[Leica] Trip to Portland photos

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

Postcard perfect

ric


On Jul 27, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Aram Langhans#2 wrote:

> Took a trip to Portland, OR.  Bought my wife a camera (Olympus  
> 410), visited a few waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge and then  
> returned to Yakima via Mt. St. Helens.  Here are a few shots,  
> mostly waterfalls.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/Portland_001/
> There are three pages (sorry)
>
> If you are interested in Mt. St. Helens, be aware that the  
> Coldwater Ridge visitors center will be closed in early November  
> due to lack of funds.  It is not to open again.  The Johnston Ridge  
> Observatory will remain open as long as visitors support it.   
> Having lived through the eruption living in Eastern Washington and  
> getting burried in 4 inches of ash, I had visited the east side of  
> the mountain (Windy Ridge) fairly often, but had never gone to the  
> west side entrance and the two above mentioned visitors centers.   
> The views from that side are remarkable.  Much closer than Windy  
> ridge.  And now is as exciting as it gets as the mountain is  
> actively building the dome.  Not a process like Hawaii or other  
> lava spitting volcanoes, but exciting none the less to a (retired)  
> science teacher.  So, get your cameras up there and see what can be  
> seen.  The panorama on page 1 of photos is made of 7 images.
>
> Aram
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