Thanksgiving in Portland

I drove up to Portland for Thanksgiving. I had a great time reconnecting with friends. And we enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving feast with good friends. We also made it up to Seattle to visit friends (and I had a dentist appointment up there).

It as a very beautiful autumn in the Pacific NW. Due to unusually clear days and crisp nights the leaves on many of the deciduous trees turned a range of bright colors. I'd been hearing about this but since I'm living in San Francisco I had not seen it. Happily many of the trees were still very colorful when I was up over Thanksgiving weekend. So Kristin and I went for a hike from the Hoyt Arboretum to the Pittock Mansion to enjoy it.

Portland Thanksgiving 2011