Portland has been experiencing a splendid fall. I have been enjoying the turning of the leaves for an extended period of time, starting with the Aspens in Colorado and transitioning into all the trees in Portland. I have been climbing several times, including a trip to Smith rocks with Sam's highschool climbing club. That was great fun, I was put in charge of a few high school students and we climbed together in glorious weather. 

I have also been biking with Sam a bit and most recently I went to a fashion show. Each designer had a room on the second floor of this funky hotel downtown. I walked through, checking out various dresses, handmade wooden sunglasses, jewelry, other random things. The people attending this show were a fashion show on their own, and it was funny to see that most of the people there were actually interested in buying a lot of the stuff. People would ask where the stuff was available for sale. It was a very groovy event.

I am leaving Portland tomorrow to bike North along the West coast of the Olympic Peninsula. It's just under 400 miles and I plan to do it in about a week, but I really don't have a schedule. My bike is functional and I am all ready to go with lights and bags and a tarp instead of a tent to save weight. I'm very excited to see how it feels to bike all day.