Fall!!

#troveron #colorful
Fall!!

#troveron #colorful
Built in 1934 to house the first telephone exchange in the city of Vancouver, the building stood in place for over fifty years before it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic places in 1986. It is still very structurally sound, houses a set of offices, and is used every working day of the year.  Most of what I can say about its history, design, and construction would simply be a repetition of the material you'll find in the referenced link.

What these documents won't tell you is the effect it will have, seeing it against the sharp blue sky a little over an hour before sunset.  I have lived in this city for more than twenty-five years, and I am here to tell you, it was as if I was seeing it for the first time.


http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJB4H_Vancouver_Telephone_Building_Vancouver_Washington

A fine example of art deco #Architecture in Vancouver, Washington.
Yesterday, I learned a valuable lesson.  If you bombard Trover with what are essentially pictures of blue air, be prepared for the collective response to be  something along the lines of "Meh."   Lesson learned.  So, today I'm putting something in front of the blue air.  

Trees, stripped of their leaves, and weaving glorious mazes of limbs and branches in every direction.

These all appear within a mile of my home, so their value to an eager traveller is somewhat suspect.  Still, I hope they're odd and delicate and maybe beautiful enough to make you pause on your endless adventures and breathe a little sigh of wonder.

Happy Troving, people.
What do I say?  The boy likes his peanuts.  Addiction can be a powerful thing.

أماكن مشهورة يمكنك زيارتها


The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
السعر هو ⁦SAR 386⁩ في الليلة الواحدة من ⁦27 فبراير⁩ إلى ⁦28 فبراير⁩
SAR 386
الإجمالي: SAR 450
من 2026/02/27 إلى 2026/02/28
يشمل الضرائب والرسوم
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a 24-hour fitness center. Our guests praise the restaurant ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (⁦3,191⁩ تقييمًا)
The room was very clean, and the staff were very friendly :)

قُيّمَ في ⁦13 فبراير 2026⁩

The Paramount Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

4 out of 5
1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland OR
السعر هو ⁦SAR 445⁩ في الليلة الواحدة من ⁦15 فبراير⁩ إلى ⁦16 فبراير⁩
SAR 445
الإجمالي: SAR 519
من 2026/02/15 إلى 2026/02/16
يشمل الضرائب والرسوم
Stay at this hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, an outdoor pool, and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (⁦1,022⁩ تقييمًا)
Always love staying here the comfortable rooms that are clean and roomy the views are always beautiful. Staff usually always friendly and helpful

قُيّمَ في ⁦11 فبراير 2026⁩

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
السعر هو ⁦SAR 351⁩ في الليلة الواحدة من ⁦16 فبراير⁩ إلى ⁦17 فبراير⁩
SAR 351
الإجمالي: SAR 426
من 2026/02/16 إلى 2026/02/17
يشمل الضرائب والرسوم
Book a stay at this golf hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a free airport shuttle. Our guests praise the breakfast and the restaurant ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (⁦2,973⁩ تقييمًا)
Staff, room and food were all great. I stay there anytime I am traveling thru PDX

قُيّمَ في ⁦11 فبراير 2026⁩

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport
Heathman Lodge

Heathman Lodge

3.5 out of 5
7801 NE Greenwood Dr Vancouver WA
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Vancouver. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the restaurant and the ...
9/10 Wonderful! (⁦2,643⁩ تقييمًا)
Yes

قُيّمَ في ⁦10 فبراير 2026⁩

Heathman Lodge
Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown

Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown

4 out of 5
319 SW Pine St Portland OR
السعر هو ⁦SAR 387⁩ في الليلة الواحدة من ⁦22 فبراير⁩ إلى ⁦23 فبراير⁩
SAR 387
الإجمالي: SAR 458
من 2026/02/22 إلى 2026/02/23
يشمل الضرائب والرسوم
Book a stay at this luxury hotel in Portland. Enjoy free breakfast, 2 restaurants, and 2 hot tubs. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in our ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (⁦1,410⁩ تقييمات)
Yes! Steven at valet was a highlight of our short stay!

قُيّمَ في ⁦8 فبراير 2026⁩

Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown
Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center

Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center

3.5 out of 5
550 SW Oak Street Portland OR
السعر هو ⁦SAR 349⁩ في الليلة الواحدة من ⁦19 فبراير⁩ إلى ⁦20 فبراير⁩
SAR 349
الإجمالي: SAR 409
من 2026/02/19 إلى 2026/02/20
يشمل الضرائب والرسوم
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a 24-hour fitness center. Our guests praise the helpful ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (⁦2,328⁩ تقييمًا)
The staff was amazing

قُيّمَ في ⁦9 فبراير 2026⁩

Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center
أقل سعر عُثر عليه في الليلة الواحدة خلال آخر 24 ساعة بناءً على سعر إقامة ليلة واحدة لشخصين بالغين. الأسعار ومدى التوفر عرضة للتغيير. قد تسري شروط إضافية.

Discover neighborhoods in سنترال بارك

Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem

وسط مدينة فانكوفر

تشتهر وسط مدينة فانكوفر بخيارات تناول الطعام المتعددة، ويُمكنك التخطيط لرحلة إلى The Academy وColumbia River خلال تواجدك في المدينة.

وسط مدينة فانكوفر
شمال بورتلاند

شمال بورتلاند

مركز مودا ونادي هيرون ليكس للجولف من بين أفضل المعالم السياحية في شمال بورتلاند، واحرص على استكشاف الإطلالات النهرية الجميلة. استقل المترو من محطة ديلتا بارك - فانبورت أو محطة إكسبو سنتر لمشاهدة المزيد من المعالم السياحية في المنطقة.

شمال بورتلاند
Kenton

Kenton

إذا كنت ستقضي بعض الوقت في Kenton، فاستكشف معالم سياحية مثل مضمار بورتلاند للسباقات الدولية أو نادي هيرون ليكس للجولف، واركب المترو من محطة كينتون - نورث دنفر أفينيو أو محطة ديلتا بارك - فانبورت للتعرف أكثر على المدينة.

Kenton
The Portland skyline on a crisp clear winter night. The Eastbank Esplanade is an ideal stroll the see this beautiful city at any hour of the day.
#Oregon #Portland #skyline #night #Eastbankesplanade

Northeast Portland

خلال وجودك في Northeast Portland، استمتع بمشاهدة أفضل المعالم السياحية مثل مركز مودا أو ملعب كولوود الوطني للجولف، واركب المترو من مركز عبور باركروز - سمنر أو محطة نورث إيست إيتي سيكند أفينيو للتعرف أكثر على المدينة.

Northeast Portland
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Irvington

وبالرغم من احتمالية عدم توفر أماكن جذب سياحية متميزة في Irvington، يُمكنك استكشاف المنطقة الكبرى وزيارة أماكن مثل مركز مودا ومركز لويد.

Irvington
Eliot

Eliot

خلال وجودك في Eliot، استمتع بمشاهدة أفضل المعالم السياحية مثل قاعة وندر، واركب المترو من محطة ألبينا - ميسيسيبي للتعرف أكثر على المدينة.

Eliot


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