Roads closed

I have been stuck in Hood River for the past 2 days. They got hit with a major snow storm. The highway to get in or out of the Gorge had been shut down due to "impossible travel". Now there's a "chains required" ordinance for any crazy fool who wants to attempt the journey. There's a train running through here in about an hour. This should get me back into the city (I hope). I do have to get to work in the morning, don't I?

(Why do my posts all have to do with the weather?)

Gone West. Love, Isolde.

Gardiner, Maine

Looks like the house in Gardiner is buried. Thanks for the photo Mom & Dad!

Enjoy the show!

My first winter in Oregon

I was warned about the rain here. I was told that Oregon is absolutely amazing and beautiful, "A wonderful way of life!" However, there was always this disclaimer..."get ready for the rain, though", I was often told. So here it is. I think it hasn't stopped raining since October. Every couple of weeks, Mother Nature will brighten ths skies with that ball of fire for about 2 hours. Just enough to keep our faith. My pant legs are constantly soggy, my car smells like a wet dog, and my bath towels don't ever seem to completely dry out.

So now that I am amidst the disclaimer, and my question is "so when does this rain stop?". "Oh, just around the corner come February! Then it's spring and you forget that it ever rained at all".

What keeps me hanging on is that the winter grass is the most brilliant green I have ever seen and that when it's raining here in the Willamette and Columbia Valley of Oregon...it's snowing on top of Mt. Hood.

Gone West.
Love, Isolde.

Welcome to my new home base.

Hi everybody,

This is my new space. Welcome. Please stay tuned for photos and news from my journey in the Pacific Northwest. I know you are sitting on the edge of your seat. More to come!



Gone West.



Love,

Isolde