Housng Update/Portland

This past week we saw a lot of progress on our house. It is almost completely sided and they have started to sheetrock the inside. The only thing left on the outside is a little stucco and rock work. Chris also got the opportunity to travel to Portland for his career and was able to snap a few pictures that didn't involve electricity production. Overall, we are doing well and are finally enjoying summer. It was in the 90's for most of this weekend and we are both recovering from sun over indulgence.

It says it all...

The back of the house.

The beginning of the living room.

Our loft above the garage.

Garage

Our kitchen and dining room.

The front...Obviously.

Downtown Portland

Oregon has a lot of Wind Turbines.

The green Oregon Hills.

Chris at Bonneville Dam.

Backpacking in the Mountains

Last weekend we decided to get out and do some camping in the Sawtooths. We hiked all the way up to where we wanted to go, but were forced to come all the way back down. The reason was that there was still too much snow to camp. However, we were still able to pitch a tent at a lower elevation. We enjoyed the amazing weather and scenery and also got see how far we can really go with all that extra weight on our backs. We had a great time and hopefully we will be back again in a couple of weeks (when the snow is gone).

Us in the mountains.

Chris enjoying the view.

Taking a break.

Sliding in the snow.

A couple of elk we encountered near our campsite.

Mandi stopping for a picture.

Chris on the trail.

Mandi's backpack... 27 lbs, don't underestimate.

Norton Lake, elevation 9000 ft.

Our view on our way home.