Hotel Deluxe - Portland

So today was another 8 hour drive, you must be so tired of hearing about these long drives. Almost as much as I am of driving them. Boise appeared to be a nice town, but we just slept there. The trip began scenic, then got not so scenic and ended with the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Route (very scenic). We drove right along the edge of the river for a very long time. The hills to the north of the river were very Georgia O'Keeffe like. They were gold and tan and looked like velvet. Then in the distance the snowy peak of Mount Hood appeared. Gradually everything became much more northwest looking as pine trees filled in the landscape.

We got to Portland right at rush hour and hit some very slow traffic before finally finding our hotel. As Mara has written, it's pretty darn nice. We even splurged on room service for dinner. Someone famous is staying here, but I can't think of his name. Mara took his picture and we'll post it and see if any of you can name him (perhaps there will be a prize). Tonight we are hanging out in the business center, tomorrow we hit the town. Ciao.