One more stop on the map before the Interstate is Bridal Veil Falls and is the only falls Julia really wanted to see. Assuming it will just appear as the others did, we drive along, casually watching the scenery. We enjoy the last few miles of the peaceful scenic old highway before heading onto the interstate and rush hour traffic. Apparently Bridal Veil Falls is not directly accessible from the highway. We seem to miss it completely.  Not seeing the falls or even any directional signs for it, we are suddenly on the interstate heading into Portland!

Bracing ourselves for the freeway rush hour, we hope to cross on over to Beaverton without too much traffic slowdown. It isn’t too bad, with traffic at least moving, although slowly. Cross town traffic was good the direction we were headed compared to the parking lot we saw on the other side of the freeway. Even with our MapQuest directions taking us on a very busy thoroughfare with traffic lights at every intersection, and which we soon learn is NOT the best way to go, we still arrive at sister Ginny’s, much sooner than we all expected. A delicious dinner of recently caught Lingcod and Rock Fish is awaiting us—yummy! – and soon we are sitting down to a feast and a delightful evening of visiting and catching up with family news.