Blogs from Portland, Oregon, United States, North America - page 12

En dag hos Marks föräldrar upptäckte Wraith (vovve) någonting mysko som låg nedanför verandan. Där låg en pytteliten fågel och flämtade. Kolibrin hade antagligen flugit in i fönstret, så Mark plockade upp den (med en spade) och satte den på en blomma där den återhämtade sig. Efter ungefär fem-tio minuter flög den iväg men innan dess lyckades jag knäppa ett par bilder. För övrigt är det 35 grader varmt här och jag försöker jobba på min uppsats :) Kram G... read more

Well, today is the day. The first of several days where I have to stay put, involuntarily. I’m not looking forward to it. Still, it has to be somewhere, and Portland is the best available. I chose the city mostly due to the effect it would have on my schedule. I need to have my car fixed by the end of August, because the next month will involve a number of dusty desert environments. I went through the month looking for a chunk of time that covered an area I could drive in a single day. The drive from Portland to southern Oregon along the coast, for better or worse, is the best thing to sacrifice. By perfect coincidence, this strands me in the city I called the perfect hangout earlier in the trip (see ). ... read more

Portland is not only about establishing a green image (see ). With a young and vibrant population and with roots in the West coast 70's, Portland has its share of wacky and weird. Something which the city unlike many other places does much to preserve. Therefore, one of the most famous slogans is 'Keep Portland Weird'. In this blog, I'll write a bit about the 'weirdness' in Portland and about some of the quirky things that I've seen. 'Keep Portland Weird' means that Portland already is weird. Historically speaking, Portland can boast with a history similar to that of Seattle and Vancouver. It started as a settlement in 1843 where Asa Lovejoy and William Overton bought a piece of land that later became downtown Portland. Records show that they purchased the area for 25 cent. And ... read more

The bluest and deepest lake! We stopped to see Crater Lake on our way to Portland. It was worth it! We weren't able to do any hiking, but we just drove around the whole lake which takes a little over an hour. So beautiful! ... read more

I needed a dose of culture today after all that time in the woods, so I spent the day at the Portland Art Museum, yet another regional art museum. Like the best of them (see ), it focuses on a few strengths. For this museum, those strengths are regional art, Northwest Native American art, and modern art. I enjoyed all three. Pacific Northwest Art The regional art started with landscapes from the 1800s. Nearly all of them were some variant of the Hudson River School. Artists treated the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest as a pure spiritual counterpart to the industrial grime of eastern cities, and the paintings reflect this. The highlight of this section is a series of paintings of Mount Hood, an icon to Portland residents (see diary=70598... read more