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Portland, Oregon, september, 2009

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We're baaaaacccckkkk! Yup, we're with Ron and Jordan for a week or so in Portland!
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Ron Pack things away preparing to leave Whitefish.
Ron Pack things away preparing to leave Whitefish.		 Whitefish's station is an old fashioned beauty!
Whitefish's station is an old fashioned beauty!		 Along the Columbia River Gorge electricity is the 'game.' Hydro and wind...take your pick!
Along the Columbia River Gorge electricity is the 'game.' Hydro and wind...take your pick!
It's beaufiful no matter which...too bad we can't see the river on this side of the train!
It's beaufiful no matter which...too bad we can't see the river on this side of the train!		 The gorge is a water-gouged trench!
The gorge is a water-gouged trench!		 Old building along the way.
Old building along the way.
Fishermen along the Columbia River.
Fishermen along the Columbia River.		 Industry along the way...seems you can't get away from it no matter what!
Industry along the way...seems you can't get away from it no matter what!		 And some is ughlier than others.
And some is ughlier than others.
Along hte Williamette River approaching Portland.
Along hte Williamette River approaching Portland.		 Ronnie meets us at the station. Doesn't he look excited to see us? This isn't the best photo from the batch. I'll replce it soon
Ronnie meets us at the station. Doesn't he look excited to see us? This isn't the best photo from the batch. I'll replce it soon		 W/ ear to the phone...never out of touch with his world!
W/ ear to the phone...never out of touch with his world!
Ron gets as excited about cameras as I do.
Ron gets as excited about cameras as I do.		 He hasn't changed much in a year's time.
He hasn't changed much in a year's time.		 We meet Jordan for lunch.
We meet Jordan for lunch.
Maeple relaxing.
Maeple relaxing.		 Waiting in liine to pay for purchases at IKEA.
Waiting in liine to pay for purchases at IKEA.		 We end the day with meatballs at IKEA! Great idea!
We end the day with meatballs at IKEA! Great idea!
Sept. 19 Dawns rainy and warm and we head, after spending time with the dogs...
Sept. 19 Dawns rainy and warm and we head, after spending time with the dogs...		 Ronnie washes the dishes.
Ronnie washes the dishes.		 And puts them away as the doggies watch.
And puts them away as the doggies watch.
We take our time over coffee and tea.
We take our time over coffee and tea.		 And doggies are very friendly!
And doggies are very friendly!		 Olive loves jordan's socks.
Olive loves jordan's socks.
Try it! You'll like it!
"Try it! You'll like it!"		 Ron checks out his ipod.
Ron checks out his ipod.		 Jordan has her coffee.
Jordan has her coffee.
We stop at Powell's Bookstore in Portland.
We stop at Powell's Bookstore in Portland.		 The girls take their...
The girls take their...		 marching orders.
marching orders.
There's a display of photographs on the Purple Floor.
There's a display of photographs on the Purple Floor.		 Roses are still in bloom in Alberta...a neighborhood of Portland.
Roses are still in bloom in Alberta...a neighborhood of Portland.		 Don't crowd me, would be an appropriate response to this!
Don't crowd me," would be an appropriate response to this!
Sept. 20: Morning in the Thompson/Conant kitchen
Sept. 20: Morning in the Thompson/Conant kitchen		 After morning coffee; we head out for Mt. St. Helen's.
After morning coffee; we head out for Mt. St. Helen's.		 g1/69/2469/3/117523734.yLtWuUk5.jpg
Ron
Ron		 Perhaps this mist is from the Mountain?
Perhaps this mist is from the Mountain?		 Look at the huge pine cones on these trees.
Look at the huge pine cones on these trees.
At the visitor's center they show how ground motion is measured.
At the visitor's center they show how ground motion is measured.		 Ron takes a picture.
Ron takes a picture.		 Here are the 'old folks' posing before the mountain.
Here are the 'old folks' posing before the mountain.
Looks like a moonscape after all these years!
Looks like a moonscape after all these years!		 Peace, buddy!
Peace, buddy!		 Visitor's Center from outside.
Visitor's Center from outside.
See the trunks of dead trees on the hillside? This is opposite the volucano.
See the trunks of dead trees on the hillside? This is opposite the volucano.		 This tree spiraled.
This tree spiraled.		 Rocks imbedded in the roots of a dead tree.
