Photo Post: Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon // AKA the Overlook Hotel
Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Oregon, about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland. Built in the late 1930s, this National Historic […]
Tag Archives: Local History
Virtual Travel Destination: Réunion
Last week, we were in Mali. This week, we are going to Réunion, a french island in the Indian Ocean. Neighbors are Madagascar and Mauritius. Above map courtesy of […]
Photo Post: Barlow Road // My foot print on the Oregon Trail
We didn’t hike the trail. To walk on that snow, we would need snow shoes. We weren’t dressed for the occasion. The snow on this trail was up to my […]
Photo Post: Vista House at Crown Point in Corbett, Oregon
Vista House is an observatory at Crown Point in Multnomah County, Oregon, that also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on […]
Pictures of Hyde Street Pier Maritime Visitor Center / Museum
Located near the Hyde Street Cable Car turnaround, this visitor center and museum features San Francisco and Bay Area Maritime History. The museum holds a large collection of objects and […]
Aquatic Park, Hyde Street Pier
This is the view of the Balclutha that most people see when they are standing on Aquatic Park looking at Hyde Street Pier.
Star of India – hauntingly majestic ship
Star of India was built in 1863 at Ramsey in the Isle of Man as Euterpe, a full-rigged iron windjammer ship. After a full career sailing from Great Britain to […]
ft. // la vie éclectique 