Snowy Coastal Mountains

I had to drive out to the coast to play army for the week. Below is the picture I took while going across the Coastal Mountains.
It was too cloudy/foggy to see out to Mt St Helens, but apparently on clear days there's an amazing view of the mountain from this spot. The clouds touching the trees made it amazing enough for me. :-)

APOLLO

Apollo is an epic, multimedia examination of post WWII America which explores the birth of the U.S. space program, its employment of former-Nazi rocket scientists, and their surprising intersection with the Civil Rights Movement. Using the U.S. mission to the moon as a symbol of our country’s greatness, Apollo probes deep into the question: what did we sacrifice to become the America we are today? And was it worth it? Through a kaleidoscopic array of theatrical methods (movement, text, video projection, music), Keystone reveals the costs and ambiguities of human aspiration and progress.

Pacific Coast

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Went out to the mouth of the Columbia River. This is waves from the Pacific Ocean crashing against a cliff below the lighthouse. I'll have more pics to blog later.

Lone Fir Cemetery

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This really reminds me of the creepy pictures of ancestors my father has. I've got other pics from the Lone Fir Cemetery that I should post.

Lone Fir Cemetery has 25,000 graves of which around 10,000 do not have grave stones or accurate records.

Mossy wall on a sunny day

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Back home they're having negative temperatures. I'm enjoying this 50F sunny weather. This is a moss covered wall in Washington Park.

Walking around downtown

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Firefighter memorial near PGE Park. The fountain and plaza area is covered in fastfood trash.

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Portlandia.
Second largest copper woman in the United States resides on SW 5th Avenue in Portland.

Drill Antics

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Yes, I'm having a tube shoved up my nose.

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I think this picture speaks for itself.

Drink Beer!

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Drink Beer!

Widmer brewery in Portland.

Nigh Lights

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Day 2 of my Project 365.

This is a 10 second exposure of the Hwy26/I-405 interchange looking East towards downtown Portland.

I think I'll be working on using timers and long exposures more often. See what I can come up with.

Happy New Year!

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Day 1 of my Project 365.

It was rainy outside so we stayed in and played video games.

The cat loves to "disable" arms by sleeping on them.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone!
It's rainy here in Portland, and quiet across the city as far as I can tell.

I've got a few New Years Resolutions, like most people. Since my 101 in 1001 is on hold, my resolutions are based on things I can do both in the US and on deployment.

1. Debt elimination plan. Monday, Jan 5th, is dedicated to putting my financial house in order and developing a plan.
2. Max my IRA and other retirement savings. Also based off of Monday's work.
3. Health goals: I've got monthly and quarterly goals, much easier to meet than some obtuse goal.
4. More photography.