Reconnoitering the PNW - Part 3

After leaving Seattle, we drove south again, back through Portland and down to Corvalis, where we departed from the horrid traffic on I-5 and drove west toward the Pacific Coast. This drive was insanely beautiful from the get-go.  We arrived in Newport, Oregon for dinner. I was immediately in love with this place.  It has a very similar vibe to the Fort Bragg area of California, which I am also in love with. So, if we end up moving to Washington, I can have this on a more regular basis, as it will only be about three or so hours away.

Newport is misty, foggy, chilly and dark. Just the way I like it.

Reconnoitering the PNW - Part 2

After visiting Portland and friends, as well as looking at a bunch of houses and exploring southern Washington a bit, we hit I-5 and traveled north until we were out of the USA.  Of course, we got ass-raped at the Canadian border.  Linda said I am a trigger. Damn straight!

We only really had one full day in Vancouver, and so we rented bikes and rode around the entire city. This is a really great way to see Vancouver as there is a huge bike path that circles the entire city and lots of bike friendly lanes everywhere in between. Here is Linda taking a break.

Reconnoitering the PNW - Part 1

So we took a nice week long road trip up to Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, B.C. and then back down.  This trip was part vacation, and part an exploratory mission to investigate the possibility of moving to southern Washington.  This area of the country has a lot to offer, and for us, would be a logical move in a direction we both want to go.  The following few posts are photos from this trip. The photos are a bit scattered, as I had to combine photos from my DSLR, Linda's point-and-shoot and both of our phones. To many photos in different places. :/

Really cute picture of Linda and Jamie & fam.  Good times!

Post wedding.

I took Monday off to spend some time with Moie and Tom.

Moie and Tom at Lake Tahoe.

The Union of Brad to Heidi

This is funny.

Pre Wedding.

For my brother's big weekend, some celebratory weekend fun.

Shooting in lieu of a bachelor party...nice.

Our last time going to Passport?

Perhaps. for several factors, 2015 may be our last year in attendance for Passport to Dry Creek Valley, what is (was) one of the nicest wine tour events ever.  I think this was our fourth year going for Linda's birthday weekend, and most likely it will be our last.  Who knows what the future holds!

Wine country. Wine. Food. Perfect weather. Insanely beautiful scenery. Not working. What more can you ask for?