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Celebrate the Gorge Photography Exhibition @ Columbia Art Gallery
Miller Island DawnThree of my photographs have been selected for the Celebrate the Gorge Photography Exhibition. I don't think I'm supposed to show them here, so these are the two photographs I...
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COOPER SPUR HAIKU - MT.HOOD, OREGON
Calm and peaceful hikeBut I have to ask myselfWhy are trees hiding?Spring’s promise of lifeTakes on sarcastic shadingsBefore fall’s hammerA blanket meltedOne of life’s loopholes exposedDeep-cover...
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‘Celebrate the Gorge’ Photography Exhibition Epilogue
Previously, I presented the two images that were not accepted into the August photography exhibition at the ColumbiaArtGallery (http://www.columbiaarts.org/art-gallery.html).Now that the ‘Celebrate the...
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MY RED-NECK CAMPING WEEKEND: Out Beyond Oakridge
A sign (or portent) of things to come?My uncle Rico, brother Kip and I escaped from work early on a Friday and headed south as far as Eugene. Turning east, we made it as far as Oakridge before we found...
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Multnomah Falls - Thanksgiving Day 2010
Tuesday - below freezing - have to workWednesday - below freezing - have to workThursday - first day I don't have to work - not freezing......but managed to catch a little bit of ice accenting the...
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EAGLE CREEK TRAIL: Last Day of the Year
Overnight, supposedly, the temperature bottomed out at 15 degrees Fahrenheit.With only a 20% chance of precipitation, the odds seemed good for a survivable trip up the Eagle Creek Trail.The only places...
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PADDLE THROUGH THE HEART OF PORTLAND
In the middle of the nightI go walking in my sleepThrough the desert of truthTo the river so deep- Billy JoelThe River of DreamsI had this idea to paddle down the Willamette through the heart of...
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping: Loring Site 15
(Note: clicking on images should display a larger version)Graffiti.Sometimes it’s just a signature – a tag.Sometimes it’s a message.And sometimes, it’s art.Graffiti on a trainSad thing is…I can’t tell...
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ABIQUA FALLS
The clear-cut hills try to hide their nakedness under wispy cloud covers.By the grace of the Mt. Angel Abbey, I descend toward the promise of earthly treasure.- Unique mud slide feature -Thunder and...
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TOURIST for a DAY: Portland and Environs
Mr. ‘T’ travels the world. Armed with a sophisticated, lightweight point and shoot, he documents his travels in the tradition of the best travel photographers. By that I mean, when you look at Mr. ‘T’s...
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My "Personal Relationship" with Smith & Bybee Lakes
Paint a man’s house and he’ll have a nice painted house for about four years.But teach a man to paint and he’ll be able to make his canoe look like a fish.-Old Chinese Proverb-“So…”...
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CANYON PAINTINGS
Maybe it starts with an archeological sketch in a book……snippets of conversation in a bait shop……river guides telling a story…Ordinarily, water courses through the bottom of canyons, but here,...
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Oystergeddon: Willapa Bay's Benevolent Face
RhodesiaBeach (Close to the Mouth of WillapaBay)(Drawing from The Five Chinese Brothers, by Claire Huhet Bishop and Kurt Wiese)Tides.They’re a mystery to me.Sometimes I go to the beach and they’re...
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Central Oregon Road Trip or Oystergeddon: The Epilogue
Under a pine tree canopy, one would expect to find groundcover consisting of pine needles and twigs. But after the excesses of Oystergeddon, the ground in proximity to the fire is covered in a thick...
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False Dichotomies: Labor Day...vacation.
A sliver of impotent moon puttered so peripherally on a path near the southern horizon that normally shy stars blazed – emboldened - as they spun and twirled in their 14 billion year old cosmic dance -...
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A Million Pictures of the Same Thing: Mt. Margaret Hike via Norway Pass...
Mt.St. Helens from ClearwaterViewpoint.The original question was, did I know of any good hikes that would showcase fall foliage……which makes it hard to understand how I arrived at the NorwayPass...
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OCCUPY PORTLAND: 12:01AM SUNDAY
When I arrive at approximately 10:30 P.M., maybe 30 or 40 tents are still present. A large group of demonstrators are gathered under the large tarp in Chapman Square listening to various speakers, but...
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SHOOT the ST. JOHNS BRIDGE
(Your Mission Should You Decide to Accept It)St. JohnsBridge 01-08-2012Bernadette told me about the class. It was advertised as a Paddle-sports Photography Clinic, organized by Alder Creek Kayak and...
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Karma, Statistics, Repetition and God’s Plan or, Even More Eagle Creek Images
This is Yolanta (not her real name). She’s from Kazakhstan (No, she isn’t). I know what you’re thinking. “Poor girl!” you worry, “With looks like that, how will she ever acquire a husband?” Fortunately...
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SPRING BREAK: SAUVIE ISLAND (AVIAN VERSION)
Note: Larger versions of posted pictures can be accessed simply by clicking on the images“Ladies and Gentlemen, I stand before you now because I never stopped dawdling like an eight-year-old on a...
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