Go for a Hike

It has been raining in Portland almost every day and especially on the weekends. Mom and I haven't been able to get out and see some of the things we would like to. We have been wanting to go hiking but the weather just wouldn't cooperate. Finally, we had a good day on Saturday, January 22nd. The temperature was in the upper 40's/low 50"s and the sun was out. It had rained up till the day before but, finally, a dry warm day. He headed to Hoyt Arboretum. It is a park in the Portland area that has numerous hiking trails and outdoor things to do. It is next to the Portland Zoo so we didn't have to drive too far. The traffic was terrible, and even though the distance was short, 12 miles, it still took an hour to get there. We had a nice time but everyone else in the city had the same idea and the trails were full of people. Regardless, it was still a nice day and we took a two hour walk through the woods.

We didnt take any pictures while we were out but found some on the places website to use. It was a nice place but a bit muddy and crowded. It was good to get out and walk. Above is a picture of one of the bridges nd below is a map of the trails.

Mom and I are now the Sunbeam teachers in our Ward. This is the 3 and 4 year olds. If they all show up, there are 7 of them. They are a handfull to say the least but they are very cute and we are enjoying the experience. We have one named Connor and he has lots of energy. (Does this sound like any other Connor you might know). There are 4 girls and three boys. I take the boys to the bathroom and Mom takes the girls. It seems like more than four when we are in there. They crawl on the floor, climb under the stall doors and walls and love to play in the water. Fortunately there were only two there today, even though it seemed like four.

Mom and I have made our plane reservations for our trim in late June and early July. We will fly to KC on the 29th, stay for a few days, drive to Oklahoma for a couple of days and then fly to Rochester on the 7th.. From Rochester we will fly home after the pagent in Palmyra. We are also trying to plan to come back to KC in mid March.

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