Ten Years Apart

Above: A westbound train descends Fishtrap grade toward Sprague in April of 1994. I was returning home from my 20 year reunion at Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, WA.

Above and Below: A westbound Z train crosses the former SP&S near Fish Lake in May of 2004. This time I was returning from my 30 year reunion. There is another picture of this train taken just a few minutes before I took these on this website: www.westernrailroads.com I didn't know he was out that day and have never met him except through e-mail.

More Birding

Above: My wife and grandson looking at a nesting goose at Basket Slough Wildlife Refuge.
Below: A digiscope shot of the goose on the nest.

Brambling Watch

I heard there was a Brambling (a finch from Asia) in Monmouth, OR so I headed over there this morning to see if I could find it. I got there about 11 and stayed until noon and couldn't find it. In the afternoon I went back, got there at 3 and it showed just after 4. I got a few pictures. Here are the best two. Taken with a HP 812 at 3X zoom through a spotting scope.

Some pictures from the 5th of March.The lighting wasn't very good. The two pictures above are the northbound Coast Starlight at the Salem, OR Amtrak Station.

Below is a Southern Pacific crossbuck on Portland & Western's line near Independence, OR.

A couple of shots from Minto Siding on the Portland & Western near Salem.

And another one from Union Pacific's Salem Yard.

As promised a few more pictures from my cruise on the USS Carl Vinson.

Above: The forcastle showing the anchor chains. The man in blue coveralls with his back to us is my son, Airman Jason Owen.

Above: The hanger deck.
Above: A navy tug to help us back into our berth at Bremerton.
Above: A navy zodiac. A navy zodiac, a Coast Guard cutter, and a Coast Guard Zodiac accompanied us for the entire cruise. We went from Bremerton to Whidby Island and back.
Above: A Foss tug also accompanied us. We left Bremerton at dawn.

Welcome

B-25 at the Salem, OR airport.

March 2, 2006.

Welcome to my blog. I enjoy taking photos of airplanes, railroads, birds, and other nature subjects. Here are a few.

Evening Grosbeak in Redmond, OR.





Beatle and lichen on a rock at Celilo, OR.










Looking toward the bow of the USS Carl Vinson from the island. My son served on this ship and I got to go on a cruise in Puget Sound in Octber of 2004. Sometime I'll post some more pictures from this cruise.