2. 2009

A Week In Oregon

With a free plane ride dropped in our laps, Tracy and I took off to visit the family, see some sights, and climb some rocks in Oregon for a week. In this album are photos from our flight down, a visit to the beach at Indian Cove, the Portland Zoo, and Smith Rock State Park.
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A seagull nervously circles after being spooked by my approach to its massive sheltering rock.
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A seagull nervously circles after being spooked by my approach to its massive sheltering rock.

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  • Starfish and anemones add color to the rocks all over the beach.
  • Perspective makes this starfish look small when in actuality it is the mussels on this section of rock that are massive, stretching eight to ten inches long in some cases.
  • Starfish and anemones add color to the rocks all over Indian Cove.
  • Starfish and anemones add color to the rocks all over Indian Cove.
  • Starfish and anemones add color to the rocks all over Indian Cove.
  • Starfish and anemones add color to the rocks all over Indian Cove.
  • A seagull nervously circles after being spooked by my approach to its massive sheltering rock.
  • Barnacles cling in huge colonies to whatever surfaces they find available.
  • The rocks along the shore are full of scurrying crabs of different varieties.
  • A tiny crab eyes the camera, unsure if it should run or stay.
  • The typical position to find these tiny crabs is tucked away out of reach between rocks.
  • Tracy is thrilled at the opportunity to make a new friend.
  • Tracy's new friend gets a little bit mad, frothing at the mouth and struggling to get free.
  • Tracy's head-crab clings tight, wishing it was anywhere but here. Our barnacle-faced friend was happy to be returned to his rocky shelter unharmed.
  • Purple flowers fill the forest around the beach with a little more besides intense green.
  • Purple flowers fill the forest around the beach with a little more besides intense green.
  • A traveling bee makes a withdrawal from a tiny purple spike-ball in the woods.
  • A bee pokes its head into a tiny flower in its quest for pollen.
  • Deep digging rewards this bee with pollen that doesn't get any fresher.
  • The dark forest floor is home to a whole lot of tiny creatures, one of which is spotlighted by light filtered through clouds and branches.
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