Another Christmas in Portland

Since Miriam had to work and Lauren & Aaron decided to stay in Boulder for Christmas, we thought we'd join Miriam in Portland, hopefully without the snow this time. We stayed at the Embassy Suites using Miriam's Hilton employee discount rate.

The first day we took a Hike in the foggy forest of Tryon Creek State Park, close to Miriam's apartment.

The next day, Phil and I walked through the lovely Portland Japanese Gardens.

We enjoyed Christmas eve appetizers in the hotel room.

On Christmas Day we drove to Silver Falls State Park. It was wonderfully eerie, with sun poking through the fog.

The next day, we drove through Oregon Wine country, sampling the wine as a number of wineries.It was great to be able to see Mt. Hood.

It was great to be able to spend Christmas together!