A sunrise view of Mount Hood as we depart Portland (October 2025).

Killing time at Singapore airport (October 2025).

Leaving Jakarta for Padang the following morning (October 2025).

Welcome to Padang on Sumatra (October 2025).

Early in the 2.5 hour drive from Padang Airport to Harau Valley (October 2025).

Along the drive to Harau Valley (October 2025).

Random roadside sights in Sumatra (October 2025).

A Padang restaurant right outside of Padang (October 2025).

Sumatra (October 2025).

Somewhere in the mountains of Sumatra (October 2025).

Roadside Sumatra (October 2025).

Sumatra (October 2025).

Sumatra from the car (October 2025).

Found a durian peddler along the drive. Had to stop of course (October 2025).

A bit early in the durian season and so the stock quality was unimpressive (October 2025).

Some town along the drive (October 2025).

A bit overcast; October marks the end of the dry season in most of Indonesia (October 2025).

Traditional architecture (October 2025).

Sumatra (October 2025).

Approaching the Abdi Homestay (at the base of the waterfall on the left; October 2025).

At the Abdi Homestay (October 2025).

Abdi Homestay (October 2025).

The beautifully situated Abdi Homestay (October 2025).

Another one of Abdi Homestay (October 2025).

Our basic but comfy bungalow at the Abdi Homestay in Harau Valley (October 2025).