Rocks imbedded in the roots of a dead tree.
Good-bye Ron and Jordan.
Good-bye Ron and Jordan.		 Ron and Jordan getting a closer look...looking for elk.
Ron and Jordan getting a closer look...looking for elk.		 At the visitor's center.
At the visitor's center.
A lighted map shows where the ash went.
A lighted map shows where the ash went.		 from the observation deck outside, we see this...
from the observation deck outside, we see this...		 and this.
and this.
Then to get a better view, we walk up the hill.
Then to get a better view, we walk up the hill.		 Where we get a good view of this!
Where we get a good view of this!		 and this!
and this!
Then we stop at a Mexican Restaurant for lunch on the way home. Yummmmm!
Then we stop at a Mexican Restaurant for lunch on the way home. Yummmmm!		 Sept. 21; We head out for dinner after a day's work.
Sept. 21; We head out for dinner after a day's work.		 Sept. 22 We head out for Whole Foods and to meet Prudy and Paul in Portland
Sept. 22 We head out for Whole Foods and to meet Prudy and Paul in Portland
....for lunch.
....for lunch.		 But Whole Foods has lots of flowers and veggies that are too pretty...
But Whole Foods has lots of flowers and veggies that are too pretty...		 .....to pass up.
.....to pass up.
We kill time at Powell's as we wait for Prudy and Paul.
We kill time at Powell's as we wait for Prudy and Paul.		 Then we have lunch at Jakes, thanks Prudy and Paul!
Then we have lunch at Jakes, thanks Prudy and Paul!		 Weds. Ron plays w/ Olive.
Weds. Ron plays w/ Olive.
Yummmmmm, you taste good!
"Yummmmmm, you taste good!"		 The front garden trhives.
The front garden trhives.		 We visit Sauvie Island via the St. Johns Bridge.
We visit Sauvie Island via the St. Johns Bridge.
Watch the riders on Sauvie Island!
Watch the riders on Sauvie Island!		 It looks out onto the Columbia River.
It looks out onto the Columbia River.		 And there are beaches along the way, now closed.
And there are beaches along the way, now closed.
Ron makes tea and...
Ron makes tea and...		 Ronnie picks veggies from the...
Ronnie picks veggies from the...		 ...front garden, with Jordan's help.
...front garden, with Jordan's help.
Beans, cukes and tomatoes!
Beans, cukes and tomatoes!		 There still are tomato blossoms and...
There still are tomato blossoms and...		 plenty of yellow tomatoes.
plenty of yellow tomatoes.
Dinner out...
Dinner out...		 Saturday in Portland early in the day finds us..
Saturday in Portland early in the day finds us..		 ....at the waterfront.
....at the waterfront.
Burnside Bridge crosses the Willamette River.
Burnside Bridge crosses the Willamette River.		 Jordan tries on earrings.
Jordan tries on earrings.		 and this boy tries on his saw.
and this boy tries on his saw.
People wheel by with their dogs.
People wheel by with their dogs.		 And these young men play the plastic pails.
And these young men play the plastic pails.		 Sounds pretty good!
Sounds pretty good!
Wire sculpture at the fair...
Wire sculpture at the fair...		 Ron takes pictures.
Ron takes pictures.		 And there are the ever-present homeless.
And there are the ever-present homeless.
Marine museum tower.
Marine museum tower.		 waterfront tugboat display on the Willamette.
waterfront tugboat display on the Willamette.		 A woman tries out her japanese umbrella.
A woman tries out her japanese umbrella.
more homeless rest on the sidewalk.
more homeless rest on the sidewalk.		 There's interesting old architecture near the market.
There's interesting old architecture near the market.		 Whole Foods for coffee on Sunday Morning.
Whole Foods for coffee on Sunday Morning.
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Olive smiles.		 Later Saturday we make the trip to Multnomah Falls east of the city.
Later Saturday we make the trip to Multnomah Falls east of the city.
What a place!
What a place!		 This two-level falls fascinates.
This two-level falls fascinates.		 g1/69/2469/3/117681008.XV0uTPnw.jpg
And there's a crowd to see it.
And there's a crowd to see it.		 g1/69/2469/3/117681015.qiVZj93A.jpg o2/69/2469/1/117681019.ldjWkxIW.P11407701.JPG
Amazing!
