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North America » United States » Oregon » Bend May 1st 2008

also Trout creek was very nice.I had hard time finding climbing partner in campground near smith rock. more photos in there. http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=6448g34s.3jt2zmk8&x=0&y=3yuti0&localeid=en_US... read more
monkey face
on the way to squamish

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland April 28th 2008

Ginger looked around nervously. She didn't like this darkness constantly, so she continued chirping in protest. It would nothing for his plight quite yet, as he and his 4 sisters sharing the little depressing cardboard box in the basement. These last two weeks had been trying, with their box being moved to new parts of the house on an almost daily basis. Such changes are quite hard to deal with when all you want to is food and water and a bright place..... Being a chicken, that is a chick, Ginger spent her day running around her box doing various things to bide time. Nibbling on the feed left by their curious owner was one of her favorite pastimes, though sometimes things got out of hand and Kibi, the largest sister, began pecking at her she ... read more
Inside...
My host's face once more, Kathy

North America » United States » Oregon » Corvallis April 28th 2008

For those of you who haven't heard from me in a while, I'm planning a cross-country motorcycle trip this summer. In June I will be graduating from Oregon State with my mechanical engineering degree. I really feel the need to get out and travel for a little while, and I think this will be a prime time to do it. I have many reasons for going on this journey, though I won't bore you with them right now. Most importantly, I don't really have any large commitments in my life right now. School has had its ups and downs for the last 6 years of college. For the most part it has been a great experience, and I have learned a lot along the way. I guess this relates to academics as well as general life ... read more

North America » United States » Oregon April 28th 2008

My first visit to Oregon, places covered include woodburn(Woodenshoe Tulip Fest http://www.worldisround.com/articles/344973/index.html), silverton(Oregon Gardens), Portland, Cannon beach, Astoria, TImberline Mount Hood area, COlumbia river gorge scenic byway, Fruit Loop, and surrounding area... loads of fun and exciting finds.. wish i had more time to capture more postcards.... Jon J Tan 2008 ... read more
Sitting under the blossom tree
Blossom top view
Top line

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland April 28th 2008

If you aren't interested in reading a boating trip report, don't bother to read any further. I'm actually posting this on the paddling website. I figure I will put it here as well because well, I can. Anyway today I got back in MY boat. YAY. It felt good to be back in the EZ. It was nice to be in a boat that I knew and was "comfortable" in. I don't understand why the PFD, dry top, dry pants and spray skirt all felt so tight when I put them on. I mean I do weigh less now than when I left. Oh well. And getting that spray skirt on the boat was maybe the hardest thing I did all day. Oh yeah, and to top it off, we had decided to just park N ... read more

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland April 27th 2008

Though Newport and Charleston (previous blog) are two nearby ports on Oregon's central coast, they are quite different. Charleston is an earthy fishing town, but there was great fear that the salmon fishery was to be closed this year. We got the impression that quite a few people were unemployed. One of our neighbors was a veteran of the Kuwait and the Iraq wars and was living full time in his trailer (an older Airstream). He sounded like it wasn’t the post-service experience that he had planned for. In both towns, we were camping at RV facilities adjacent to the town marinas. Newport was very upscale in comparison to Charleston. But Newport's fishing fleet was large, and we were aware of quite a few worried fishermen there as well. In Newport Bay there is a large ... read more
Newport Harbor Mouth
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Research Vessels in the Bay

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland April 23rd 2008

Oh my, how the time just goes! We arrived in Portland on Saturday night after a wonderful scenic drive through the Columbia Gorge. We didn't have any lodging booked so we drove to the Northwest Portland hostel and bad news! They were full. We sat in the car outside of a coffee shop and searched the internet for suitable lodging at an affordable rate. The Ace Hotel fit the bill. We got $140 room for $95. It was out of our usual price range but at that point we were willing to splurge for a hot shower and a cozy bed. The room had an owl painted on the wall, quite fitting for this gal, wouldn't ya say? The next day we checked out Powell's Books. It is the largest bookstore in the world, so ... read more
Sunset
Owl
Portland

North America » United States » Oregon » Portland April 22nd 2008

Wow, so this weekend I moved all of my stuff from storage in Seattle to storage in Portland. I'm getting good at loading my stuff from one box, into another box/trailer moving it and then putting it back in a 3rd box. I have to say that loading the trailer this time was a lot less work than the last time. I guess that is the practice of the jigsaw puzzle. Of course fitting it all into storage was another good game of tetris. It seems that the dimensions are always just a few inches shorter than I need. My 5x5 unit, isn't quite 5' in the one dimension that would be most useful. I'm sure there are lots of ways to skin a cat and I'm finding lots of them as I try and repack ... read more
Krispy Kreme and racing

North America » United States » Oregon » Newberg April 19th 2008

Today I left Newberg, OR for Skagway, AK. I am traveling with my friend Linda who is from Oregon as well. I drove to Marysville, WA and spent the night in my motorhome/van for the first time. It was cold, but my preparation eventually allowed my dog Dylan and I to get warm and get some sleep. The next morning Linda and I met up in Marysville, and traveled across the border to Canada and then on into 100 Mile, BC, CA. We spent the night in a motel and were nice and warm.... read more
Van Right Front
Van Left Front
Van Left Rear

North America » United States » Oregon April 18th 2008

The first post: a practice run of sorts With my upcoming travel plans I want to have a firm grasp of the codes and formatting necessary to make latter posts informational and 'professional' appearing and what better way to do so than with the help/at the expense of Oscar? I'll have future posts about my travel plans and the happenings while I'm abroad, but for now i offer a brief foray into the life of our resident party-cat. Often working from home, I have developed a good understanding and appreciation for a cat's lifestyle and recognize that I am a part of their world, not the opposite. a day in the life of Oscar... *watch the mailman come by on his route *eat, sleep, litter box. repeat. *people watch the bus *working out the kinks in ... read more
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Oscar's a light weight




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