Visiting Portland.
After a leisurely breakfast, Mum and Chris passed by "World's largest Cedar". Standing 178' high, it's pretty impressive.
First glance at the sign, and it looks like the tree that they are talking about, is the stump the sign is sitting on. Lat: 47 43.159
Lon: 124 18.904
Time: 11:47
Dist from last waypoint: 96 miles
Ruby Beach deserves a mention, Mum said that it was very nice.
Lat: 47 42.595
Lon: 124 24.824
Time: 12:51
Dist from last waypoint: 2 miles
They found a racoon at about 13:15, and Chris decided to stop and test the edge I had put on his knives. Says they worked very well. Mum observed the skinning, and munched on trail mix. Aparantly Rocky (as the racoon is now known) had recently enjoyed a feast on blackberries prior to his encounter with a Mazda front grill. Said encounter did half the skinning job for Chris.
Eating a quick meal at the Red Rooster Inn on Highway 101 near, or in Humptulips (I don't make this stuff up, supposedly, it means muddy water, which sounds about right for that area. ), Mum said to mention Tina, their server, who did a bangup job of feeding the hungry duo, and they crossed the state line into Oregon at about 21:00. Went shopping in the Fred Meyer, and the Ural got no small amount of attention, including Chris taking some lady for a ride around the parking lot in the sidehack.
Arrival in Portland, or more accurately, Tigard, was later in the evening. Chris and Mum stayed at Arrows apartment. When they left, Chris gave Arrow the racoon pelt. He seems to enjoy skinning them more than actually tanning them.
Arrow's place
By their arrival in Tigard, Wilbur had awoken from his road induced stupor, and was back into party animal mode.
