It was cold (mid-30s) and clear this morning in Portland.

This was the view out of our hotel window at dawn.

That appears to be Mount St. Helens out there. It lost its “top” in the 1980 eruption.

We’re running around today with a friend who is driving up to the city to meet us. We’re planning on vising the Saturday Market, a long-running arts and crafts fair in downtown, then wandering through at least a couple of antique/junktique/collectibles shops, eating lunch, etc. By late afternoon, we’re meeting one of Meda’s former UH colleagues for Happy Hour down by the riverfront. A pretty full day. Tomorrow will be a lot lazier.