Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Oregon



I recently took a trip to Oregon for the first time.

I spent the majority of the time in the foodie capital of the West Coast, Portland--a city filled with sustainable baby stores and brewpubs on every other corner. The food was, in fact, amazing, as was the beer--the chipotle brew from Rogue Brewery may have been my favorite. I also had a chance to visit a small town on the coast called Manzanita, as you will see in a number of the photos. The coast was like nothing I had ever seen--rocky cliffs covered in pine trees jetting out into the ocean, white sand beaches next to rocky coves and air that smelled both of cedar wood and salt water. It also only rained two days we were there! Maybe my impression of Oregon would have been quite different if that weren't the case, but as it stands now, I will most definitely return.


Manzanita #1, 2010



Manzanita #2, 2010



Manzanita #3, 2010



Manzanita #4, 2010



Manzanita #5, 2010


Manzanita #6, 2010



Bed of Kelp #1, 2010



Bed of Kelp #2, 2010



Bed of Kelp #3, 2010



Nehalem Bay #1, 2010



Fisherman on Nehalem Bay, 2010



Nehalem Bay #2, 2010



Tiki Room, Nehalem Pub, 2010



View From Nehalem Pub, 2010



Nehalem Pub, 2010


Unknown Farm, 2010


Wheeler, 2010


Wheeler Train Tracks, 2010


Wheeler Train Stop, 2010



Wheeler Antiques, 2010



Kelp Cemetery, 2010



School Bus, Manzanita, 2010



Southbound Train from Seattle, 2010



Alberta Street, 2010



Off Alberta Street, 2010



Washington Park, Council Crest, 2010


Color Photos-Shot with Kodak VC 400 speed film


Kelp, 2010



Sunset, Manzanita, 2010


Oregon Coast #1, 2010


Oregon Coast #2, 2010


October Sunset, Manzanita, 2010


Green, 2010


Oregon, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Family Reunion

I recently took a trip up north to a small town called Graeagle on the Feather River for our annual family reunion. I have been going there my whole life and only just found the history of how the town came to be named "Graeagle". Legend has it that a sweet old lady won a raffle ticket at their local fair that gave her the privilege of naming their town. From then on the town, now population 800, was called Graeagle.



Deer in the Forest--My Kindred Spirit, 2010
(I saw this deer every day in many different locations. One night she ran right in front of our cabin and stared at me for about thirty seconds. She seemed to always be where I was and let me get within five feet of her one day. We shall meet again next year. )


Couples that Wear Goofy Hats Together Stay Together, 2010


Fly Fishing--Andrea Loomis Style, 2010

Untitled, 2010

The Feather River, 2010


Evening Fish, 2010


Evening Fish #2, 2010


Annabell, Age 4, 2010


Old Man Resting at the Fourth Tee, 2010