Many of the reasons why I love Portland to death, including music by one of my favorite local bands, are in this video. Check it out!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Antarctic Reunion in the San Juans
Antarctica. It has been almost two years now since I've left, and even though time inevitably passes, I still think of it often.
Luckily, I had the opportunity last weekend to venture to Lopez Island in the San Juans for an Antarctic reunion for people who had worked at Palmer Station. The hosts have 25 acres on the island, and it was the perfect place to get away from society, come in contact with people you thought you would never see again, talk about old times, talk about new times, have a fire and be in nature.
As this is an annual tradition, I hope to now go next year. Though next time I may take a sea plane as I spent many hours of forced downtime waiting on late Washington State ferries.
The moon and a sunset during the ferry crossing to Lopez
My lodgings for the night
Seren and Adam after a group bike ride to Shark Reef park
Seals
Bald Eagle
Deer (as viewed through a bike)
Big bee
Luckily, I had the opportunity last weekend to venture to Lopez Island in the San Juans for an Antarctic reunion for people who had worked at Palmer Station. The hosts have 25 acres on the island, and it was the perfect place to get away from society, come in contact with people you thought you would never see again, talk about old times, talk about new times, have a fire and be in nature.
As this is an annual tradition, I hope to now go next year. Though next time I may take a sea plane as I spent many hours of forced downtime waiting on late Washington State ferries.
Friday, August 13, 2010
A Morning Run
Running around my neighborhood is a regular activity, and today, I thought I'd take my camera. There is always something interesting to see.
Flowers abound no matter which route I take
A gravestone getting swallowed by a tree root at Lone Fir Cemetery
A throwback to the day
Home sweet home...always
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Danes Come For a Visit
Well, one was actually a Scot and one was a German, but the fact remains that recently Portland experienced an influx of Europeans as 8 of my colleagues from the Vestas office in Randers, Denmark came for a visit. While here, we worked on a pretty interesting IT project, did a lot of knowledge share and also took a trip to Seattle to visit Microsoft for two days.
I haven't been to the Space Needle in years but it was still just as impressive
Microsoft's campus in Redmond
A super fascinating tour of Seattle's underground
Dinner with the Danes
Final dinner=fancy clams
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Road Trip to the Tetons
Last week, 4 adventurous souls set off from Portland to journey to the wilds of Wyoming. The goal: The Grand Teton.
After 15 or so hours spent in my 'new-to-me' CRV and a restful night in Wilson, we found ourselves at the Lupine Meadow trailhead. We quickly loaded up with our heavy, heavy backpacks, said goodbye to civilization for a few days and started the rigorous hike up to 10,700' feet (quite a test of endurance for yours truly). Once we reached elevation, we made camp on the moraine field right below the Grand. The next morning my 3 intrepid companions ascended the Grand, using rock climbing and route finding skills they had been learning and practicing beforehand. As I had not been training, I stayed at base camp and tasked myself with scaring the marmots away (no need to worry about bears over 10,000') and trekking to the water source to filter water into our containers.
It was a memorable and peaceful trip. My fondest memory will be the night it stormed for hours and we all lounged in the comfort of our tent, eating dinner, playing scrabble and sipping whiskey while the wind and rain arrived and lingered over the moraine field.
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