:









blue sky:









tall buildings:












a kitty with a bird's eye view:









and a lushness we just don't often see in Colorado:













Look at the size of this flower:

Portland Adventure Begins

So --- which airport would have carpeting like this? Why, Aspen Airport, of course!







Our morning flight out of Aspen was just perfect. A beautiful beginning for our Portland adventure.







Since we were in a relatively small plane, we seemed to land at quite a distance from DIA!







We arrive in PDX......








...and go right away to the PSU History Department's Honors and Awards ceremony. Can you tell what this young man did his Master's thesis on?






We strolled through PDX where I found this wonderful seating area, with plants growing on the roof!











Dinner was wonderful Thai curries at Baan Thai. Great food, great dining companions, great beginning for our latest adventure.

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Thumbs Up

Words of wisdom from a pint-sized philosopher:

Saturday hike

This morning we decided it was the perfect day for a hike up to the cross at the top of the Red Mountain/Jeanne Golay Trail.

It was quite chilly when we headed out the door, but we quickly warmed up.







At one point I turned around to see how far we'd come.











Saw lots of interesting things along the way:




































Black-headed pine grosbeak singing.










Getting close!












Made it!












Tom found his new house next to the cross.












The views were amazing! Join us sometime.

Summer begins

As summer begins, remember to stop and smell the flowers!

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