Amazing!		 Crowds check out the bridge.
Crowds check out the bridge.		 Sunday AM we head into Portland for breakfast and while we wait for a table...
Sunday AM we head into Portland for breakfast and while we wait for a table...
...a girl kills time doing gymnastics.
...a girl kills time doing gymnastics.		 Handstands in the parking lot kill time as she waits.
Handstands in the parking lot kill time as she waits.		 Ron and Jordan have better uses of time!
Ron and Jordan have better uses of time!
Breakfast is GOOD!
Breakfast is GOOD!		 Outside on the sidewalk gets us a seat without a long wait!
Outside on the sidewalk gets us a seat without a long wait!		 An Alzheimer's walk marches by.
An Alzheimer's walk marches by.
Yup, Mother's is VERY good!
Yup, Mother's is VERY good!		 Ron and Jordan kill time
Ron and Jordan kill time		 while Ron takes photos.
while Ron takes photos.
Then we walk the street exploring.
Then we walk the street exploring.		 Put a quarter in and find out what happens.
Put a quarter in and find out what happens.		 It's a hokey window.
It's a hokey window.
And we spend some time checking it out.
And we spend some time checking it out.		 Iinteresting buildings...
Iinteresting buildings...		 ...and Abe Lincoln in the Arts District.
...and Abe Lincoln in the Arts District.
and a Sunday church (Congregational) near the museum.
and a Sunday church (Congregational) near the museum.		 Sitting in the sun warms us.
Sitting in the sun warms us.		 This is the view I have much of the time...backs all the way!
This is the view I have much of the time...backs all the way!
Congregational Church steeple.
Congregational Church steeple.		 Then at the zoo there's a birthday party.
Then at the zoo there's a birthday party.		 Downtown Portland
Downtown Portland
Then we stop at the Rose Gardens where Ron buys us all edible roses. Eat up, Ron!
Then we stop at the Rose Gardens where Ron buys us all edible roses. Eat up, Ron!		 September 29: Doggies take it easy as we pack.
September 29: Doggies take it easy as we pack.		 It's a sad day when we leave Oregon!
It's a sad day when we leave Oregon!
We'll miss Ron, Jordan, Maeple, Olive and Chyna!
We'll miss Ron, Jordan, Maeple, Olive and Chyna!		 Chyna makes herself comfortable on our bed.
Chyna makes herself comfortable on our bed.		 Without processing she looks yellow!
Without processing she looks yellow!
Dinner out our last evening in Portland.
Dinner out our last evening in Portland.		 Whoop! Raise your paw, if.....
Whoop! Raise your paw, if.....		 Chyna helps Ron pack...
Chyna helps Ron pack...
...from the safety of her bag!
...from the safety of her bag!		 Olive is quiet....amazing!
Olive is quiet....amazing!		 Somewhere along the Columbia Gorge last night...
Somewhere along the Columbia Gorge last night...
...similar view.
...similar view.		 It's getting darker!
It's getting darker!		 And darker..
And darker..
...and the sky's prettier as it darkens.
...and the sky's prettier as it darkens.		 Yup.
Yup.		 It just goes on and...
It just goes on and...
....on...yes, the Gorge is rather long!
....on...yes, the Gorge is rather long!		 It just goes on and...
It just goes on and...		 ...on and...
...on and...
....on and...
....on and...		 on and ...
on and ...		 ....on! Hey! It's a BIG river!
....on! Hey! It's a BIG river!
And the clouds are pretty too.
And the clouds are pretty too.		 This one from further East.
This one from further East.		 We finally arrive to find this...
We finally arrive to find this...
...headline discouraging us from the woods.
...headline discouraging us from the woods.		 And this always says, Glacier again!
And this always says, Glacier again!		 It's a gray day as we enter the park.
It's a gray day as we enter the park.
And we find the lake even further evaporated!
And we find the lake even further evaporated!		 On the way back, we stop at the Montana Trading company.
On the way back, we stop at the Montana Trading company.		 Where someone has a sense of humor!
Where someone has a sense of humor!
This guy is wooden and carved.
This guy is wooden and carved.		 Cowboys rule!
Cowboys rule!		 And we discover a tea cafe in Whitefish...don't you just love the colors?
And we discover a tea cafe in Whitefish...don't you just love the colors?
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