They water the air here. And go out of their way to ensure no one drowns in the Columbia River. Otherwise, Wenatchee is similar to Davis: small, hot, nice bike paths (except of course here they irrigate the grass alongside said paths), and snobby bike stores. Granted, this one was worse than any I’d been to in …
Category Archives: Travel
Do the Puyallup!
A place to sleep that turned out to be more expensive than usual, given all the old cars lying about … and leaving. Apparently I arrived at the tail end of a show.
Portland’s Holocaust Memorial
A beautiful, peaceful space, set in a forested park. I happened upon it. The wall has quotes from Holocaust survivors who moved to Portland. All of us children were crying for our parents. A guard came over to us and yelled, “Stop all of your whining! See that chimney, see that smoke, smell that …
And around Portland
At a wine bar across the street from a Sri Lankan children’s talent show. Because while the kids were adorable, the show was over four hours long. Vista House, a travellers’ way station east of Portland. And the vista. “Simply a great rest-house”.
In Portland
Wandering downtown, we found a bookstore that was, unfortunately, closed. Pioneer Courthouse, which is across the street from Pioneer Courthouse Square. Apparently the grand hotel that was there was torn down in the ’50s to be replaced by a parking lot. In the ’70s, the block was reclaimed as a public space. The gate is …
Sauvie Island
Sauvie Island. A bit out of the way if you’re visiting Portland, but quiet, pretty, and I found a nice dry camping spot, with abundant blackberries. And there were farms down the road with blueberry picking, which is of course more fun when other people do the work for you. Especially transit. She didn’t discover …
The main street of Seal Rock
Chicken, anyone? … I should have gone for the chicken. Seal Rock storefronts rely heavily on cardboard cutouts. Most of them are odd. But at least this one made sense. And wasn’t as questionable as some of the others. I wonder what the sushi shop used to be. And who Papa John is, …
Seal Rock
A successful alley dock from the right; no spotter. My view of the ocean while BBQing. … and dinner. Followed by a walk to see the sunset and sea lions at Seal Rock. At least I’m told they were sea lions. And then there was minus tide. I woke up early for this. I …
Cape Blanco
Another day, another lighthouse. Another claim to being the most westerly. Only this one lost that distinction after advances in geolocation. I’m told Cape Flaherty lighthouse wins by 5 inches. So now they emphasize that Cape Blanco is the oldest and most westerly in Oregon. Another Fresnel lens, made in France, as most …
Gold Beach; or, A windy place to eat fish
I thought I might blow away, so after eating fresh fish at the old cannery, I walked some more.