I am certainly not qualified to address all your points Roger. I do hear about it east of the mountains. Like you said where ponderosa grows. I have seen stories on This Old House on PBS about

 Steve, Maybe you (or somebody you know) could answer this question. Whatever happened to Defensible Space? www.fs.fed.us/nwacfire/home/terminology.html Defensible Space: "An area either

Thanks John and Josh. He just got back from 2 weeks fighting fires in California too. Its a scary time for many people. Steve

I'm glad your son got out OK, Steve. I heard something on the radio yesterday about people waiting in a sports field somewhere for rescue by helicopter. I guess it was your son and the other

Stephen, so glad to hear your son-in-law is okay! People like him and the ones who rescued them are real heroes. I was a volunteer firefighter many years ago and know enough to have serious respect

Awoke this morning to heavy smoke here in McMinnville. Heavier than when I went to bed last night. The orange sky is so occluded it’s hard to tell where the sun is coming up. But my listening and

My son in law was one of the Eugene firemen trapped yesterday up by Blue River surrounded by the fire. Pretty scary day. They had no radio since the towers had burned. And too windy to fly

Just wanted to reach out to everyone and say I hope you're doing okay. Good Girl is covered in ash but safe for now. Josh

Michael doesn't know the length of the mast but when I went under the railroad bridge in my husband's boat I could tell the bridge would need to be opened up. That was a while ago but I'll have the

I'm thinking it's tall enough for them to open the bridge. All the info I have the mast length isn't there. I reached out to Michael just so I know. I thought we were going around Sauvie Island. Are

"Zoom up there"? How do you like zooming around, Mark? Are the Coots gonna turn into a speedboat club? ;o) How tall is Belle's mast, Elaine? We were wondering if we could get Them to open the Steel

I have to make a few phone calls Tuesday before I make a public report on the planning session. What kind of boat do you have, Lee? -- This email has been checked for viruses by

If it's convenient we may go past those no trespassing signs and (politely) thumb our noses at them. <g> -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

Thanks for doing the legwork, Rich. Too bad about the PYC not wanting to share, but they get a few points for being polite. I hope your Covid tests keep turning up negative. -- This email has been

I think the water rushes out from such places to “fill in” the void caused by the huge bow wake sucking up so much river water. When the ship has passed it all levels out again. Rich

And this is exactly what happened as we were stern tied to the bank in the slough for lunch. I thought it was the strangest thing.

One thing I remember about being docked in Willow Bar in the old days was that when a ship came up the river still with a bone in her teeth before the ship hove into view through the entrance all the

Elaine, Yep, my comment about the bridge was with you in mind. Of course, if we moored partway up the slough, it would be easy to backtrack to the river and avoid the bridge. It may be that low water

Hey Mark please remember Belle Starr needs at least 6' clearance I'd hate to get stuck.

Myles, I had to laugh at your 'tirade', as you were echoing everything I've thought about that cove. I saw those signs way back in 2009 when Pat, Terry, and I passed by it on our way around Sauvie