Ever feel like you travel to far flung places but miss gems nearby in the process? That's the way I feel about Cannon Beach just a few miles south of Seaside. I took this shot of people taking a snooze with Haystack Rock in the background. Ahhh, this place is relaxing. I'm writing this on my … [Read more...]
Portland’s First Warm Weekend Of 2012 – 80 Degrees Is Possible
A narrow band of rain over us Friday morning April 20 gets pushed way north on Saturday and Sunday. The sun comes out. Saturday we hit 70+ (probably low to mid-70s in the Willamette Valley.) This will be the first time we hit 70 degrees in 6 months and 3 days. Crazy! Unusually humid warm … [Read more...]
Sunsets Later Than 8pm – How Many We’ll Have This Year
It's official...the sun is now setting just after 8pm in Portland, Vancouver, Salem & along the coast. I love this time of year for that reason. Although I hate squandering all this daylight on days in the 50s like we did on April 17th! Portland's Late, Later and Latest … [Read more...]
One Big Lesson We Learned From Titanic
It may not look like much, but this map (click on it to make it bigger) is one of the big lessons we learned form the sinking of Titanic 100 years ago today. This is the map of known icebergs -- of varying shapes and sizes -- moving around the north Atlantic Ocean right now. This map is for April … [Read more...]
Baby Video Of Packy The Elephant On His 50th Birthday
This picture is from when the Oregon Zoo's world famous elephant turned one year old. Pictures were still in black and white. Today, April 14, 2012, Packy turns 50 years old. And amazingly, Portland sun will be shining, especially for those celebrating with Packy later in the day. While I was … [Read more...]
Thunderstorm Hits Beaverton, Newberg, Aloha And Hillsboro
The Portland metro area's first thunderstorm of 2012 developed over Newberg & Dundee around 5:45 on Thursday evening April 12. By 6:30pm, the storm was creating lightning and thunder over Hillsboro, Aloha and parts of Beaverton. Thanks to Aaron and Ryan for the pictures of the storm. With … [Read more...]
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