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USA (OR, WA)

Welcome Home
Where the flags have been flying high ever since 9-11
On my way to Portland, OR to visit my friend Jim

Wing over Mt. Hood
Mt. Hood (B&W)
A suprised Jim
Clockwork Jim and Erin take me out for a brew-haw


'Hey do that face thing'
The face
Vicki & Kara in action
Jim's world through rose colored glasses
Multnomah Falls (biggest in the USA)
Pan (1 of 2) - Falls
Pan (2 of 2) - Falls
Pan (1 of 2) - Falls from bridge
Pan (2 of 2) - Falls from bridge
signs in Yakima, WA
Rose's - You gotta try the gravy
The Wild Horses Monument at Wanapum Vista Overlook on I90
'Auw... That hurts!'
And off he goes...




The wild stallion bucks up and throws us off
'Hey Jim... I think he's excited'
One sock and a rock...
Dry Falls
And on we ride along the great Banks Lake...
To the Grand Coulee Dam
The biggest chunk of cement in the world

The dam statue
Eventually making it to David Bonn's winter wonderland in the mountains of WA (home of the 1st annual Hacker Hoedown)
Pan (1 of 2) - View from the porch
Pan (2 of 2) - View from the porch

Sunset over Seatlle (from Kirkland)

The Space Needle (from Seattle)

Jim killed Erin with a pizza in the 'Sit & Spin'
Collecting fans in Ballard
Ferry to the hotsprings
Marcus
'Hey... Quit with the ferry/fairy jokes!'
Looking back on Seattle

True love
Jim prepares for the hike to the springs
The making of a Leslie (one ceiling fan later)
'Dude... take my picture'
It works!
Jim at the helm (driving to the beach for some clam chowder)


...and the saw that cut it down

Now part of Morris' Camp 18 Logging Museum
Mossy tree
Treeside Fern
Canon Beach

'Damn... That clam chowder was good!'
Portland across the river




Patriotic airport
Where the flight home was ofcourse delayed