Valley View

Aalto's Library

Mount Angel Abbey

One Abbey Rd

St Benedict, OR 97373

Hilltop View

Mount Angel Abbey

One Abbey Dr

St. Benedict, OR 97373

View of Willamette Valley from Mt. Angel Abbey. If you have really good vision, you can eke out Mt. Hood along the horizon.

Fall in the Vineyards

Ankeny Hills Vineyards

South Salem, OR

Autumn has hit the vineyards and grapevines. All of the harvesting is done for the season and all that is left is for the leaves to drop and the wait to taste whether the crop was a tasty one. I unfortunately (or fortunately) have a very low tolerance for tannic acid and have an adverse reaction to wine = big, fat headache. I am left to only admire the scenery.