More Vacation Photos

Pelican!!  I love pelicans. Oregon Coast Octopus Tree – there is no central trunk – it’s an anomaly  A lighthouse.   Overall – a  good vacation.  The haze made photos hard on the first day – but my meandering drive home made up for it. Good stuff.

Photos: Weekend Trip – Central Oregon

Not fog….smoke.  This was on our way up through the pass.  We felt bad for the cyclists who were having to breath it in as they rode. Mt Hood looked great – above the smoke line. We drove up to Timberline Lodge – the lodge used for the outside shots in the movie The Shining….

POD – Mt Angel Abbey

Mt Angel is this little town in Oregon – about an hour from Portland – that always reminded me of the town where my mom grew up.  It’s German. It’s Catholic. You see the Catholic church from miles away – even before you see the town. What else do you do on a rainy, RAINY…

POD – Central Oregon

My brothers were late…..as usual. So, I suggested to my dad that we should go find a place to take pictures.  He grabbed his camera too – and off we went.  Smith Rock is always a good subject.  He parked the car, and we hiked back into the tent camping area – an area you…

POD – Lights

The steam engine at the Oregon Zoo Lights. Love the steam. The path between areas…..love the glow. (and the most you will see of G and my girls) Another picture of the steam engine. They had the Portland sign on at the Oregon Symphony.  I was sad it wasn’t darker.  But I love that sign…

Just Blow It Up!

In November 1970, a dead giant sperm whale washed ashore the Oregon Coast. And the Oregon Highway Division whose responsibility it was to deal with such things didn’t know what to do about it. Their thought process went something like this: We cannot bury it because it is too large, and there is too little…