One of our favorite places to go in Portland is the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden located in SE Portland’s well-to-do Eastmoreland Neighborhood. The garden is owned and maintained by Portland Parks and Recreation which keeps the entrance fee reasonable at $15 per year for a family pass, $3...

Last week my brother, Eli, and his 5-year old daughter, Addie, came to visit us. Since they live in a landlocked state, a trip to the Oregon coast was a must. A day trip to the coast is fun, but it feels like you spend your entire day driving back and forth and very little time doing stuff at the beach....

Yesterday I went out to our raised garden beds to pull out the dying remains of the plants that yielded this past summer’s vegetables. I noticed a green carrot top mixed in with the rotting browns and grays and went to pull it. What I pulled was simply amazing; especially since our garden is...

With the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Portland protests being the talk of the news, Kerri and I decided to go downtown Portland to see what the fuss was all about. And of course, we came armed with cameras. We showed up at the camp, which consists of two full city blocks of public park space, and immediately...

This past weekend we went yurt camping at Nehalem Bay State Park on the Oregon Coast. Driving towards the coast Friday night we hit rain and the rain continued all Friday night and all day Saturday leaving us trapped inside the yurt. To entertain ourselves, I set up the camera on the tripod and asked...

I love street photography! Walking the streets looking for grit, humor, sadness, or anything else that might look good as a photograph.  This past weekend my brother paid us a visit and the two of us headed to downtown Portland in search of our own personal photographic masterpieces. Although I have...

Living in the Pacific Northwest is not easy. It rains. It rains a lot! And when it is not raining, it is usually cloudy and grey. If you are going to do something outside, you need to be prepared for rain. If you are waiting for the rain to stop to do something, you may never do it. We live in an urban...

The forecast for the Oregon coast called for cool temperatures, heavy rain, and 65 MPH winds. Let’s go camping! That’s right, we love to camp and aren’t afraid to go any time of year. Well, as long as we can stay in a yurt during the cold and rainy season. Luckily, most Oregon State campgrounds...

Renown for its beautiful evergreen forests, high tech industry, and liberal politics, Oregon also boasts some 363 miles of pristine publicly owned coastline that draws visitors from around the world. Summer Sun…. and Crowds The most popular time to visit the Oregon Coast is during the summer months....