Fall is here, and so are the leaves with all the colors!  So many places to explore and discover, and not really too far away.  Sunday was here, and the Seahawks weren't playing.  They were scheduled for a Monday night game which meant a free fall day to play, so we hit the road!  We headed south on I-5.  Our goal was to spend some time in Skamania County just south of Mount St. Helens and west of Mount Adams.  We headed south to Woodland where we departed I-5 for the mountains, trees, & rivers.  Although there was a lot of fog that day, the fall colors were spectacular.  We didn't get a chance to see what views may have been available of the mountains on our drive, but we didn't feel like we were missing out either.  After traveling along and passing three reservoirs we headed south toward the Columbia River.  Once arriving at the river we continued east until we reached the bridge that would take up over the river to Hood River, Oregon.  From there we headed west toward Portland making sure to travel on all the side roads so that we could see all the waterfalls along the way.  The entire trip took about 12 hours, but we stopped several times to take in the scenery.  I hope you enjoy the photos.  I know I sure enjoyed taking them!