Volcanic 50k
Mt. St. Helens is the most magical mountain for me. I don’t remember much of when I had to study geography in middle school when I lived in Singapore. One of the volcanoes was this
Tag: OR
Siuslaw Dunes
The dream started a long time ago, kind of by accident. We were on our back from Redwoods National Park, and I decided to drive along the southern coast of Oregon. I do not get
Steens Mountain
Oregon is a very interesting and diverse state, from a landscape photographer’s point of view. All the way to the west, the rugged coast line hugs the Pacific Ocean, all of it protected by the
AST: Custard King
Coastal cities are meant for tourists. Look at the usual food offerings, it makes no sense to serve crab meat, clam chowder and lobster rolls when fishing boats have not docked nearby for decades. These
PDX: Baby Doll Pizza
We were spoil while living in Newark, often getting excellent pizza from the aptly name Wood Fired Pizza just a few blocks away. As we lived in a small college town in an even smaller
PDX: Basilisk
It seems like the food trend has stayed frozen for the whole year due to the pandemic. There have been many restaurants that are closing all across Portland (and around the country), but it has
PDX: Abiqua Falls
Fundamentally, I’m against private ownership of natural landmarks. That philosophy goes against my more “normal” notion that capitalism/private ownership is necessary, and reinforce my irked on how does any society dictate what is a landmark