Hello

I thought that for those trying to save money on the trip, there are numerous other options for lodging:

Silver Falls State Park, has cabins and areas for camping as well as bathrooms and showers. Its far away but spending 2 days here is so amazingly worth it -

Stub Stewart State Park is the playground in your backyard. Just 31 miles west of Portland, the park offers camping, picnicking and hiking. If you like trails, this is the park for you. Explore nearly 15 miles of new trails. Bring your horse or bicycle and spend hours exploring the far reaches of the park. After a day of play, finding a quiet spot to relax is easy in the 1,650 acres of lush rolling hills, forest and deep canyons.
Cabins are 39 bucks a night.

For those of you with a KOA membership
Cascade Locks / Portland East KOA
The have "Kabins" and "Kottages" and they love "K" and use it in an oh-so-clever manner.

These just may be a couple of fun ideas for those who are staying more than 3 days who want to mix a little wilderness with their hotels.

I am also making up a guide of fun places to visit and eat while in town, just so we don't have naive midwestern folk who think "Old Town" will provide them with excitement... well the good kind of excitement at least.

Oh, and depending on the size of my next paycheck, it looks as if we are going to reserve our condo in Molokai. . . Lets hope my bank doesn't mess up like Lisa's

-Ian