I just discovered that the Japanese Gardens in Portland website has so many photos it is almost like going there.
Have any of you hiked the wonderful trails in the Columbia Gorge, especially the Eagle Creek trail? Every year we went for breakfast at Multnomah Falls, then hiked the trail to the top of the falls. Beautiful. Two other favorites was the trail to Ramona Falls, especially when the wild rhododendrons are in bloom. Every year we hiked the trail at Silver Falls Trail, the loop is only 8 miles long with ten waterfalls, one you walk under. All these hikes quite near Portland. It is a wonderful place to live.