Grand Teton National Park — Painting by kenne
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Day Fifteen, Road Trip/Cruise– Old Faithful 1 comment
Old Faithful Visitor Education Center
Slowly Building Up
Old Faithful (June 6, 2023)
Old Faithful
Old Faithful, Yellowstone geyser,
like clockwork regularly
explodes, sending fountains
into the air…
as Scorpio’s underground secret springs
burst from rock as Sagittarius:
publicly to proclaim truth and joy.
— saiom
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Day Fifteen, Road Trip/Cruise — Roadwork In The Park Leave a comment
Roadwork In the Park
As we drove through Yellowstone, at times, the traffic barely moved because of a lot of road and bridge work.
The slow-moving traffic due to roadwork gave me opportunities to ‘capture the moment.’
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Day Fifteen, Road Trip/Cruise — Stupid People Do Stupid Things 2 comments
We drove through Yellowstone National Park (more postings on that in later postings), and I spotted this tourist
in the face of a bison. With my telephoto lens, I took this photo titled “Stupid People Do Stupid Things.”
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Day Fifteen, Road Trip/Cruise — Entering Yellowstone National Park 5 comments
Once entering the northern entrance to Yellowstone National Park, we followed vehicles on a twisting two-lane road (closed December-April).
We first stopped to video waterfalls just to the road’s left. After a bit of research,
I was able to identify the falls as Rustic Falls on Glen Creek.
Hot Springs
Devils Thumb
Mammoth Hot Springs with travertine terraces, which are formed from limestone.
Thermal water rises through the limestone, carrying high amounts of dissolved limestone (calcium carbonate).
At the surface, carbon dioxide is released, and calcium carbonate is deposited, forming travertine,
the chalky white mineral forming the rock of travertine terraces. The formations resemble a cave
turned inside out. Colorful stripes are formed by thermophiles or heat-loving organisms.
Hot Springs
Hot Springs
Bison in a meadow below several hot springs.
Bison below several hot springs.
Hot Springs Near A Creek
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Day Thirteen and Fourteen, Road Trip/Cruise — Spokane and Butte Leave a comment
Our next stop was Spokane, Washington, at the Hampton Inn near the airport, where Matt Bailey (son-in-law) met us.
We randomly chose a place called Fast Eddie’s to go have a beer or two.
Somewhere in the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho area. The next stop is Butte, Montana.
Somewhere in Montana
Ramada Inn, Butte, Montana
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Day Thirteen, Road Trip/Cruise –Snoqualmie Falls 2 comments
Snoqualmie Falls is a 268-foot waterfall located east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie
and Fall City, Washington. It is one of Washington’s most popular scenic attractions and is known internationally
for its appearance in the television series Twin Peaks.
For the Snoqualmie People, who have lived since time immemorial in the Snoqualmie Valley in western Washington, Snoqualmie Falls is central to their culture, beliefs, and spirituality.
A traditional burial site, to the Snoqualmie, the falls are “the place where First Woman and First Man
were created by Moon the Transformer” and “where prayers were carried up to the Creator by great mists
that rise from the powerful flow.” The mists rising from the base of the waterfall are said to serve to
connect Heaven and Earth. — Source: Wikipedia
The Salish Lodge and Spa
On October 31, 2019, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe closed on purchasing Snoqualmie Falls, the Salish Lodge and Spa,
the Salish Lodge & Gift Shop, and 45 acres of property north of and across State Route 202.
The tribe purchased it for $125 million. — Source: Wikipedia
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Day Five, 2023 Road Trip/Cruise — Historic Columbia River Highway 10 comments
Some years ago, I was at a conference in Portland and contacted brother Tom who lived in Seattle, to meet me at the conference hotel. Tom drove down in his old VW with a Grateful Dead logo on the side window. We had planned to drive in his old VW along the Columbia River, then to Mt Hood. To drive the historic highway in his car, which didn’t have a clutch, therefore, requiring Tom to shift by jamming into each gear was more than I could take. So, I rented a car for our day excursion.
