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I have returned safe and sound from Oregon :D Woohoo! *and there was much rejoicing*
Anyhow, I have pictures ^_____^
This is Battery Russell, a battery in service between 1904 and 1944, and facing the Pacific Ocean rather than the Columbia River. The battery has the honor of being the only seacoast fortification in the contiguous 48 states to be fired on by a foreign enemy vessel since the War of 1812. Luckily when the Japanese submarine shot at it in 1942, none of the shells landed on anything other than dirt. The Japanese captain later apologized during a trip to the United States ^_^ I loved poking around in the dripping concrete rooms :3
This is all that's left of the Peter Iredale. On October 25, 1906, the ship, on route to the Columbia from Mexico to collect wheat, ran aground in high winds. The Point Adams Lifesaving crew was able to rescue all hands from the ship although the ship itself remained stuck despite the best efforts of later salvage crews. Oh, and the shots I mentioned above, the ones from the Japanese submarine that only hit land, they struck American soil not far from the Peter Iredale ^_^ Both of these landmarks can be seen in the Fort Stevens State Park in Warrenton, OR.
Of all the pictures I tried to take of myself on this trip, this was the least lame ~_~ I'm still not impressed, but you get a decent view of the beach behind me and the Pacific Ocean (that is anything but XD) It was nearly as cold there as I had suspected it would be.
I love the beach ^____^ The Pacific is waaaayy too cold to go swimming in unless you're under 10 years old and it's the middle of summer and you don't care, but I adore how it looks and the feel you get just being out there <3
This is another beach I visited and I did actually wander around on one that's just off to the right of the photo (you can't see it in this shot) but I've already hiked up above it. This was a 3 mile hike I took between a lookout and the beach and I saw three elk while I was out there :D Unfortunately they saw me about half a second later so I couldn't get a picture of them ;__; I'm in love with the rock that has a hole in the bottom of it <3
Is it just me or does anyone else expect to see fairies flying around in the sunbeams in this picture? I adore the Pacific Northwest <3
A gorgeous Japanese maple I saw at a Japense Garden in Portland, Oregon. Unfortunately I went during the weekend and it was more crowded than I had hoped it would be and not very relaxing as a result, but oh well ^____^ *shrug*
Yes, that's a guy in a rabbit suit being followed by another gentleman in a red dress. Shortly after I watched these two scurry down the path after laying a chalk arrow on the sidewalk, another guy in a red dress comes barrelling down the stairs asking which way they went. I pointed him in the correct direction and he just kept running after sending up a call of "live arrow" to those behind him. All in all there were probably at least twenty, if not thirty, people in red dresses (most of them men with the occasional woman) following this rabbit. We never did learn what the event was for other than they were promised beer at the end XD It was seriously the highlight of my day. Talk about your random encounters.
This is a view of Multnomah Falls, as they appear from the visitor viewing platform at the bottom. At 620 feet, this year-round waterfall is the second largest in the United States. And I decided to hike to the top of it XD
Here I'm standing on the bridge visible in the first picture looking up at the top of the waterfall.
And here I'm standing on the top of the waterfall looking down at the bridge (visible just above the yellow leaf in the bottom right-hand corner of the picture.) Seriously, 620 feet of elevation gain over the course of a mile was very nearly torturous, and yet I don't hurt at all today XD I really should work out more often because it makes my muscles very happy.
While on my trip I also went to Powell's Books, a bookstore that is an entire city block long (and wide) and has four stories to it *____* Seriously, if you're ever in the Portland, Oregon, area, I highly recommend it. I spent at least an hour there (I sort of lost track of time ^_~;)
Anyhow, I have pictures ^_____^
This is Battery Russell, a battery in service between 1904 and 1944, and facing the Pacific Ocean rather than the Columbia River. The battery has the honor of being the only seacoast fortification in the contiguous 48 states to be fired on by a foreign enemy vessel since the War of 1812. Luckily when the Japanese submarine shot at it in 1942, none of the shells landed on anything other than dirt. The Japanese captain later apologized during a trip to the United States ^_^ I loved poking around in the dripping concrete rooms :3
This is all that's left of the Peter Iredale. On October 25, 1906, the ship, on route to the Columbia from Mexico to collect wheat, ran aground in high winds. The Point Adams Lifesaving crew was able to rescue all hands from the ship although the ship itself remained stuck despite the best efforts of later salvage crews. Oh, and the shots I mentioned above, the ones from the Japanese submarine that only hit land, they struck American soil not far from the Peter Iredale ^_^ Both of these landmarks can be seen in the Fort Stevens State Park in Warrenton, OR.
Of all the pictures I tried to take of myself on this trip, this was the least lame ~_~ I'm still not impressed, but you get a decent view of the beach behind me and the Pacific Ocean (that is anything but XD) It was nearly as cold there as I had suspected it would be.
I love the beach ^____^ The Pacific is waaaayy too cold to go swimming in unless you're under 10 years old and it's the middle of summer and you don't care, but I adore how it looks and the feel you get just being out there <3
This is another beach I visited and I did actually wander around on one that's just off to the right of the photo (you can't see it in this shot) but I've already hiked up above it. This was a 3 mile hike I took between a lookout and the beach and I saw three elk while I was out there :D Unfortunately they saw me about half a second later so I couldn't get a picture of them ;__; I'm in love with the rock that has a hole in the bottom of it <3
Is it just me or does anyone else expect to see fairies flying around in the sunbeams in this picture? I adore the Pacific Northwest <3
A gorgeous Japanese maple I saw at a Japense Garden in Portland, Oregon. Unfortunately I went during the weekend and it was more crowded than I had hoped it would be and not very relaxing as a result, but oh well ^____^ *shrug*
Yes, that's a guy in a rabbit suit being followed by another gentleman in a red dress. Shortly after I watched these two scurry down the path after laying a chalk arrow on the sidewalk, another guy in a red dress comes barrelling down the stairs asking which way they went. I pointed him in the correct direction and he just kept running after sending up a call of "live arrow" to those behind him. All in all there were probably at least twenty, if not thirty, people in red dresses (most of them men with the occasional woman) following this rabbit. We never did learn what the event was for other than they were promised beer at the end XD It was seriously the highlight of my day. Talk about your random encounters.
This is a view of Multnomah Falls, as they appear from the visitor viewing platform at the bottom. At 620 feet, this year-round waterfall is the second largest in the United States. And I decided to hike to the top of it XD
Here I'm standing on the bridge visible in the first picture looking up at the top of the waterfall.
And here I'm standing on the top of the waterfall looking down at the bridge (visible just above the yellow leaf in the bottom right-hand corner of the picture.) Seriously, 620 feet of elevation gain over the course of a mile was very nearly torturous, and yet I don't hurt at all today XD I really should work out more often because it makes my muscles very happy.
While on my trip I also went to Powell's Books, a bookstore that is an entire city block long (and wide) and has four stories to it *____* Seriously, if you're ever in the Portland, Oregon, area, I highly recommend it. I spent at least an hour there (I sort of lost track of time ^_~;)