So heres a quick recap of events from the visit to Portland. We had a good time as a mob gathering themed around Dan's running of the marathon (we all had our excuses for Tom foolery in Portland, but agreed to meet up around the marathon). So we did what their is to do in portland: Drink coffee, read books, and enjoy nature and the good food. Oh yeah, and drink craft brews. But anyways, we parted ways with the rest of the Anthonys (Mom, Dad, Dan) on Monday and went to stay a little further out at a place we found online. It was cozy and nice, and we managed to do a few fun things during the week. I got to tour Nike's campus, which was expansive and cool, and talked to a designer there. I also talked to some people at a downtown firm called Ziba, which I was also excited about. They seem pretty involved with really making Downtown Portland work (with their current building and new building they are going to move into) which is nice to see.
We stopped a few new places, and were amazed at how dense the parks are just outside the city (I guess thats what setting a growth limit on the city does for you). But anyways, enough talk, heres some pics to sum up:
Delicious local roasted coffee at Stumptown: they go as far as to label numerous details about location and story about each individual grower they work with in many countries
Allright, having problems with loading pic right now, so I'm waving the flag for tonight. Pics to come from Tillamook, Oregon Dunes, Redwood National Forest. We opted out of camping in the forest due to bad weather forcast tonight...which is why we are updating tonight. Tomorrow we camp in California Wine Country before getting into San Francisco proper on the weekend.
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