Suburban Portland Palm Trees vs. Biggest Snow Storm in 60 Years
On my trip back to Portland's southern suburban hub of Wilsonville I had planned on taking some shots of the region's newest garden denizen, the palm tree. They seem to have sprouted like mushrooms thanks to the ever increasing California influence and the general warming of the already temperate Willamette Valley. Then came the biggest storm any Portlander born after 1960 can remember. This put an interesting spin on the project.
First, Mt. St. Helens with Mt. Rainier, head in the clouds
Mt. Hood and the top of the Wells Fargo Center
Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetary and Oregon's tallest structures (though rightly not considered so because they're not free-standing)
The Willamette River from The Charbonneau District of Wilsonville
The palm trees don't like it
It snows again...
...and again. I want to go back to balmy Brooklyn.
Between cross-country skiing (seriously!) I decide to make an ice tower...
...and I make a friend.
That brick wall is the urban growth boundary. Peeking over the Cascade foothills on the left side of the photo is Mt. Jefferson. And on the other side of the mountain, the sunny high-desert.
Some bonus shots. I flew through SFO on my way to PDX.
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