Pink Sky

Astoria, Oregon ~ April 15, 2013

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Sometimes Even Ships Have Signs

Astoria, Oregon ~ January 27, 2012 

The NYK Line's Neptune Leader passes downtown Astoria, giving people like me with a moderate zoom lens a good view of the pilot boat in action.

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Footbridge on the Cherwell

Oxford, England ~ February 19, 2010

The Cherwell joins the River Thames a few yards from here, but you would hardly recognize London's thoroughfare as it meanders small and lazy like the Cherwell past the playing fields of Oxford's Magdalen College.

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Rain and Rivers: Over the Yucatan

Over the Yucatan or Belize ~ January 30, 2005

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Sacramento: Breakfast on the Water

Sacramento, California ~ April 6, 2008

We had brunch in the building with wrap-around windows just in front of the bridge pier. It was tasty, healthy food, good company, and an interesting view. A nice, lazy morning.

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Sunset on the Seine

Paris ~ May 2, 2004

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Boats at Manaus Central Market

Manaus, Brazil ~ April 25, 2007

Amazon River

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Bridge over the Cherwell

Oxford, England ~ February 19, 2010
Bridge over the Cherwell River,
a tributary of the Thames

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Along the Amazon

On the Amazon River, Brazil ~ April 27, 2007

Near Manaus

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Floating the Deschutes

Bend, Oregon ~ August 9, 2009

Restaurants with outdoor seating line this part of the Deschutes River in Bend. You can enjoy summer activities on or off the water.

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Flood Waters near Tucson

Sabino Canyon, Arizona ~ December 30, 2004

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area

We got our feet wet, although many who had taken the bus (tram? open bus?) hoping to reach the trailhead did not venture past the watery roadblock. Although it had rained hard the night before, it turned out to be a beautiful day with perfect weather for our hike in Sabino Canyon, north of Tucson.

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Laundry on the Amazon

Amazon River, Brazil ~ April 27, 2007

Above Manaus

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Meadows and Mountains

Oregon ~ May 7, 2005

A few miles south of Crater Lake

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Almost Lost

Paris ~ May 6, 2004

This is among the photos I almost lost when my luggage was scanned. I hadn't learned in 2004 that the scanners are stronger than the ones that scan your carry-on things. When I got home, some of the files (scattered randomly across several disks) looked pretty strange and I couldn't open them. After I calmed down, I searched online for a recovery service, and I found one that turned out to be exellent, although I no longer remember the name. I sent the two or three damaged SD cards off to the media recovery guy, and it was well worth it. I feel very lucky to have the pictures back. Since then, I've remembered to carry the SD cards with me!

I imagine this is one of the most photographed scenes in Paris. Taken from Pont Neuf, it shows the point of the Ile de la Cite, the Pont des Arts, the dome of the Institut de France, and the Eiffel Tower. For me it's unusual among my photos of Paris because the sun was shining.

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A Bridge on the Tiber

Rome ~ April 13, 2004

Ponte Regina Margherita

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Snow on the Punts

Oxford, England ~ February 19, 2010

Punts on the River Cherwell, from Magdalen Bridge

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Serene Seine

Paris ~ October 17, 2008

Who was it that said a person has two homes, his own and Paris?

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Apparition

Sacramento, California ~ April 6, 2008

It's not a movie set, and it's not Egypt. I took this photo from a delightful outdoor restaurant on the Sacramento River. I believe the building holds offices - possibly government offices, but I'm not sure about that part.

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Smith Rock State Park

Near Terrebonne, Oregon ~ September 1, 2007

If you're so inclined, you can go onto Google Earth and look up Terrebonne. The numerous blue dots nearby are pictures of Smith Rock. There's a trail up and back (long way or short, your choice) for hikers, but this is also a place climbers come from all over the world. It seems they practice here for bigger challenges, but Smith Rock is stunning in its own right. (I take the trail - and a camera.) The surrounding farmland doesn't prepare you for this anomalous outcropping and it's perfectly scenic Crooked River setting.

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