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Oregon
August, 2005

We flew into Portland but didn't stay long. We headed south to visit the State Capitol of Salem the on to the coast. After a night's rest it was up the coast, back to Portland, then to Mount Hood and North into Washington.

"The Pioneer" Stands atop the capitol building	A view of the dome from inside	A spiral staircase leads to the top
Becky atop the Capitol	The State Seal is under the dome	Our first night was spent at "Seaquest" Bed and Breakfast in Yachats.
Heceta Head Lighthouse Near Yachats, Oregon	Heceta Head is one of the" most photographed U.S. Lighthouses A view of the light and lens	"Cleft Of The Rock" Lighthouse, also near Yachats, is actually someone's home, not a "real" lighthouse
Yaquina Head Lighthouse Newport. Oregon Looking down the staircase	Yaquina Head Light and Lens	Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Newport, Oregon Drift Creek Covered Bridge Somewhere in Oregon
International Rose Test Gardens Portland, Oregaon	International Rose Test Gardens Portland, Oregon	Mount Hood

Washington
August, 2005

Day 2 closed with a visit to Mount St. Helens. The rest of the trip was spent in Washington except for one day and night in Canada. The best part was meeting relatives we either had never met or do not remember meeting!

25 years after its eruption, There are still more dead trees than living ones near the volcano "dome"	There is still a little steam coming out the top.	Washington State Capitol Tacoma, Washington
Inside the Rotunda	Looking up at the dome The State Seal is on the floor directly under the dome	The first person we met in Washington Was Paul's Cousin Shirley (Right) who took us on a great tour from Seattle to the coast. Cousin Glorene is on the left
We spent several nights at the home of Shirley's son, Doug, who lives just outside Port Angeles, about 5,000 feet above sea level	Doug's family wakes up to this view every morning out their back windows!	Shirley could not get the picture snapped before we had to run from an approaching wave on the Pacific coast
Of course we had to take in a baseball game. Shirley's daughter Karla and Karla's husband Mark gave us the tickets. (That's Karla and Mark next to Paul)	Paul and Becky aboard a "Duck" tour of Seattle. We saw many things from land AND water including the house Tom Hanks used when filming "Sleepless In Seattle"	Yes, this IS the Sleepless In Seattle House.
Becky and Paul in the Space Needle The first Starbuck's Coffee Shop Too bad we don't drink coffee	The street level of Seattle was once much lower. The city was filled in over a period of years after fire burned down most of the city. But rebuilding began before the fill was complete. Some of the boardwalks and other items from the city's original street level can be seen on the "Underground Seattle" tour.	I'm not sure what it represents but the arm on this tall sculpture moves up and down as if hammering on an anvil
Sunset from the back porch of Shirley's home on Puget Sound	Sunset at Mount Olympus	Mount Rainier

British Columbia
August, 2005

We spent one day and night in Victoria, the capitol of British Columbia. We were a little concerned when we arrived at our hotel and were told the room had been taken. But they refunded our money and gave us a free night at the Hilton! We took a people ferry from Port Angeles Washington so we were under foot power the whole time.

One of many "totems" on display in a park dedicated to the" history of Canadian Indians	There was no Duck Tour here so we sat atop a British style double-decker bus for a tour and both got sunburned There was some sort of ceremony going on outside the British Columbia Parliament building.	The city built a special school for Chinese children in the late 1800's.
The Craigdarroch castle built by a man who died almost as soon as its construction was complete.	Victoria City Hall	The Empress Hotel A traditional British "High Tea" is served here daily and it only costs $150.00 each! We ate at "The Spaghetti Warehouse" instead.

Oregon August, 2005

"The Pioneer" Stands atop the capitol building

A view of the dome from inside

A spiral staircase leads to the top

Becky atop the Capitol

The State Seal is under the dome

Our first night was spent at "Seaquest" Bed and Breakfast in Yachats.

Heceta Head Lighthouse Near Yachats, Oregon

Heceta Head is one of the" most photographed U.S. Lighthouses A view of the light and lens

"Cleft Of The Rock" Lighthouse, also near Yachats, is actually someone's home, not a "real" lighthouse

Yaquina Head Lighthouse Newport. Oregon Looking down the staircase

Yaquina Head Light and Lens

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Newport, Oregon Drift Creek Covered Bridge Somewhere in Oregon

International Rose Test Gardens Portland, Oregaon

International Rose Test Gardens Portland, Oregon

Mount Hood

Washington August, 2005

25 years after its eruption, There are still more dead trees than living ones near the volcano "dome"

There is still a little steam coming out the top.

