I recently returned from my third trip to Portland since October. My wonderful girlfriend
Mattie lives out there so I visit as often as I can. Each time I'm out there we plan at least one out of town adventure. So far we have hiked
Mt. Hood back in October and road tripped to
Astoria in February. This time we traveled to the Willamette National Forest East of Eugene to check out the Terwilliger Hot Springs. We spent the afternoon relaxing deep in the woods, soaking in the hot, rocky pools. It was hard to get a full photo of the springs without accidentally taking the picture of a dozen naked strangers, but the photos I took hopefully do the beauty of the springs justice. It was one of the most peaceful afternoons I've had in a long time. Unfortunately that night Mattie got sick with the flu and spent the next few days resting. In a lot of ways it was exactly what we needed since we never get to have couch time together, dating long distance and all. Looking forward to the summer when we finally close the distance for good.
