On the 24th we flew from Jacksonville’s very nice airport to Portland, Oregon’s very nice airport and were whisked from there to a penthouse condo in the city center. We went to visit folks who have been friends for nearly three decades starting with Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA. Besides our very gracious hosts we went to see Portland and came away convinced we might just spend a big part of the next hurricane season in the Pacific Northwest. The gallery shows why we might have come to that conclusion. Click first pic for gallery.
People Friendly — Water here ebbs and flows to kids’ delight
And parents, too
Totems are story poles, this story is a bit like sitcoms
A water city on the Willamette
tuned to bring music from the falling rain
This bosky walk is in the city center
Which is real and which isn’t?
They mean it
And provide the means…
Chess
A city of flowers
Long life ahead, but sleep for now, little one
preparing for Randy Newman at the Zoo
Tada!
A steep city — we hiked it!
A forested city (and still steep)
Roses at the Pittock Mansion
Portland Panorama (from my Droid)
A rose and Mt Hood
Wine country
We will not whine about wine before it’s time
It’s time, back in the “Pearl District”
Our first good look at Mt St. Helens
lines in these rocks were scoured by the rocks blasted at 300 mph from the volcanic side burst
but life returns
Visitor center
Used the panorama function vertically
Life returns
and returns
trees point away from the blast
Miles away they still point away from the blast
From the U.S. BANCORP TOWER 30th floor Portland City Grill at happy hour
Yes, happy hour for hosts Lance and Karen
Indian Beach South
Indian Beach North
Sea Stars hanging on waiting for high tide
Hang on, Sloopy
Cod and Halibut and Oysters and Wine and Ale, ahhhh
Everywhere flowers