Washington State Capitol Tacoma, Washington

Inside the Rotunda

Looking up at the dome The State Seal is on the floor directly under the dome

The first person we met in Washington Was Paul's Cousin Shirley (Right) who took us on a great tour from Seattle to the coast. Cousin Glorene is on the left

We spent several nights at the home of Shirley's son, Doug, who lives just outside Port Angeles, about 5,000 feet above sea level

Doug's family wakes up to this view every morning out their back windows!

Shirley could not get the picture snapped before we had to run from an approaching wave on the Pacific coast

Of course we had to take in a baseball game. Shirley's daughter Karla and Karla's husband Mark gave us the tickets. (That's Karla and Mark next to Paul)

Paul and Becky aboard a "Duck" tour of Seattle. We saw many things from land AND water including the house Tom Hanks used when filming "Sleepless In Seattle"

Yes, this IS the Sleepless In Seattle House.

Becky and Paul in the Space Needle The first Starbuck's Coffee Shop Too bad we don't drink coffee

I'm not sure what it represents but the arm on this tall sculpture moves up and down as if hammering on an anvil

Sunset from the back porch of Shirley's home on Puget Sound

Sunset at Mount Olympus

Mount Rainier

British Columbia August, 2005

One of many "totems" on display in a park dedicated to the" history of Canadian Indians

There was no Duck Tour here so we sat atop a British style double-decker bus for a tour and both got sunburned There was some sort of ceremony going on outside the British Columbia Parliament building.

The city built a special school for Chinese children in the late 1800's.

The Craigdarroch castle built by a man who died almost as soon as its construction was complete.

Victoria City Hall

The Empress Hotel A traditional British "High Tea" is served here daily and it only costs $150.00 each! We ate at "The Spaghetti Warehouse" instead.

Oregon
August, 2005

Our first night was spent at
"Seaquest" Bed and Breakfast in Yachats.

Heceta Head Lighthouse
Near Yachats, Oregon

Heceta Head is one of the"
most photographed U.S. Lighthouses

A view of the light and lens

"Cleft Of The Rock" Lighthouse,
also near Yachats, is actually
someone's home, not a "real" lighthouse

Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Newport. Oregon
Looking
down the staircase

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
Newport, Oregon

Drift Creek Covered Bridge
Somewhere in Oregon

International Rose Test Gardens
Portland, Oregaon

International Rose Test Gardens
Portland, Oregon

Washington
August, 2005

25 years after its eruption,
There are still more dead
trees than living ones near
the volcano "dome"

There is still a little steam
coming out the top.

Washington State Capitol
Tacoma, Washington

Looking up at the dome

The State Seal is on the
floor directly under the dome

The first person we met in Washington
Was Paul's Cousin Shirley (Right) who
took us on a great tour from Seattle
to the coast. Cousin Glorene is
on the left

We spent several nights at the
home of Shirley's son, Doug,
who lives just outside Port Angeles,
about 5,000 feet above sea level

Doug's family wakes up to
this view every morning out
their back windows!

Shirley could not get the picture
snapped before we had to run from
an approaching wave on the
Pacific coast

Of course we had to take in a
baseball game. Shirley's
daughter Karla and Karla's
husband Mark gave us the
tickets. (That's Karla and Mark
next to Paul)

Paul and Becky aboard a "Duck"
tour of Seattle. We saw many
things from land AND water
including the house Tom Hanks
used when filming
"Sleepless In Seattle"

Yes, this IS the Sleepless
In Seattle House.

Becky and Paul in the Space Needle

The first Starbuck's Coffee Shop
Too bad we don't drink coffee

I'm not sure what it represents but
the arm on this tall sculpture
moves up and down as if
hammering on an anvil

Sunset from the back porch of
Shirley's home on Puget Sound

British Columbia
August, 2005

One of many "totems" on display
in a park dedicated to the"
history of Canadian Indians

There was no Duck Tour here
so we sat atop a British style
double-decker bus for a tour
and both got sunburned

There was some sort of ceremony
going on outside the British
Columbia Parliament building.

The city built a special school for
Chinese children in the late 1800's.

The Craigdarroch castle
built by a man who died almost
as soon as its construction was
complete.

The Empress Hotel
A traditional British "High Tea"
is served here daily and it only
costs $150.00 each! We ate at
"The Spaghetti Warehouse" instead.