I’ve found myself in Portland, OR on a vaporous business trip. Vaporous because the potential client I’m up here to meet has not communicated since an invitation that is now three days old. I might be just walking up to their front desk tomorrow and saying “I happened to be in the neighborhood…”
Once […]
Category Archives: travel
Portland
November 6, 2003 – 12:00 am
Aweful majesty
September 23, 2003 – 12:00 am
Mount St. Helens is a must see. Sitting atop Johnston Ridge where you can gaze into the crater and read the scars of the landscape provides one of those rare encounters with the fragility of life.
Trivia bits that were difficult or impossible to pick out of the usual tourist presentations:
? The small craters in […]
More Seattle
September 18, 2003 – 12:00 am
A few thoughts to journal before picking up Kristan from Sea-Tac.
More walking (until feet hurt) today. Visited the Fremont troll, the locks and botanical garden, and more of downtown. The Seattle rain has returned, but it’s that kind of drizzle that’s not worth an umbrella, hat, or windshield wipers. I find it […]
Emerald impressions
September 15, 2003 – 12:00 am
Seattle is more like the stereotype than I expected.
This has to be a good place to drive once you know your way around. Lights rarely hold you up for long, thanks to short cycles and intelligent sensors. Intersections are not cluttered needlessly with stops, and other drivers are generally polite and also interested […]
Downstream
August 13, 2003 – 12:00 am
Just returned from three nights in New Orleans and one in Memphis. Quite an enjoyable trip, I’ll fill in details later. Maybe.