traffic stopped for downed tree

Mt. Rainier motel
Mt. Rainier park
Mt. St. Helens park area
waterfall
snow adventure
sunset over lake

arrived at portland B&B
Continental US now done! yay! the big 48, baby!

Lion & Rose breakfast
morning/afternoon in portland
classwork assignment, postcards
sunset - portland
vistas, wine store
tons of elk in road

arrived at Astoria
all-nighter paper for class

morning in astoria, top down
goonies house
harbor seals
astoria column
sunset - cannon beach

all-nighter - drive to crater lake area

breakfast at holiday inn
got new pants
lunch on the convertible trunk
crater lake
avalanche

michelle drove into california

night drive through redwoods in northern CA
stopped to watch stars and pacific in redwoods
stayed in crappy Eureka motel
drive-through Ferndale
gem/stone shop

Avenue of the Giants
Legget - Drive through tree
hauled ass to San Francisco
Airport - Jules
sushi at airport
Trials pub in San Jose
after-party at Oscar's place

crashed there

rental car drop-off to San Francisco
hung out with Michelle in San Fran
met up with Sabine and Hannah, Oscar
dinner in San Fran

next morning, left early for Monterey
Pacific Grove area
17-mile drive, huge waves
Pebble Beach
Oscar/me @ apple store
dinner in Los Gatos, drinks

Austin Gallery

caught flight to Austin
Michelle's ID, longest security line ever
met mike at airport, dan at hotel
football game during my nap
driving tour through city
dinner - mexican in Austin
mike - new ipod

imax movie on Texas
Bob Bullock texas museum w/ dan and mike
target for usb AC adaptor
lunch at steak place
got my boots - sheplers
mike departure
dan/me - nap
congress ave, bats
appetizers at TGIFridays
football/UoP homework paper

early morning, delayed flight
airport blogging

back in richmond
6 month anniversary
The Hollomon's new kitchen
Mike to go to Iraq
Thanksgiving in Duck, NC