Fishing trip on Memorial Day weekend with my buddy Mitch....this is Mitch's first ever fish and his first ever fishing trip. He caught four fish - two sunfish (one pictured here) and two smallmouth bass. I didn't have as much luck as Mitch today, but we are glad he had a good first day of fishing!!!

Liam, Me and Mitch!!!

The Columbia River Gorge, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood in one shot from above....thos was on our approach to Portland, Oregon...Incredible!!! 

View of unknown river in Sandy, Oregon... a seemingly very cool rural town... 

Unknown river in Sandy, Oregon... 

Mt. Hood area mountains....in the evening... 

A wonderful view of the high elevation mountains around Mt. Hood... 

This trail leads to the median stone for the Pacific Northwest. There is a stone that is the focal point of where the Pacific Northwest was divided into quadrants and all the way from these quadrants into districts and then townships...it was pretty cool... 

Stick collecting...I made stilts out of my sticks....but they broke... 

Liam and I collecting sticks on the trail in Oregin...Dad wouldn't let us take the sticks home... 

Mom, Liam and I on top of the Tram station in Portland, Oregon... 

Portland Tram from below.... 

Aaagh!!! Mt. Hood... 

Mt. Hood from Portand... 

Alethal view from the top of the Portland Tram...it is really high up there and Dad is frantic... 

Do I look frightened? ...well I am not it is actually Dad who is scared out of his wits.... 

A nice view from the Portland Tram... 

View of highways and Portland from Tram... 

A rare whole family picture inside the Portland Tram.... 

Liam giving Eugene eugene the Pioneer Man a bite of his chicken pita sandwich.... 

Eugene the pioneer man whispered sweet nothings into my ear... 

Liam digging for treasure...yes, he was sure he was going to find a buried sword in the sand and ship it home to Minnesota through the post office. Unfortunatly, he did not find a sword...but it was cute watching him search.... 

Mom, Liam and I on the beach... 

The amzingly beautiful Oregon Coast.... 

California sea lions on a buoy... 

Liam enjoying the boat ride... 

Me enjoying the boat ride ....