First Stop in the Pearl

I escaped on Saturday. Hopped a train on this side of the Rockies for the first time and went to Portland. This was more of a scouting mission, not only to explore a new area I've never been to, but to see if physically I could handle 16 hours on the rails in one day for a round trip.

Below are some of the pics I took on the trip - - these are all from the Chinese Garden, which was my first spot after leaving the train station.

Portland, OR

I'm so glad I was able to get some advice from J and Holly before leaving - - next time I think I may want to stay longer - - traveling for 16 hours on the rails and walking around the pearl district was a bit long/rough for one day... but so worth it.