8
August
2008
Just east of Portland, barely 30 minutes from the downtown lies a beautiful stretch of country called the Columbia River Gorge. Carved by the mighty Columbia river, ancient volcanic rock carpets the landscape and is now covered with lush temperate rainforest. Spilling over the walls of the gorge in a number of locations are streams of glacial meltwater emptying off the nearby mountains. The water is frigid (as a knee-deep wading session proved) but the scenery is absolutely beautiful and this was easily the highlight of the trip. Full set of photos here.
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8
August
2008
After a few hours of driving south I reached Cannon Beach, a beautiful stretch of smooth sand punctuated by sea stacks along Oregon’s Pacific Coast. This was the hottest day of the trip by far with temperatures reaching high 20s and beautiful sunny skies. I hiked through the woods to the most secluded section I could find, and was treated to a beautiful overlook of the nearby towns in the distance. Full set of photos here.
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8
August
2008
Further down the Pacific Coast I headed next, and came to a well known spot called Ruby Beach, after the colour of the ground up stones washed ashore. I was treated to a beautiful sunset and did my best to capture the seastacks getting bounded by the Pacific surf as the sun went down. Full set of photos here.
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8
August
2008
Olympic National Park has one of the largest spans of protected temperate rainforest in the world. Hoh Rainforest is an area in the southwest corner of the park that contains giant trees, huge ferns reminiscent of a pre-historic age and enough moss to block out all the sun. While this was the first time I’d serious shot any tree forms, I really enjoyed it. Full set of photos can be had here.
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5
August
2008
I just got back from 6 days of camping on the west coast of the U.S. My trip began in Seattle, and traced the Pacific coast from Northwest Washington down through Central Oregon. I was blessed with generally dry days and loads of rain at night, but thanks to my trusty new tent I managed to stay dry. The scenery was excellent, lots of isolated beaches filled with driftwood (or drift-trees as it were) and I came back with a few photos I’m quite happy with. Below is the first of several sets, these were taken at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington. Full set of photos are here.
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14
June
2008
I was invited down to Chicago for BCG’s annual Consumer Practice Area meeting. Unfortunately at the last minute I got un-invited (the joys of being only a Senior Consultant) and since we’d already booked flights, Ashley and I decided to stay for an extended weekend and explore the city. Between the Magnificent Mile, the waterfront, excellent food and the Shedd Aquarium we had quite a blast. It’s a beautiful city to visit, and a place I wouldn’t mind living either–provided they did something about the bloody airport! Full set of photos here.
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7
June
2008
This past weekend we gathered for the annual boat lift into Graham’s lake in Haliburton. It’s become a steady tradition and after a couple hours of routine labour we enjoyed the sun, the water, and a few relaxing matches of battle tubing. Almir showed up armed with a mouth guard and didn’t disappoint with his James Bond-style jumps, but in the end we decided to call of the matches early for fear of injury. Thanks for hosting Graham, it was a blast as always!
A few photos are below, with the full gallery here.
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4
April
2008
As Roy returned from overseas and reclaimed his room, Nuala passed the proverbial baton and headed out into the wilderness of Thornhill to begin another step in her journey. A few of us got together to celebrate the occasion, and in between aggressive height comparisons, modeling lessons and a few attempts to get Chris to dance we had some great laughs. We will miss you Nuala! Full set of photos arehere.
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28
March
2008
This past weekend we all got together for a little birthday celebration for Karen. College Street was the usual haunt, as martinis and Coronas mixed with some adept dancing in Little Italy. While it’s hard to believe another year has gone by since the King Street extravaganza a year ago, it’s nice to see everyone still has their moves!
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28
February
2008
Last weekend we headed south for the annual trek to Chateau D’Souza and the slopes of Elicottville, NY. The weather co-operated and we had 2 fantastic sunny days of skiing and good times on the slopes. Dan thanks for hosting, and a special thanks to Cellino & Barnes for keeping us all entertained with their billboards.
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