Two sidewalks posts in three months is probably the quickest turnaround in the three year history of this blog. Walking previously unexplored streets does that from time-to-time.
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What We Saw – Sidewalks
Posted in Neighborhoods, Walking, What We Saw
Tagged King's Hill, Sidewalks, Southeast, Walking, What We Saw
What We Saw – Cars
A few trips to different parts of town over the festive season led to a number of new car finds:
1961 Willys Jeep Pickup
1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Town Sedan
1969 Toyota Corona Deluxe
1971 Datsun 510 Wagon
1971 Land Rover Type III
1973 Volvo 1800ES
1980 Plymouth Arrow Pickup
1981 Datsun 210 Coupe
1982 Toyota Supra Liftback
1983 Ford Ranger XLT
Posted in Neighborhoods, What We Saw
Tagged Cars, King's Hill, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, What We Saw
What We Saw – Cars
Cars have been few and far between this winter. Here’s the best of what I’ve seen lately.
1962 Mercury Comet
1966 Volvo 122S Amazon Wagon
1968 Cherolet c10 Truck
1981 Jaguar XJS V12
What We Saw – Cars
Not much going on by way of cars these days, though I did find an amazing 1948 Packard while collecting our Christmas tree:
Posted in Biking, Neighborhoods, What We Saw
Tagged Biking, Cars, King's Hill, Southeast, Southwest, What We Saw
Christmas Tree 2011
Today we made our annual journey to Gresham to find and cut down a Christmas tree. This year we went to a new place (by accident) but found a nice, little tree for our apartment. Morgen named the tree Richie, in honor of the road where the tree farm is located.
What We Saw – Cars
Captured a few really good cars this month, though admittedly, most came from outside our neighborhood. Still amazing how many there are out there. I also included another Sterling, despite being two months shy of my 25-year rule.
1961 Ford Econoline
1967 Saab 96 Monte Carlo V4
1969 Saab 95 Wagon
1971 Volvo PS1800 ES
1976 Triumph TR6 Convertible
1978 Volkswagen Scriocco
1979 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
1987 Sterling 825SL
Posted in Neighborhoods, What We Saw
Tagged Cars, Goose Hollow, King's Hill, Northeast, Northwest, What We Saw
What We Saw – Sidewalks
Posted in Neighborhoods, Walking, What We Saw
Tagged Goose Hollow, King's Hill, Sidewalks, Southwest, Walking, What We Saw
A Weekend in Tubac
Morgen and I spent the weekend in Tubac and Tucson, Arizona, just north of the Mexican border. We saw the progress of construction on her parents’ new house, went on a three-hour jeep ride through the desert and generally enjoyed the warm temperatures and sunshine. Here are a few images, with explanation, of what we were up to all weekend.
New house just before sunset
The Youngs surveying their back porch and view
We spent our first afternoon at the High Desert Museum just outside Tucson
On Sunday we took a jeep ride into the desert. Here, Uschi keeps hydrated
Morgen with our guide, Jim
Morgen with the desert in the background
Michael with a slightly different angle of the desert
A massive saguaro cactus. It takes at least 60 years before the first arm sprouts.
One of many petroglyphs along our jeep ride
Another petroglyph
Yet another petroglyph
Mt. Hood in Early Fall
Morgen and I went for a walk up SW Vista Avenue the other day as it was beautiful outside. As we made our way up the hill there was this quick break between houses and trees, giving us a perfect view of downtown Portland and Mt. Hood in the distance. Though the mountain is often in view, it’s rare to see the entire range surrounding it.
