I had just reached the top of a hill as I drove to meet my wife and kids for dinner last night. Suddenly--it caught my eye. A bright white meteor streaking, streaking, streaking across the southern sky over the Portland-Vancouver metro area. I only saw it for about three seconds and then it … [Read more...]
Oregon Ski Resorts: More Snow Than Most Ski Areas In The U.S.
If only snow came in a can. You know, the kind of snow you could ski on. The kind you could snow board on. I'm pretty sure they've talked about miracle scenarios like this at ski resorts across the country this winter of 2011-2012. And despite the fact there's been disappointment from … [Read more...]
The Wildest Weather Of Winter 2012 (So Far) In Pictures
The whole thing started innocently enough. With snow showers and sun breaks right down to the waters of the Pacific Ocean...and the Willamette River...and the Columbia River. Don Best took this picture of Rockaway Beach, Oregon on January 16th after an early morning snow shower. There's just … [Read more...]
Incredible Rain, More Flood Potential Ahead
While digging through the record books, I discovered something quite crazy about the rain over the last 7 days in Portland. 27% of the rainy season's total (this starts with our water year on October 1 each year) fell during the last 7 days. Isn't that a crazy statistic? It's certainly … [Read more...]
Blogging From Along The Flooding Willamette River
I'm not sure how this blog post will look in the site because I'm posting this one on the road from my iPhone. But you can sure see how the Willamette River looks in Oregon City on Saturday January 21, 2012. Check out the shelter that's under water. When we pulled up our six year old said, "Daddy, … [Read more...]
Daring Llama Rescue In Willamette Valley Flooding
Can you see the llamas in this picture? Probably not, because they suddenly found themselves up to their necks in water during flooding in McMinnville, Oregon, on Friday January 20, 2012. Heidi sent us a series of pictures--and told the story of what she witnessed: "On Riverside loop rd. in … [Read more...]
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