Portland – Not Your Average Engineer

June 17, 2018November 25, 2018

Flying North to Canada

I had a window seat on my way north from San Francisco to Vancouver. My itinerary took me via Canada to get to France for a work trip.

Flying over Portland, Oregon.

Somewhere south of Seattle. Funny-looking lakes.

I think that might be Tacoma?

Looking toward the Olympic Peninsula and the Hood Canal where I did a lot of scuba diving over the years.

All the islands out in the Puget Sound.

Crossing into Canada. Land on the far left in this photo is on a peninsula and is part of the USA. Land on the right is in Canada. Crazy!

Coming in for a landing in Vancouver with the big mountains toward Whistler on the horizon.

August 6, 2013November 6, 2013

2013 IDETC/CIE Conference Cruise on the Willamette

At the 2013 IDETC/CIE conference there was a DTM party cruise on the Willamette River to celebrate 25 years of DTM.

Dragon boats out practicing.

OMSI and the USS Blueback submarine.

The new light rail, street car, bus, and pedestrian bridge being built over the Willamette.

South waterfront and the barge-works.

Fancy houses along the river near Lake Oswego. Note the float plane on the dock.

Another float plane.

Under the railroad bridge.

An old pier of some sort.

Coming back into Portland.

Up on top of the Nines Hotel in Portland at the Departures restaurant and rooftop bar.

June 15, 2013July 4, 2020

International Rose Test Garden with Heather

Heather and I visited the International Rose Test Garden to check out the blooming roses. A few years ago I visited the same garden in Portland with Zach and Vera.

The Zooliner on the Washington Park and Zoo Railway.

Mount Hood in the distance shrouded by clouds.

The original Rosarian.

We spotted some Portland Hipsters enjoying a sit on the grass. One wasn’t wearing any shoes.

This is a natural rose bouquet!

There was a wedding reception going on in the lower bowl of the ampetheater at the rose garden. A whole flock of people were sitting around on the upper bowls watching the reception. As beautiful of a place as it is to have a reception, it would be rather awkward for the guests to have all those people watching you eat.

Climbing roses.