It Is HOT Here In PDX!

Supposed to be rocking and rolling around the triple digits here for the next few days.

At least I got out and climbed some and shot some photos. My buddy Mark Or swiped my iPhone and took this (I tweaked it a bit with the CameraBbag App for the iPhone). This tree was the scariest thing I climbed all day.

You can see more of my iPhone photos and my other shots in my albums at my Fotki site.

More info about bouldering at Carver is at the Carver Bouldering Blog.

Willamette River

I live near the Willamette River and the river front greenway trail is a major portion of my ride to and from work, certain bars, and fantastic views. I took this photo the other night just after sunset when the weather was still nice. I call it "A Long Walk Home".

Which came first?

The misery or the pop music? Rob Gordon (John Cusack) from 'High Fidelity' says it best:

"What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"

And I feel that sums it up. It has been nice here in Portland, OR for the last couple of weeks, but today the rain is going to start again and it could very well rain until June. Talk about misery.

But the goal with this blog is not to espouse so much about misery and rain, but the place I live - Portland, and the places I go - work, bouldering, traveling, hanging with friends and river hiking (more on that later).

So that's it for now.

Spencer out