Lost In PDX

I had a better one than this poor sop, and trust you did, too. Oy. Why can’t humans be….better to one another, eh?

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Doornob

First journey back since the ever so delightful, ahem, summer of ‘08. Did you know Seattle has a light rail system now? True story. It’s not very expansive yet but they’re headed in the right direction. Caught the Taj Mahal show at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley - which has an incredibly intimate, lowly-lit kind of amibiance, [...]

I truly love Iowa City. If only it was in Oregon. Went back to catch the Hawkeyes’ Halloween game against the Indiana Hoosiers and found religion along the way. 3rd quarter, Hawks are down 21-7. A woman 4 rows in front of us turns around and pleads w/ a fellow dressed as ‘the savior’ [...]

The Twin Tunnels segment of the Columbia River Highway State Trail, from Hood River to Mosier, was recently re-opened after being down for repair. It’s in perfect condition for biking, the entire run is freshly paved blacktop. There’s a span just prior to the tunnels, and another just after, that descend for quite a stretch. [...]

No hiking this jaunt. Just a few oft seen, though beautiful, snaps along the Oregon coast. Won $XXX @ Chinook, which almost paid for gas. Heh. Protip: double-down on blackjack after getting lucky on slots. And know when to fold ‘em.
Cape Meares
Cape Foulweather

Fort Columbia is located just across the Astoria bridge on the Washington side of the Columbia River. This was just a picnic spot, didn’t take nearly as much time here as it deserves. There’s a system of trails w/ elevation gain that apparently lead to impressive views of Astoria and the confluence of the Columbia [...]

There are 3 separate trails at the Cape Lookout trail-head - just west of Tillamook. Below are pics from the peninsula’s middle path, that extends somewhere between 1-2 miles into the Pacific. The trail itself is around 5 miles round-trip. It’s quite a muddy trail, especially on the interior and north-facing runs, (at least [...]

Highly recommend escaping to the coast when the thermometer tops 90+ degrees in Portland. It was cool throughout the day, and quite chilly in the mornings. Didn’t fiddle with the camera much this trip. These are a few snapped from the top of Cape Perpetua, just north of Florence. Still recovering from Amanda’s trail, which [...]