Because of my past experience with my brother, when planning the drive from Portland to Seattle included enough time for Joy and I to drive the Historic Columbia River Highway.
The Highway is a beautiful, twisting highway that Joy insists on driving since she says I drive too fast.
Joy driving gave me plenty of opportunities to take photos and videos.
This clip has a couple of sharp 90-degree turns.
Looking west along the Columbia River from The Vista House.
Looking east from the Vista House.
A Vista House Video Clip.
A video clip from inside the Vista House.
A Gallery of Some of the Falls Along Scenic the Historic Columbia River Highway.
Before leaving the scenic Columbia area, I got a couple images of the beautiful snow-covered Mt. Hood.
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Day Four, 2023 Road Trip/Cruise — Eugene, Oregon Leave a comment
Our next overnight stop headed north will be Portland, but I could not pass through Eugene without stopping to see
the University of Oregon and Hayward Field. Hayward Field has been the home of legends since its inception.
Named for one of track and field’s most innovative early coaches, by the time the first grandstand was built in 1925,
the University of Oregon had already produced two All-Americans and won a Pacific Coast Conference title.
The current facility was completed in 2020, providing so much more for track & field athletes.
My brother Tom and I grew up loving the sport of Track & Field. Before retiring, Tom taught high
school English and coached the girl’s track team in Seattle.
It just so happened that on this day it was the first day of the Oregon State Track & Field Finals.
(Click on any image for a larger view in a slideshow format..)
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Day Two, 2023 Road Trip/Cruise Leave a comment
We headed to Reno for Day Two to spend the night at Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, another comped room.
The view from our room. Where are the people, you might ask? Well, it was a chilly afternoon and
there is a lovely indoor pool area where most people were.
Next stop Medford, Oregon.
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Mount Shasta 7 comments
Mount Shasta in Northern California — Image by kenne
“When I first caught sight of Mount Shasta over the braided folds of the Sacramento Valley,
my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary since.”
— John Muir, 1874
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Shadows and Reflections Leave a comment
Shadows and Reflections — Image by kenne
shadows reflections
plenty of sun and water
a day of sailing
— kenne
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Building Mural, Portland Maine 4 comments
Painting On Portland Maine Building — HDR Image by kenne
Often I think of the beautiful town
That is seated by the sea;
Often in thought go up and down
The pleasant streets of that dear old town,
And my youth comes back to me.
And a verse of a Lapland song
Is haunting my memory still:
“A boy’s will is the wind’s will,
And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.”
I can see the shadowy lines of its trees,
And catch, in sudden gleams,
The sheen of the far-surrounding seas,
And islands that were the Hersperides
Of all my boyish dreams.
And the burden of that old song,
It murmurs and whispers still:
“A boy’s will is the wind’s will,
And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.”
— from My Lost Youth by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Born February 27, 1807, Portland, which at the time was in Massachusetts.)
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U.S. Custom House, Portland Maine Leave a comment
U.S. Custom House, Portland Maine (August 20, 2021) Image by kenne
Located near Portland’s waterfront, the U.S. Custom House is a testament to the city’s maritime history.
It was built to accommodate the city’s growing customs business, which, by 1866, was collecting
$900,000 annually in customs duties—making Portland one of the most significant seaports in the country.
The building is typical of the notable designs completed under the direction of Alfred B. Mullett,
Supervising Architect of the Treasury from 1865 to 1874. Constructed between 1867 and 1872, the
U.S. Custom House combines elements of the Second Empire and Renaissance Revival styles.
— Source: Wikipedia
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Hurricane Damage Louisiana Leave a comment
Hurricane Damage Near I-10 In Louisiana — HDR Image by kenne
Louisiana had three hurricanes in 2020, then Hurricane Ida roared ashore on August 29, 2021
the 16-year anniversary of Katrina’s devastating landfall.
