Hopgrowth_070109, originally uploaded by nateut.

Dad asked to see how the hops were growing, so I went and took this photo before it started to rain. As you can see, this Cascade hop bine is about six feet tall. There are quite a few shorter ones already growing up the twine as well. The Mt. Hood hops aren't doing as well; however, one bine is about two inches from the top of its support cage.

This will likely be my last post before we leave tomorrow evening to start our journey to North Carolina. We'll be staying at my parent's house tomorrow night so we can get up Friday and get on the road to Richmond. I'm pushing to have dinner at the Capital Ale House as it is only 500ft. from the hotel (and has 77 different beers on tap!).

I'm not sure if I'll be able to post any updates here, but keep an eye on my flickr photostream as I'll try and upload some pictures from my iPhone throughout the week!