Spring Break Road Trip

Yesterday I loaded the kids and the camera up for a trip down to Hood River and the Columbia River Gorge. We stopped at two waterfalls in the Gorge, but then due to high traffic decided to make our way to Hood River where we could have lunch and then go exploring.

We ate at a nice little restaurant on the Columbia River, and then walked across the street to play in the playground area for a bit. There were quite a few wind- and kite-surfers out there, which looked like a bunch of fun (though cold).

After that we drove around a bit looking for this particular red barn with the flowering pear trees and Mt. Hood in the background (I gambled that they'd be in bloom, it was a solid bet). We found it pretty easily, then went back into Hood River to explore the town a bit. The kids and I were exceptionally well behaved, so we all got ice cream.

We ate at a different restaurant that offered brick-fired pizza, and then drove back out to the red barn for sunset. Sunset kind of fizzled over the mountain, but was drop dead gorgeous to the east with pink clouds and the west with bright orange clouds and backlit pear blossoms.

We got back a bit late, but that is what Spring Break is for. Have a great day!

Cheers,

Marc