Amtrak!

Here I am, just west of Tacoma, on an Amtrak train! We have traveled
from Portland today, on our way to Seattle, then a train change and on
to Wisconsin! I like train adventures!

Astoria Column #2

Here is a shot from the top of the Astoria Column. Awesome!

Astoria Column

Here I am at the top of the city of Astoria! We are at the Astoria
Column. What a neat place! You can see both bridges, the town, and
distant mountains. I can't believe more people don't live here!

Pill Box

Can you see me? I am hiding in the lookout hole of a 'pillbox' at the
Bonneville Dam. These concrete structures were used during World War
II as lookouts to guard the dam. It seems so long ago, but it really
isn't that long ago. Neat.

Bonneville Dam, again!

Here we are again, back on the Bonneville Dam! This time we came in on
the Oregon side. Stopped and looked at some waterfalls this morning,
and took Dad to this side of the dam to look at more fish! At the
outside observing area by the fish ladders. We just met Joe on his
bike! He is riding a big 80 mile loop around the waterfalls today,
too! I wonder who will get home first?!?

Old Stove

Here we are outside restaurant/gift shop/gas station near the Bridge
of the Gods. As we were waking out, Anne's mom noticed this old stove,
which was very similar to the one that her mom cooked on when she was
a little girl on the farm. Mon were come a long way in less than 100
years! What a great time to be alive!

Bridge of the Gods

Hi everyone! Here I am on the Oregon side of the Columbia River,
looking out at the Bridge of Gods. Today, we went to the Bonneville
Dam on the Washington side of the Columbia with Anne's parents and
Gus. We had a great time watching the fish and going across the high
bridge. What a fun day of sightseeing!

Union Station #2

Inside Portland Union Station - very fancy! It was built in 1896. That
is about the same year that Anne's mom and dad's home in Merrillan was
built! Very neat!

Union station

Hi! Here I am in downtown Portland at union station to pick up Anne's
mom and Dad at the train station! It is so neat to think they just
took the Empire Builder almost the whole way! It is going to be a
great visit!

Elephant!

Here I am near the elephants area at the zoo. If you look carefully
through the bushes, you can see a neat elephant. They are also massive
creatures!

Polar Bear!

Need I say more? We saw the polar bear right away in our observing. I
can't believe how large his head is! It is massive!

Oregon Zoo!

Here we are at the Oregon Zoo! Joe, Anne, and Gus met some of Joe's
coworkers for some family time. I found a neat place to ride in Gus'
backpack. I like the animals in the zoo!

Hopworks Urban Brewery

Hi! Here I am outside of Hopworks Urban Brewery on the east side of
Portland. We are meeting some of Joe's coworkers for dinner. We had a
good time. The food was good and there was a nice play area for Gus!

Camas Days!

Hi! Here we are at our neighborhood festival, Camas Days! We took Gus
here for the parade. Behind me you can see the first entry. It was a
so-so parade. Joe and Anne thought the parade in Merrillan was better,
if you can believe that! There just wasn't too much imagination put
into the entries with the "outer space" theme. We also noticed the
band was smaller than Anne's high school band, and dare I say Anne's
HS band was better! So we watched half of it and then went to have Gus
play in the blow-up jumper and slide!