Of course Elko, Nevada is fabulous but the real reason we drove 11 hours (of which Heather drove all but 15 miles) to the small Northern Nevada cow and mining town was to visit my brother Steve, and his family.
Fabulous Elko, Nevada
Light posting this week, we’re visiting my brother and his family in Elko, Nevada. We’ll be back in Portland in time for Saturday’s Belmont Street Fair: Heather will be selling more of her paintings!
Meanwhile, follow Heather’s Twitterings of our trip, and visit my brother’s branch of the Dave Knows empire to learn all about living in Fabulous Elko, Nevada: Dave Knows: Elko!
High Country News talks to Portlanders about transportation options
High Country News, an independent news organization that reports on the West’s natural resources, public lands, and changing communities asked people on the street in Portland to talk about why they’re not driving a car. Portlanders obliged:
Portland’s commuting stats are compared Phoenix, which has followed a different approach to development:
About 13 percent of Portland’s population uses public transportation, 5 percent walks, and 5 percent uses bikes and other alternative modes. Ten percent carpools and 61 percent is still stuck behind the wheel, driving alone. Compare these figures to the Phoenix statistics: 73 percent has a solo commute, 16 percent carpools, 4 percent uses public transportation, 2 percent walks and 2 percent uses bikes and other alternative means.
May 18th, 1980 was a long time ago
I was 8 years old. The West Hills blocked our view of Mt. Saint Helens, even standing on the berm in our backyard. On that day, however, we could see the massive plume of ash rising 12 miles (19 km) above what was left of the mountain.
That was 28 years ago today.
Later that summer white stuff fell from the sky in Portland and we ran inside to tell our dad it was snowing. It wasn’t snow of course. We collected ash in boxes, imagining we would make a million dollars selling it to tourists. Alas, the tourists were tough customers.
Background
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens – Wikipedia
Mount St. Helens Precursory Activity: March 15 – 21, 1980 – U.S. Geological Survey/Cascades Volcano Observatory
News
Mount St. Helens: Devastating Beauty – KVAL
Lessons from the volcano in our backyard – The Olympian
Mount St. Helens dome building up close in time-lapse – The Oregonian
Bloggage
Mt. Saint Helens Anniversary – Eruptions: A blog of of worldwide volcanoes and eruptions
An Afternoon, A Full Tank of Gas, Chapter Four – Mile73.com
Funny
What’s Your Most Cherished St. Helens Eruption Memento? – The Naked Loon
Rosebuds for 1/11/08
For the second edition of the Rosebuds* I present to you an eclectic mix of Rose City related items.
- Join the Plaid and Proud Jax Saturday night at the Rose Garden
- Tribune says Timbers are hungrier in 08
- Timbers Keeper Josh Wicks presents his favorite 07 highlights
- BikePortland.org runs down the Year in Bikes, 2007 edition
- Non-Vegan item: The 2008 West Coast Cheese Festival lineup
- Vegan options available: Lots of new food carts in town
*Read the inaugural post for a rosebud explanation.