A HUGE Day!

A HUGE Day! I tried to convince the boys otherwise, many times, but they were both convinced that we should make Portland by the end of the day. So, we left Claskanie at 8am, and here we sit, on the grass at a Hospital (just for the irony of it all) arriving in Portland at 7pm. Brutal, but an Olympic effort. Right out of Claskanie was an immediate steep climb, similar to leaving Vail heading East. The grade was so severe, that we had to walk the final 2+ miles. The weather was great, in fact too hot by mid day, but we are so thankful that it wasn't a typical rainy Oregon day. We stopped every once and a while, and even found a great park with some hungry geese. Rainier, St Helens and even Scappoose were great little towns, where each needed a personal Blackjack tour and explanation from Riley. Dylan continues to eat like a horse, the calorie burn rate must be astronomical. No riding tomorrow, perhaps a movie or 2 and lots of rest. I'm very proud of the boys, very little, in fact no complaining. I think they found a groove today!