07/02/08

So time away from eastern Oregon went well. Sarah and I drove to Smith Rock (a popular rock climbing destination) on the way to Portland and ended up camping up in the Cascade mountains right on the Pacific Crest at a place called Frog Lake. There were still piles of snow on the ground that hadn't melted and the lake itself was even covering some campsites it was so high. However, late spring means no mosquito problem yet. All of the campsites were reserved starting the 3rd (for the 4th weekend), but there were only a handful of people there on the 2nd.

07/03/08

Dropped Sarah off at the airport, then dropped the lizards in the ovipositorium off at Kathy's son's place in Vancouver, WA, then Kathy and I drove into Portland to have some fun. Went to Powell's Bookstore (a big independent book store in downtown...kinda like the Book Loft in Columbus, OH) and spent some time and money browsing. After dinner walked over to the Blues Festival and met Drew, who came up from Eugene. Got to see Isaac Hayes (who seemed small and weak, but apparently he had a stroke a few years ago so that might explain it) and had a great evening.