The Amtrak Cascades train operates in three distinct segments, from Vancouver BC or Bellingham to Seattle, from Seattle to Portland, and from Portland to Eugene. Thankfully, the trains are now being scheduled so that more of them cover the entire length of the route. This allows for more convenient travel for us in Cascadia. In [...]
When you travel by train through Cascadia, you are privileged to be able to see the somewhat hidden places where people live and work. Many of these are in comparatively beautiful settings. The trouble is that it is sometimes best to take these fleeting pictures in your mind, because sometimes, by the time you focus [...]
A cool Summer evening leaves you sitting in the park watching the trees move gently against the sky. As you sit and admire nature, the waxing crescent moon makes it’s appearance between the trees in the sky. The Moon looks at me, and I look back at the sky. Photo: Taken at Sacajawea Park in [...]
No,this is not an example of the natural beauty of Cascadia. This was some stupid banner I saw outside an apartment complex in Hillsboro, Oregon. I’m sure the management of this complex was proud of the score they received on some evaluation, based upon the two banners and two matching signs extolling this virtue visible [...]
If you are looking for big waves, you go out to the Pacific Ocean beaches to see them. If you are looking for smaller waves, then the beaches of Puget Sound, and other areas of the Salish Sea, are the place to go. Of course, the size of the waves is a relative thing. If [...]
It seems the weather around Cascadia this weekend calls for high, Summer-like temperatures, and warnings to make sure you stay cool. It seems like a fine time to offer a picture of a fountain. This one in Corvallis features variable height spigots that provide a times show — at least good enough to fascinate a [...]
I had found a spot while driving along Highway 101 on the Southern Oregon Coast where it appeared there might be a stunning vista, just behind the trees over there. So I got out and looked. The setting sun shining through the trees by the highway left me with a kinda cool effect. But when [...]
Sometimes you don’t have to travel too far to pretend that you are in the country. Sometimes you can find a city block with an alley passing through it, and it looks just like you really are out in the middle of nowhere. Either that, or the road budget really is getting neglected. Anyway, this [...]
I’m a little green frog, swimming in the water. A little green frog doing what he ‘otter. I jumped upon a lily pad I caught a fly and I said, “I’m glad”. We have all seen lily pads (or nymphaeaceae, if you prefer) and somehow they seem to bring out the child in me. That, [...]
While there are a few people around enjoying the end of a quite summer weekday, all is calm as the sun sets over Lake Sacajawea in Longview Washington. The last bits of the pink sky reflect in the lake, as the lily pads float along. The sun will take a rest as the moon and [...]
