Washington and Oregon, spring 2008

In late March-early April 2008, Bev and I went to Washington and Oregon. We spent the first few days with our friend Rhoda, who lives near Seattle, and her dog Bear. That's me holding Bear, ...

2008-06-09T00:32:31Z

johnmcdonald
In late March-early April 2008, Bev and I went to Washington and Oregon. We spent the first few days with our friend Rhoda, who lives near Seattle, and her dog Bear. That's me holding Bear, ...

Here's a close-up of Bear. The picture's a little fuzzy, but then, so is Bear.

2008-06-09T00:33:08Z

johnmcdonald
Here's a close-up of Bear. The picture's a little fuzzy, but then, so is Bear.

This sign reminded us of our cat Gus, although he will never have Guslings, never goes outside to cross the street, and is not a duck.

2008-06-09T00:35:11Z

johnmcdonald
This sign reminded us of our cat Gus, although he will never have Guslings, never goes outside to cross the street, and is not a duck.

On Saturday night, we took the ferry across Puget Sound to Fort Worden State Park, just north of Port Townsend, to collect amphipods. I collected amphipods at this spot in 1983 for my master ...

2008-06-09T00:40:35Z

johnmcdonald
On Saturday night, we took the ferry across Puget Sound to Fort Worden State Park, just north of Port Townsend, to collect amphipods. I collected amphipods at this spot in 1983 for my master ...

While we were waiting for amphipods to fall into plastic cups, we went into Port Townsend, looked at some art galleries, and had dinner. There were a bunch of deer right in the residential p ...

2008-06-09T00:42:46Z

johnmcdonald
While we were waiting for amphipods to fall into plastic cups, we went into Port Townsend, looked at some art galleries, and had dinner. There were a bunch of deer right in the residential p ...

Here's a deer in someone's yard.

2008-06-09T00:45:37Z

johnmcdonald
Here's a deer in someone's yard.

Bev and I spent some time driving around Seattle. Here's an apartment building on Capitol Hill where Bev lived in the early 1980s.

2008-06-09T00:46:58Z

johnmcdonald
Bev and I spent some time driving around Seattle. Here's an apartment building on Capitol Hill where Bev lived in the early 1980s.

When my mom and dad were first married, they lived in a fourplex on Minor Avenue, a couple blocks from Lake Union. It may have been this one.

2008-06-09T00:48:28Z

johnmcdonald
When my mom and dad were first married, they lived in a fourplex on Minor Avenue, a couple blocks from Lake Union. It may have been this one.

Or maybe this one.

2008-06-09T00:48:48Z

johnmcdonald
Or maybe this one.

Bev and I left Seattle for Florence, on the Oregon coast, our base for a few more days of amphipod hunting. We went to the Darlingtonia Botanical Wayside, just north of Florence, and admired ...

2008-06-09T00:50:18Z

johnmcdonald
Bev and I left Seattle for Florence, on the Oregon coast, our base for a few more days of amphipod hunting. We went to the Darlingtonia Botanical Wayside, just north of Florence, and admired ...

Here are some more pitcher plants.

2008-06-09T00:50:37Z

johnmcdonald
Here are some more pitcher plants.

Pitcher plants again.

2008-06-09T00:52:24Z

johnmcdonald
Pitcher plants again.

Me with pitcher plants in the background.

2008-06-09T00:53:14Z

johnmcdonald
Me with pitcher plants in the background.

We looked down from an overlook just north of Sea Lion Cave and saw some sea lions.

2008-06-09T00:56:21Z

johnmcdonald
We looked down from an overlook just north of Sea Lion Cave and saw some sea lions.

This beach, at Winchester Bay on the Umpqua River estuary, has lots of amphipods.

2008-06-09T00:58:37Z

johnmcdonald
This beach, at Winchester Bay on the Umpqua River estuary, has lots of amphipods.

Here's a bunch of amphipods (Megalorchestia californiana) eating seaweed at night.

2008-06-09T00:59:41Z

johnmcdonald
Here's a bunch of amphipods (Megalorchestia californiana) eating seaweed at night.

Bev had to come back earlier than me, so I took her to the Portland airport. On the way back to the coast, I took some small roads from Eugene to Reedsport. I want to go bicycling there some ...

2008-06-09T01:01:46Z

johnmcdonald
Bev had to come back earlier than me, so I took her to the Portland airport. On the way back to the coast, I took some small roads from Eugene to Reedsport. I want to go bicycling there some ...

There were lots of moss and lichens on the trees.

2008-06-09T01:03:44Z

johnmcdonald
There were lots of moss and lichens on the trees.

This turkey was standing by the side of the road.

2008-06-09T01:05:02Z

johnmcdonald
This turkey was standing by the side of the road.

It flew away.

2008-06-09T01:05:33Z

johnmcdonald
It flew away.

Whenever I drive by layers of sedimentary rocks, I want to stop and look for fossils, but it's always either a freeway where I can't stop, or I'm in too much of a hurry. I had several hours ...

2008-06-09T01:08:14Z

johnmcdonald
Whenever I drive by layers of sedimentary rocks, I want to stop and look for fossils, but it's always either a freeway where I can't stop, or I'm in too much of a hurry. I had several hours ...

There were some nondescript bits of fossilized leaves.

2008-06-09T01:08:47Z

johnmcdonald
There were some nondescript bits of fossilized leaves.

And these things, which I think are fossils, but I don't know what they're fossils of.

2008-06-09T01:09:35Z

johnmcdonald
And these things, which I think are fossils, but I don't know what they're fossils of.

After a successful night of amphipod hunting at Coos Bay, the Umpqua River, and the Siuslaw River, I headed north along the coast. I posed these amphipods (chilled in ice water, for better c ...

2008-06-09T01:14:59Z

johnmcdonald
After a successful night of amphipod hunting at Coos Bay, the Umpqua River, and the Siuslaw River, I headed north along the coast. I posed these amphipods (chilled in ice water, for better c ...

On my way up the coast, I stopped at Beverly Beach. We went there when I was a young kid, and somewhere I think I still have the fossil snail I found that day. Here's a rock on the beach wit ...

2008-06-09T01:17:11Z

johnmcdonald
On my way up the coast, I stopped at Beverly Beach. We went there when I was a young kid, and somewhere I think I still have the fossil snail I found that day. Here's a rock on the beach wit ...

I also stopped at Boiler Bay to look at tide pools. A lot of people do research projects there, so I had to step carefully around various tags (like the red one in the background of this pic ...

2008-06-09T01:19:17Z

johnmcdonald
I also stopped at Boiler Bay to look at tide pools. A lot of people do research projects there, so I had to step carefully around various tags (like the red one in the background of this pic ...

I only saw a few starfish. People have been swept off the rocks by waves at Boiler Bay, so I was cautious not to go too far out.

2008-06-09T01:20:32Z

johnmcdonald
I only saw a few starfish. People have been swept off the rocks by waves at Boiler Bay, so I was cautious not to go too far out.

There were lots and lots of sea urchins.

2008-06-09T01:21:18Z

johnmcdonald
There were lots and lots of sea urchins.