Portland and Eagle Creek

I took the BoltBus to Portland last weekend, costing a whopping $12 round-trip. It was great. I was able to knit, type, and nap during the trip. When I arrived, Jessie picked me up and we went to Yarnia, a yarn store that allows you to spin your own custom yarn using the different colors and materials they have there. I'm in love, and have a really classy blue variegated that is a mix of acrylic, wool, and cashmere. It's going to end up being snazzy gloves shortly.

After we went to a journal store that turns old hardcover books into journals. The man let us pick one each for free too! Jessie and I went to an outdoors store where we got more gear for our next hiking/camping adventure, then to Nicolas, this awesome restaurant I used to go to all the time when I lived in OR. Full and content, we headed to Sauvie Island for haunted corn maze fun.

The maze was nice and creepy, complete with werewolves and zombies. Jessie and I screamed and held hands, then afterwards, we hit up a bar that served some pretty excellent mixed drinks (the Broadway Saloon). We stayed out til midnight, which is pretty late for us old ladies.

The next morning we went to My Thai restaurant, which was super good for a cheap price (though I think Seattle has made me think everything is cheap). From there, we headed along the river to find Eagle Creek, a popular hike complete with waterfalls. It was gorgeous, though we only had time to hike 5.6miles, rather than the full 12.5.

After we headed to Jessie's for the night, then she sent me home on the bus early the next morning. Since I just started working full time, this may be my last trip like that for a while, and it was an excellent way to end the summer :)