The week before last on a sunny Friday I went straight to the airport after work and boarded a plane to Portland. Part of me was hoping for rainy weather that I could say a satisfied farewell to but in the end I was lucky for the amazing view.

Mount Rainier:

Mount St. Helens:

Alaska Airlines serves complimentary microbrew and wine. I counted the contents of my airline snack to make sure they were not skimming the fat elsewhere to make up for the cost. Nope, it all looks good.

We double thanked them on a comments card, blinked two more times an then we were in Portland.