Snapping the wild brew

Apologies for the dearth of posts recently. I've been snapping a few cellphone shots -- often of the watering hole of the moment -- as I ricochet around the West Coast, in the company of my wife and occasionally my son.

Scappoose WA

Eugene OR

Sun River OR

Spokane WA

Eugene OR

Gig Harbor WA

Bellevue WA

Ridgefield WA

Eugene OR

Kalama WA

Eugene OR

Florence OR

Huntington Gardens, Pasadena CA

Down by the riverside

Captured these as we looped down to Oregon at the end of July, weaving along the back highways following the tail end of the Columbia River.

Ilwaco, WA

Not much going on in this old fishing port on at the mouth of the river, but they do make an effort keeping Main Street colorful and "vintage"!

Bar, Scappoose, OR

Rhymes with "papoose."

Auto shop, Scappoose, OR

Scappoose is a surprisingly thriving strip along Highway 6. This building looks like it's been through a few bar fights.

Scappoose, OR

Even the front door is slightly gimpy.

St. Helens, OR

Time remains frozen on the banks of the Columbia. Except they do show 3-D films.

St. Helens, OR

I don't know about Robert Frost, but I do like a good wall.

Westport, OR

Green patch of mystery in another wonky door.

Westport, OR

Westport, OR

Signage galore...keeping the past alive.

St. Johns, Portland OR

A wonderful north-end riverside neighborhood.

St. Johns, Portland OR

A hot morning, good for manly shorts and tank tops.

St. Johns, Portland OR

The Western Well, not to be confused with the Western Wall.

St. Johns, Portland OR

Our family had this car, or "as close as dammit," in the '50s. My father dubbed it "Uncle Wiggily."