Congratulations to Brian and Gina! And welcome to the party, Aidan Robert!If you’re reading this, you may have received your save-the-date notification. Or, if you were already clued in to the website, you’ll be receiving notice soon. We are really looking forward to seeing our far-flung friends and family.
Thanks are due to our close-at-hand friends and family for their help on getting the save-the-date word out: Stacey (with Robert), Carrie, Kelly G., and Liz (with extra props for the sister of the bride for all her help. What a trooper.). All this support allowed me to do guy stuff like shopping at the hardware store for hose clamps.
If you travel out to Oregon for the first time—or for a return trip—to attend the wedding, give yourself a little extra time to explore. I’ll recommend a few trips that are close by car but out of the city. People wax romantic about Oregon often, but I don’t exaggerate when I say that nearly everywhere I’ve traveled in this state is uniquely beautiful.
Daytrip 1: The Columbia River Gorge. Drive east out of Portland on I-84 until you outrun the east county sprawl and enter the rugged fairyland of the gorge. Some odd thousands of years ago, a massive reservoir cut loose over around Missoula and carved out hundreds of miles of geological freak show, from mist-shrouded mountains to the west to high desert east of The Dalles. Check out the scenery from the car, or hop off 84 and onto the Columbia River Highway and get close and personal with some of the many waterfalls along the route. Short and long hikes are plentiful near the road—I highly recommend Eagle Creek. Just be aware, Multnomah Falls—certainly worth a close look—is the most frequently visited tourist site in Oregon.
