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| Preparing for Night Glow |
2011-06-26
2011-06-25
How to get an Hot Air Balloon in the Air
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| Setting up the gondola and laying out the balloon. |
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| Using a large fan to inflate balloon. |
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| Adjusting the lines inside the balloon. |
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| Balloon taking shape. |
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| Firing the burner to heat up air in balloon. |
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| Final heating of air before liftoff. |
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| Liftoff |
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| Firing the heater to keep the balloon afloat. |
Balloon Festival
For 25 years Tigard has been holding the Festival of Balloons every summer. Not quite the size of the Albuquerque event, but just as spectacular. (Click on picture for larger size).
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| Fun with fisheye lens |
2011-06-13
Lan Su Chinese Garden
Amidst bustling downtown Portland, Lan Su Garden offers a place of tranquility and peace.
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"Hall of Brocade Clouds" viewed from the entrance courtyard |
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| "Hall of Brocade Clouds" viewed from the pond. |
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| Doorway to the Fish Pavilion |
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| "Flowers Bathing in Spring Rain" |
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| The "Moon Locking Pavilion" and the Teahouse |
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| The Scholar's Study |
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| Rock Mountain and Waterfall |
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| "Painted Boat in Misty Rain" Pavilion |
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| Lion guarding Fish Pavilion |
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| The Terrace and "Moon Locking Pavilion" |
2011-06-09
Portland Bridges II
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| Steel Bridge lifted for Portland Rose Festival Fleet Days |
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| USS Lake Champlain just squeezing through the Steel Bridge. |
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| Burnside Bridge |
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| Morrison Bridge |
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| Hawthorne Bridge |
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| St John's Bridge from NW Bridge Ave. |
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| St John's Bridge |
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| Railroad Bridge |
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