the city by the mountain

the city by the mountain, originally uploaded by carolyn_in_oregon.

Mt Hood and the not so tall buildings of downtown Portland. It's called Stumptown not just because of its logging history but also because the buildings aren't so tall as say Seattle's in order to maintain the views of the mountains. Seattle is definitely a bigger city but still...

view from the Japanese Gardens in Washington Park.

Today was one of those phenomenally beautiful fall days: sunny, warm and perfectly gorgeous. It would have been criminal to not be outside.