Wahkeena Falls

Wahkeena Falls, located just west of
Multnomah Falls

Another View

Stream below Wahkeena Falls

Oneonta Gorge

Two and one half miles east of the world famous Multnomah Falls on the Historic Columbia River Highway, lies the amazing Oneonta Gorge, which is like a short version of the (now closed) Sacred Falls Park hike on Oahu. Prepare to get wet, but it's probably the most fulfilling half mile hiking/wading/swimming you'll experience along Columbia Gorge.

The Log Jam 

Beautiful moss.

The reward at the end of the gorge: the 100 ft Lower Oneonta Falls

My Alma Mater

The classic Berkeley Campus picture of Sather Gate and the Campanile.

View of Evans Hall, home of the Math Department, one of my majors.

View of Campanile and Le Conte and Birge Halls, home of my
other major, Physics.

South Hall, basked in the evening sun. The oldest building on campus,
and the only building of the original Berkeley Campus, and home of the
first Physics laboratory in the United States.

Another view of The Campanile, or Sather Tower.

The Faculty Club viewed from across the Faculty Glade.

Views of Yosemite Valley

Merced River and Bridalvail Fall from Hwy 120.

Classic Yosemite Valley View from Tunnel View.

"Closeup" of El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalvail Fall

Mount Hood over Portland's Airport

My favorite Berkeley Hangouts

The Old

Top Dog - The best dogs in the West!

Top Dog was my go-to fast food late at night when the stomach starts growling.

A "Cal", "Kiel", or "Hot" was my usual order, and glad to see that they are still on the menu!

Fenton's

A visit to Fenton's (ok, they are in Oakland) was a tremendous treat then and now. The only difference is that before it was because of the cost and now it's because of the calories that a "Black and White" or a "Black and Tan" sundae brought with it.

The Cheese Board

I don't remembered The Cheese Board to have a restaurant in the old days, which nowadays draws a huge line every day during lunch for their pizza. Personally I like Zach(ery)'s deep dish, but the Cheese Board's baguettes and other baked goods, and their wide variety of cheese are to die for.

The New

Chocolatier Blue

If you are a chocolate lover, this is the place to go. Next to another one of my favorite places "Bette's Diner", Chocolatier Blue is an artisan chocolate place where each piece of chocolate not only has the "perfect balance of flavors to compliment the chocolate" but is also a work of art.

Philz

Philz, a coffee shop started in San Francisco, is the latest generation of coffee shops, brewing each cup of coffee on order. From the light roast "Sooo Good" to the dark roast "Tantalizing Turkish", each cup is celebration of coffee.  And if you what to splurge, order a cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain roast.