Canby Ferry

Today I took a long (and hilly) bike ride and took the Canby Ferry across the Williamette River.




It was only 20 miles (well, roughly, my new wireless bike computer isn't working), but the hills about killed me.

Kathy flew to Portland for a visit this weekend and we had a good time. The weather was alternating rainy and sunny -- lots of back and forth. This happened to be a sunny moment at the Williamette River at the site of the old Boone Ferry.

History of Wilsonville

The town of Wilsonville was originally called Boone's Ferry. This historical marker explains why. (Click picture to enlarge so you can read it.)

Better back yard picture

OK, so this weekend I'm home and have access to the better editing tools on my Mac (vs. the stinky Vista laptop I have with me in Oregon). So, I was able to stitch together a panorama of the shots looking off the balcony of my apartment into the back yard. (Click on the picture to bring up a larger version.)