Hello from cloudy and cold Seattle!  Having a great time.  Last week I was on a Columbia River Gorge river cruise on Cruise West's Spirit of 98.  Went down the Columbia, joined the Snake River all the way to the Washington, Oregon, and Idaho borders.  There I took a jet boat through Hell's Canyon.  Everything I saw last week was beautiful.  I'm glad that I got to make this trip.  Took the Amtrac train from Portland to Seattle on Saturday.  Will take it back to Portland on Wednesday and fly home from Portland Thursday morning.  Hope you are doing fine.  Love to all....