River Deep Mountains High

on another beat-the-heat family excursion...


We found a place, a viewpoint, a short drive from Portland, where you can see FIVE mountains from one spot.


Mt. St. Helens on the left, Mt. Rainier on the right.


Mt. Rainier on the left, Mt. Roosevelt on the right.


The Mighty Mt. Hood. To the far right is Mt. Jefferson, but you can't see it here.


And then the Columbia River also. A cool summer tip: Twenty degrees cooler up here than in town.


And then the majestic never ending forests of the Pacific Northwest. Thank you thank you so much to whoever decided NOT to cut down all these trees!


We see your beauty, oh great ones! I am the Lorax! I speak for the trees!