Japanese Garden

Last stop before we headed back to hotel and hot tub was the Portland Japanese Garden. We agreed that this garden would be beautiful every day of the year. Right now you can see the structure of the garden and its carefully-tended maples. The rain poured on us but with umbrellas we managed to enjoy strolling the 45-minute route. It covers five acres on the side of a hill and the vistas change along with the style of the gardens. Evidence of the unusual cold was seen in the ice-filled bowls.

Tomorrow we try to make it through Oregon and Shasta Pass, the last potentially snowy section. Fay has emailed us to say the heat awaits in Palm Springs - going to be +80 by the weekend. Here we come!