The Mighty Columbia River (1947)

Chile - Argentina - Uruguay

Traveling the North American way in South America - In January, I went to the Ecohydraulics Symposium in Concepcion, Chile. The symposium started only Tuesday, so I visited a small fishing village on the coast.

Tome, Chile

Fishing boats in Tome, Chile

One evening, we went seeing a show of the University of Concepción Folkloric Dance Group.

UdeC Folklo

Boy playing in Parque Ecuador in Concepción, Chile

After a week in Concepción, I traveled with Patricia to Bariloche, where we visited her friend Daniela.

Bariloche, ArgentinaPatricia in Bariloche, Argentina

After a few days in Bariloche, I continued my journey to Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires from the air
Puerto Madero

La Boca

Tired of walking, I took a boat trip to Colonia, Uruguay for the day.

Colonia, Uruguay

Colonia, Uruguay

Shay-Lee got puppies

Super cute baby puppies at the International Gessel Inn !

First day outside in the garden

Brand new

Steelhead Fishing at McNary

Meine neuste Freizeitbeschaeftigung ist Fischen fuer Steelhead in dem Reservoir ueber den Damm an dem ich meine Experimente mache. Hier zwei Fotos von den Steelheads, die wir gefangen haben:

Fishing with the Fishpimp

Im Buero ist dieses Foto auch als "Taliban or Fishing with Afghan woman" bekannt.

Tri-Cities Outrigger Canoe Club

Nach einer langen Pause, hier ein paar Fotos von diesem Sommer. Meine Freizeitbeschaftigung diesen Sommer war Canoeing. Dreimal die Woche auf dem Columbia River!

Columbia Point

Going up and down the river

For research, conference, and meetings I drove several times up and down the Columbia River. Here some pics from the road:

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Columbia River Gorge

Beacon Rock

Beacon Rock

Beacon Rock, the exposed core of an ancient volcano, dominates the middle section of the Gorge. It stands 848 feet tall above the Columbia River, and is considered to be the second largest monolith in the world, next to Gibraltar.

My Dad visiting the Pacific Northwest

Meine Vater hat mich für zwei Wochen in den Tri-Cities besucht. Wir haben Wochenendausflüge nach Washington State, Idaho und Oregon unternommen.

Palouse Falls, WA

Little Goose Dam, WA

Starbuck, WA

Hells Canyon, ID

Indian Petroglyph, ID

Henry in Mitchell, OR

Painted Hills, OR

Painted Hills, OR

Lava River Cave, OR

Smith Rock, OR