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| Pioneer District of Portland, OR |
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| Bar owned by the brother of a friend - unfortunately they were not yet open! |
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| So we went here which turned out to be one of the oldest bars in the state! Virginia Cafe |
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| Of course we had to stop at Deschutes Brewery! |
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| I'm not a big beer fan but 10 Barrel Brewing Co was my favorite. |
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| Portland bikes |
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| Cool old building |
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| Portland Oregon Old Town sign |
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| Park along the Willamette River |
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| Willamette River |
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| HAD to stop at VooDoo Doughnut! They didn't suck! |
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| Portland bike rack |
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| Where to go from Portland! |
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| The grounds of Elk Cove Vineyard - beautiful, and the wine was great! |
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| Moss growing on the vines |
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| Beaux Freres winery was amazing and we got to meet the owner and winemaker |
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| They were in the middle of harvest |
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| Next stop was Bergstrom Wines |
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| Their vineyard is in the Dundee Hills |
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| Our VRBO was in the small, quaint town of Carlton, OR |
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| Old mill turned tasting room |
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| Ken Wright is one of the bigger names in Oregon wine and his tasting room was next door to our VRBO! |
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| Pike Road is a small production offshoot of Elk Cove Vineyard located in the heart of Carlton |
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| They are located in an old bank and house their wine in the bank's vault |
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| Our next stop was the cute tasting room of DePonte Cellars, whose vineyard is in the Dundee Hills |
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| Trees along the drive - day two of Willamette wine tasting |
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| This first stop of day 2 was my favorite of the entire trip! J.K. Carriere |
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| So inviting! I could sit in these chairs all day (with a bottle of J.K. Carriere, of course!) |
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| Old cash register - no one was in yet because they were up late harvesting! Eventually the wine maker/owner greeted us. |
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| We were taken on a tour of the vineyard - this block was called Two Trees |
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| Owner Jim Prosser personally farmed this vineyard located in the Chehalem Mountains |
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| Jack approved! |
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| We took a road with 18 curves to the next vineyard - this was the view! |
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| We didn't see any wine dogs - but we did see a wine bird! |
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| We made a stop at Domaine Roy et Fils where the winemakers are the sons of the Beaux Freres winemakers |
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| We got a tour of the facility, opened in 2012 |
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| Winemaking! |
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| Our final stop before heading back to the VRBO was at the Argyle Tasting House |
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| Argyle specializes in bubbles! Hence the flying champagne cork! |
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| Fog on our drive out of Willamette the next morning |
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| Along the drive to George, WA |
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| This was taken at Cave B Winery - such a beautiful day! |
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| Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho |
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| Tranquility |
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| We took a trail to the top of Tubbs Hill |
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| Then to the main strip of Coeur d'Alene with little shops and restaurants |
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| Finally we ended up in Spokane where we walked the city |
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| Who doesn't love Boo Radley?! |
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| Spokane River |
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| DRY, DAY, SAY, SAT, SET, WET |
I so enjoy seeing more and more of this beautiful country. Each state, each city even, has it's own unique quality and it's so fun to explore and find what the locals love. I look forward to our next adventure...wherever that may be!
"I cried over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts. The field of cornflower yellow is a scarf at the neck of the copper sunburned woman, the mother of the year, the taker of seeds. The northwest wind comes and the yellow is torn full of holes, new beautiful things come in the first spit of snow on the northwest wind, and the old things go, not one lasts."
Author: Carl Sandburg
