Return to PDX for Another Crawfish Festival

Lots of wind power here
Lots of wind power here. On the way up!
Bakersfield, CA Greyhound Station
Bakersfield, CA Greyhound Station
Downtown Portland
’Downtown Portland
Vintage United Finance Loans sign
’Vintage United Finance Loans sign
Burnside Street towards downtown
Burnside Street towards downtown.’
Very cool neon sign at Willoughby Hearing Aids
Very cool neon sign at Willoughby Hearing Aids
Another awesome neon marquee at Tip Top Cleaners
Another awesome neon marquee at Tip Top Cleaners
Some interesting old homes
Some interesting old homes
Lone Fir Cemetery
Lone Fir Cemetery
Street cars once ran along Belmont Street
’Street cars once ran along Belmont Street
Avalon Theater on Belmont and 33rd
Avalon Theater on Belmont and 33rd
The crawfish cookoff is held here at Tualatin Commons Park
’The crawfish cookoff is held here at Tualatin Commons Park
Along the lakeshore at Tualatin Commons
’Along the lakeshore at Tualatin Commons
Reservoir Number 5 at Mt Tabor Park. Downtown Portland off in the distance
Reservoir Number 5 at Mt Tabor Park. Downtown Portland off in the distance
KOIN Center, Portland's third tallest building
’KOIN Center, Portland’s third tallest building
One of the many sculptures in Lake Oswego, OR
’One of the many sculptures in Lake Oswego, OR
And another
’And another
Just three of the many
Just three of the many
Millennium Park next to the Lakeshore Inn
Millennium Park next to the Lakeshore Inn
The Portland Plaza with the Wells Fargo Tower in the ackground
The Portland Plaza with the Wells Fargo Tower in the background
Southwest Hills has some quite impressive mansions
Southwest Hills has some quite impressive mansions
6th Avenue Motel neon sign, not sure if it still lights up
’6th Avenue Motel neon sign, not sure if it still lights up

The First Post, The Tualatin Crawfish Festival 2007

Lucky Strike Bowl
Lucky Strike Bowl on Powell Avenue’
The weather machine at Pioneer Courthouse Square
The weather machine at Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland's iconic streetlamps
Portland’s iconic streetlamps

Welcome to the very first post of my blog! Taking a holiday to my former stomping ground of Portland, OR. Just recently learned of the Tualatin Crawfish Festival, so I decided I had to come this year. Great to be back!

seashell water fountain, Tualitin Commons
seashell water fountain, Tualitin Commons
The pond at Tualatin Commons
The pond at Tualatin Commons.
What I came here for, Crawfish!
What I came here for, Crawfish!
Old Burgerville USA in Beverton, OR.
Old Burgerville USA in Beverton, OR.
Boat races at Tualatin Commons
Boat races at Tualatin Commons
Tualatin Crawfish Festival parade
The Steel Bridge spanning the Willamette River
The Steel Bridge spanning the Willamette River