Today was a payoff for the damp weather that we had last week. I think the high today was around 85 with very few clouds. In my opinion it only gets better through the next two months. Late summer and early fall are by far my favorite time in Oregon in terms of weather. I’m not ready to let go of the warm temperatures yet, however the idea of cool mornings and college football are starting to creep into my mind. Speaking of back to school; best wishes to my niece who had her first day of Kindergarten today. I have no doubt she will do great.  I took this from the top of the hill we live on, the view is from the West Hills looking over Hillsboro and Beaverton at the Coastal Range.

Things are looking up. I started Sunday with no power, freezing and clinging to the tail end of a nasty head cold. We picked up around 10 inches of snow and ice last night. As if this wasn’t enough, it was coupled with near 40mph winds which naturally knocked out our power. However, my antibiotics are starting to kick in, the power is back on and I even got a few runs in on Mendenhall Street . Because of the ice,  its probably the worst snow I have ever boarded on, but it was also cheapest lift ticket I have ever purchased.

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Three words that you don’t often see together here in Portland. So far it has been a fairly mild winter. Considering a year ago the town of Vernonia was under water and we were experiencing 100+ mph winds; I’ll stop to enjoy a sunset like this in December any chance I can.