Portlandish: File Under Things I Never Heard in Philadelphia
As I was leaving the check out area at Target, the guy behind me dropped what I assumed to be an axe on the belt. Checkout gal: "Hi. How are you?" Axe guy: "Great! How about you? (chuckle)" Checkout gal:" "Will this be all for you today?" Axe guy: "Yep, just my...
Low Tide Finds at Indian Beach
My favorite part of our trip to Indian Beach in Ecola State Park was walking around the areas of the beach that were exposed during low tide. I especially loved watching Gavin peeking around and under the rocks, seeing what he could dig up and scream with delight...
Scenes from Indian Beach at Ecola State Park
One of my favorite parts of driving out to the coast is the scenery along the way. There are a number of farms and small businesses along the way before you hit the mountains. Oh, and I love that I have to drive through the mountains to get to the beach. In...
Escaping the Summer Heat at Ecola State Park
I know I really can't complain much about the West Coast heat considering my friends and family back East have been melting in a muggy heat wave - some even doing so without power due to some crazy summer storms. The mugginess is one thing I do not miss. AT ALL. There...
Beavers? Duckers? Say What Now?
Grace recently asked me this with enough earnest to make you think she's counting the minutes until college football returns: "Mom - are you a Beaver? or a Ducker?" Uhhhhhhhhh... (I stalled while trying to figure out what was happening.) "What?" Grace was losing...
Bonneville Dam and Fish Ladder
While my parents were here a few weeks back, we visited the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatcheries. Our original plans were to visit Multnomah Falls, however, a hot tip on the dam from the friendly neighborhood gas station attendant led us to change our plans and head a...