So, one day we are wandering around Stanley Park in Vancouver, and most of the surrounding tourists are looking over the edge at the local viewpoint. Just a few meters away, a few of the local native residents, Procyon Lotor, or raccoons, were inquiring of the visitors as to whether they had any food to [...]
As you drive along US Highway 30 from Astoria toward Portland, you get to take in a lot of scenery. At one point, from the Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint, you can see the Columbia River pass between Puget Island Washington and Clatskanie Oregon. To the left are the fertile farms of Puget Island near Wahkiakum, [...]
The tops of the buildings in Downtown Portland appear just above the treeline as seen from the Washington Park Rose Gardens. Even in the autumn, there is still a lot to see. Photo: Taken from the east side of the Rose Garden in Portland on 29 November 2003.
Looking out over the Georgia Strait from Vancouver, a lone tugboat is returning to English Bay for the evening. Photo: Taken from Prospect Point in Stanley Park in Vancouver on 29 November 2003.
There are events that you can prepare for, but they are still a nuisance when they happen. So it goes for my two-and-a-half year old HP Laptop computer. The (not so) old lady suffered from a broken left hinge, which I have come to find out is a rather common failure on HP dv9000 computers. [...]
No, it’s not about how far away the Vista House is from the point on the Columbia River where this photo was taken. It is truly about the awesomeness of the size of the river and the mountains. Photo: Taken from a Columbia River viewpoint along I-84 near Troutdale on 16 June 2007.
Sometimes happiness and serenity can be accomplished alone on the beach. Just you, and the sand, and the driftwood, and a flock of seagulls interested in your fish & chips. Photo: Taken in Oak Harbor Beach Park in Oak Harbor on 18 May 2007.
The ferry MJ Lee II serves as the Canby Ferry. Crossing the Willamette River at frequent intervals, the ferry connects the areas around Canby and Wilsonville with one another. The cable seen extending to the top of the photo connects to an overhead wire that prevents the ferry from washing downstream if there is a [...]
OK, so there is something vaguely soothing about a lonely ferry terminal in a rural setting where you hear little other than the crickets chirping. Tahlequah is at the south end of Vashon Island, and is the place where the ferry departs for Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. The forested land in the background is [...]
The top of the bluff in Port Townsend offers some dramatic views of Admiralty Inlet as seen from looking over the back side of Downtown Port Townsend. Here, the now-retired Washington State Ferry MV Quinault can be seen leaving the Port Townsend Ferry Terminal. Photo: Taken near the bell tower in Port Townsend on [...]
