Road Trip!

We love the first view of majestic Mt. Shasta, still covered with snow in this early spring weather and peaking out from behind scattered clouds. We thankfully had a bit of rain along the way, something CA needs desperately. We camped at the Valley of the Rogue River campground Tuesday night, a lovely spot next to the river, and took a little walk down to the salmon viewing platform before dinner. Sascha, of course, got completely muddy, so she had a little half bath before bedtime. Good thing, too - I found a tick on her belly trying to make its home there. Yuck!
Yesterday we drove up to Portland, and here we are, parked outside his house, tucked in safely. Dinner last night was at the fabulous German restaurant right next door, which we love. Tonight we'll gussy up a bit and go with Matt & Kimberly to a gala fundraiser for the Oregon Innocence Project, an organization that helps people wrongly convicted win their freedom again. There are some very sad and amazing stories that we've heard, so the work of his organization is extremely valuable.
Kimberly is in the middle of the Legislative Session for the state of Oregon, so she's making the rounds of lawmakers in her capacity as Legislative Director for Oregon ACLU. She has made a seamless transition, enjoys it immensely, and is making a difference on many bills being considered.
We'll work with Matt on his basement remodeling project a bit, mostly planning at this point, I think, as he had a contractor come out and offer some suggestions on how best to do it without running afoul of inspectors. That changed things up on his plans, so we'll be doing some brainstorming with him.