The Great Northwest Geek-out Begins!

Here's the full Flickr set

Since we were leaving on Labor Day weekend, we took this trip in three legs: the first to just get out of the Bay Area before the big rush-- that took us to Weed, California. Great breakfast at the Hi-Lo Cafe! Stayed at the dog-friendly Motel 6 there.

Second leg was to Portland, OR. Tracy met up with some WoW friends and I got together with two great people I met through cosplay fandom. I got the rundown on PAX and the local anime con, with the conversation ranging widely from there.

The dogs got some romp-time at Tom McCall Riverside Park: Frisbee by streetlight. This is a huge, beautiful park.

I got to test the very low light capabilities of the f200exr: I love it. The pictures of the river (and dogs) were shot without a tripod: just braced on a post. amazing.

Before leaving Portland, we managed to get breakfast at a cafe featured in Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" show. OMG. So bad for you and yet-- so GOOD.

( Go to the Flickr set to see the actual evil food! )

The drive into Seattle was greatly improved by the discovery that Tracy -likes- to drive! I love being a passenger, so that worked! Plus, the Prius loves her driving. She averaged about 50mpg for several hundred miles...as opposed to my below-40mpg. I guess that debunks my theory that my hybrid is faulty.

Just outside of Tacoma, we passed a tractor-trailer rig carrying a jiggling, rolling sacks of some mysterious liquid. If anyone has a clue as to what these might be, I'd LOVE to hear it!

The Great Northwest Geek-out Begins!

Here's the full Flickr set

Since we were leaving on Labor Day weekend, we took this trip in three legs: the first to just get out of the Bay Area before the big rush-- that took us to Weed, California. Great breakfast at the Hi-Lo Cafe! Stayed at the dog-friendly Motel 6 there.

Second leg was to Portland, OR. Tracy met up with some WoW friends and I got together with two great people I met through cosplay fandom. I got the rundown on PAX and the local anime con, with the conversation ranging widely from there.

The dogs got some romp-time at Tom McCall Riverside Park: Frisbee by streetlight. This is a huge, beautiful park.

I got to test the very low light capabilities of the f200exr: I love it. The pictures of the river (and dogs) were shot without a tripod: just braced on a post. amazing.

Before leaving Portland, we managed to get breakfast at a cafe featured in Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" show. OMG. So bad for you and yet-- so GOOD.

( Go to the Flickr set to see the actual evil food! )

The drive into Seattle was greatly improved by the discovery that Tracy -likes- to drive! I love being a passenger, so that worked! Plus, the Prius loves her driving. She averaged about 50mpg for several hundred miles...as opposed to my below-40mpg. I guess that debunks my theory that my hybrid is faulty.

Just outside of Tacoma, we passed a tractor-trailer rig carrying a jiggling, rolling sacks of some mysterious liquid. If anyone has a clue as to what these might be, I'd LOVE to hear it!

The Great Northwest Geek-out Begins!

Here's the full Flickr set

Since we were leaving on Labor Day weekend, we took this trip in three legs: the first to just get out of the Bay Area before the big rush-- that took us to Weed, California. Great breakfast at the Hi-Lo Cafe! Stayed at the dog-friendly Motel 6 there.

Second leg was to Portland, OR. Tracy met up with some WoW friends and I got together with two great people I met through cosplay fandom. I got the rundown on PAX and the local anime con, with the conversation ranging widely from there.

The dogs got some romp-time at Tom McCall Riverside Park: Frisbee by streetlight. This is a huge, beautiful park.

I got to test the very low light capabilities of the f200exr: I love it. The pictures of the river (and dogs) were shot without a tripod: just braced on a post. amazing.

Before leaving Portland, we managed to get breakfast at a cafe featured in Food Network's "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" show. OMG. So bad for you and yet-- so GOOD.

( Go to the Flickr set to see the actual evil food! )

The drive into Seattle was greatly improved by the discovery that Tracy -likes- to drive! I love being a passenger, so that worked! Plus, the Prius loves her driving. She averaged about 50mpg for several hundred miles...as opposed to my below-40mpg. I guess that debunks my theory that my hybrid is faulty.

Just outside of Tacoma, we passed a tractor-trailer rig carrying a jiggling, rolling sacks of some mysterious liquid. If anyone has a clue as to what these might be, I'd LOVE to hear it!