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Tom on his Segway at Newark Airport prior to Departure. Airline allowed Tom to board Airplane on the Segway and the crew stored the Segway in closet within the cabin. On return flight there was no room in cabin so Segway was taken and stored with cargo. |
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No not New York, 5th Avenue Suites is the hotel in Portland that we stayed in for our first two nights in Oregon. This hotel was by far the best value of the three places we stayed at during our trip. Great service, beautiful suites, fine linens all in all a very pleasant stay. |
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Every time we "rolled" into the hotel the doorman was there to do his job. Yes indeed a very pleasant place to stay. |
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Ron smelled something coming from vehicle ahead of him. We all know that Segways do not emit any fumes so it must be coming from the rider! What was last nights dinner? |
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Tom, perhaps still feeling the effects from last nights Micro Brews, ask directions from a Portland native (Allow Me by J. Seward Johnson) in Pioneer Courthouse Square. |
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Tom gets out of rain as he gets his directions, "go west young man go west". |
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It was suggested by "others" that I get myself a tin cup and panhandle my way around downtown Portland. I nixed that plan right from the git go. |
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Stopping at front desk upon checking out of our Portland hotel. |
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One of the many water falls that feed the Columbia River. The name of this falls is the Upper Latourell Falls |
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Maggie chillin in the mist from the Multnomah Falls which is 620 feet high. |
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The Columbia River Gorge or The Gorge as it is referred to by locals is the river that Lewis & Clark used to travel on the final leg of their journey to the Pacific Ocean. Though much has changed since their expedition I'm sure if they climbed a bluff at this part of the river and looked east this is what they would have seen. Photo taken from Vista House in Crown Point State Park |
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Upon leaving the Portland/Gorge area we headed south toward our next lodging, on The Mackenzie River. We planned to stop at a state park for lunch. On route to our lunch stop we came upon miles of Christmas tree farms. |
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The Lodge at Silver Falls State Park is the starting point for the trails that take you to the 12 or so falls located in the park. |
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Interior of Lodge where we stopped for lunch. The Lodge was built by the WPA/CCC during the depression. |
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| Tom is looking for a outlet to charge his Segway batteries. |
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We have arrived at our Mackenzie River Cabin. Ronnie is getting ready to do some catching (as opposed to fishing). We can hear the river but it is too dark and foggy to see much. |
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Upon waking the next morning this is the view we had from our deck. We heard many fish jumping in the river. |
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Another view of the Mackenzie taken from below the deck of our cabin. |
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The river is cold, the air is warm, the result is the river mist seen here. |
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We stopped by the local ranger station to get the lay of the land. They offered the "best" fishing spots, the best sight seeing tours and where to buy nourishments. |
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Three Sisters is a group of 3 dormant volcanos that last erupted 2 to 3 thousand years ago. The lava fields are seen in the fore ground. |
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The Sisters are about 10,000 feet tall and are a part of the Cascade Range |
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On our way up to the summit of Mckenzie pass. In quest of the "observatory". |
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Once we reached the Dee Wright Observatory we parked the car and rolled up to the top of the observatory. At the top you could see many of the mountains in the Range. The mountain right most in the center picture is Mount Hood. It was an a highlight moment. |
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To the right is Mt. Hood. We met a couple on who had cross country ski across these lava fields. |
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And what would our trip to Oregon be without another water fall. We came upon Sahalie Falls on our way out of Sisters OR on hiway 126. The falls was created by lava flows from 3,000 years ago. |
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