Every other year my mother-in-law and her sister organize a family reunion at a different destination. This year it was in Oregon’s Hood River valley.
We had a great view of Mount Hood from our front porch.
The Colombia River wasn’t a far drive.
We hiked up Beacon Rock, which has a lot of man-made switchbacks, rails, and bridges and looks a lot like a pachinko machine.
Some of us leapt into adventure on Hood River.
Others of us were content to sit on the sidelines.
Never disparage the sidelines. You never know what sights you might see. This woman and her three cattle dogs stole my imagination.
But the highlight of these sort of things is always meeting family and friends for a few days.
Present Tense 
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