Oregon Pix: Portland Pizza

In Hood River and in Portland, they had the most awesome pizza. They seem to favor a slightly thinner crust than a regular hand-tossed pizza and put some pretty awesome stuff on it. This one, from the hilariously named Hot Lips Pizza, was just cheese but it was gooey and delicious.

Oregon Pix: Macarons

Mama D is very good to me and bought me macarons because I wasn't feeling well. However, I only ended up eating like two of these delightful French pastries...because I wasn't feeling well. What a vicious, pastry-wasting cycle.

Oregon Pix: Ferris Wheel

It was the Rose Festival while we were there, and even though I got sick and really didn't explore it that much I did check out the Ferris Wheel.

Oregon Pix: Columbia River

Oregon Pix: Mount Rainier

Not as spectacular a view as the one I had of Mount Hood, but still pretty spiffy- and pretty amazing that even though it was sunny and 75 degrees where I was, that these mountains were still covered in snow.

Oregon Pix: Mount Hood

I think everyone here must love outdoor sports. I heard two software company employees on my flight talk about how you can circumnavigate Mount Hood on bikes, riding up and down the ridges along the bottom and renting out cabins at night along the path.

Oregon Pix: Skateboarder's PSA

In Oregon, Caution Sign Guys have hands...to show the extra danger of skateboarding down hills.

Oregon Pix: Hood River

Windsurfing town extraordinaire, locale of my mom and step-dad's former restaurant The Celestial Bean. This town really looks like one of those backlots they use in Hollywood for little western towns- we're talking one stoplight town with little boutiques and a two screen movie theater. The local hotel was old and haunted and all the locals seemed to be into outdoor extreme sports.

Oregon Pix: One More of Multnomah

Oregon Pix: Multnomah Falls 2

The bottom of the waterfall- it washes out into a stream that apparently floods the whole area when the rain is heavy.

Oregon Pix: Multnomah Falls

One of the coolest things I saw while in Oregon over Memorial Day weekend was this natural waterfall.

Oregon Pix: The Union Pacific

The Union Pacific: one very old railway that's still standing and (apparently) still functional.