Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown-Convention Center

After her initial arrival we drove around the residential and business districts in Portland.

We walked on the Columbia River, riverfront park.

We ate at a Denny's on MLK.

Checked in to the hotel and slept (jet-lag).

We walked across Burnside br. and through downtown Portland.

We ate at the Rheinlander.

We drove to the Columbia River Gorge.

We saw Crowne Point.

We saw Multnomah Falls.

We had seafood and a raw oyster plate outside ...

We left Newport and drove down to the coast to Seal Rock Recreation Area. It started pouring rain and we got soaked when we got out to look. The water was rough and the waves were crashing on the rocks.

We drove to back up to Lincoln City and took Highway 18 to Portland. There was a casino in Lincoln City but I couldn't talk my husband into stopping. We arrived in Portland and found a pay parking lot near the Saturday Market. We walked around and looked but didn't buy anything. I was ...

Pics from Mt. St. Helens. The volcano itself is hard to see because of the low clouds. The last pictures are of another volcano--Mt Hood seen from downtown Portland.

Columbia River Gorge near Portland, Or.

I have been very busy since the day I arrived in Portland. Today was the first time I really had time to get out and see some of the city. I went to Chinatown and to the Chinese Gardens. After that I walked over to the Portland Satuarday market. A lot of interesting things to look at. Than I took a few black and white photos of the older part of downtown, and one other special effect type picture of a fountain. One picture on the lite rail system (called the MAX). I also included a picture of...

Still very busy here in Portland. Still have not really seen the city. This is a picture of the skyline. The building in the front is the Rose Garden, where the Trailblazers play. The next picture is the Portland convention center. It is the one with the glass "whatever ya callums" sticking up. The last picture is my "office" where I do all my work. Things are going great, wish I had a little more time to see the city.