Arrival: Friday, 10 October '08 - Departure: Sunday, 12 October '08 (2 nights)
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%20Fri%2010-Oct%20(MidDay)%2C%20Driving%20From%20Mount%20Rainier%20to%20Tualatin-Portland%20(Oregan).jpg "a) Fri 10-Oct (MidDay), Driving From Mount Rainier to Tualatin-Portland (Oregan).jpg")
%20On%20the%2012%2C%20Scenery%20Stop%20Mount%20St.Helens%20(Another%20Active%20StratoVolcano).JPG "b) On the 12, Scenery Stop Mount St.Helens (Another Active StratoVolcano).JPG")
%20Mount%20St.%20Helens%20is%20Most%20Famous%20For%20Its%20Catastrophic%20Eruption%20On%20May%2018%2C%201980.JPG "c) Mount St. Helens is Most Famous For Its Catastrophic Eruption On May 18, 1980.JPG")
%20Current%20Elevation%208%2C365%20Ft%20or%202550%20M%20(Summit%20Hidden%20In%20The%20Clouds%2C%20BackGround).JPG "d) Current Elevation 8,365 Ft or 2550 M (Summit Hidden In The Clouds, BackGround).JPG")
%20At%20the%205%20InterSection%2C%20A%20Much%20Better%20View%20Of%20the%20Current%20Mount%20St.%20Helens.JPG "e) At the 5 InterSection, A Much Better View Of the Current Mount St. Helens.JPG")
%20The%20Eruption%20in%201980%20Was%20The%20Deadliest%2BMost%20Economically%20Destructive%20Volcanic%20Event%20in%20History%20of%20US.JPG "f) The Eruption in 1980 Was The Deadliest+Most Economically Destructive Volcanic Event in History of US.JPG")
%20(Internet%20Picture)%20Mount%20St.%20Helens%2C%20Before%20and%20After.JPG "g) (Internet Picture) Mount St. Helens, Before and After.JPG")
%20Shaken%20By%20An%205.1%20Earthquake%2C%20the%20North%20Face%20of%20This%20Tall%20Symmetrical%20Mountain%20...JPG "h) Shaken By An 5.1 Earthquake, the North Face of This Tall Symmetrical Mountain ...JPG")
%20Collapsed%20in%20a%20Massive%20Rock%20Debris%20Avalanche%20(And%20Still%20Today%2C%20A%20Very%20Active%20Volcano).JPG "i) Collapsed in a Massive Rock Debris Avalanche (And Still Today, A Very Active Volcano).JPG")
%20Mount%20St%20Helens%2C%20Before%20and%20After%20(Mc%20Graw%20Hill%20Education%20Book).JPG "j) Mount St Helens, Before and After (Mc Graw Hill Education Book).JPG")
%20(Internet%20Pic)%20www.mountsthelens.com%20.jpg "k) (Internet Pic) www.mountsthelens.com .jpg")
%20Driving%20Into%20Portland%20(Oregon).JPG "l) Driving Into Portland (Oregon).JPG")
%20Passing%20By%20DownTown%20on%20Our%20Way%20to%20Tualatin%20(South%20Suburb).JPG "m) Passing By DownTown on Our Way to Tualatin (South Suburb).JPG")
%20Good%20Old%20Friend%20Gabor%2BHis%20Wife%20Heni%2C%20Moved%20to%20Tualatin%20Sometime%20in%20'07%20(Work%20Related).JPG "n) Good Old Friend Gabor+His Wife Heni, Moved to Tualatin Sometime in '07 (Work Related).JPG")
%20Comfort%20Inn%2C%20Tualatin%20(Arrival%20Fri%2010-Oct%20Eve%2C%20AppleBees%20Restaurant%20Around%20the%20Corner%20%3B-).jpg "o) Comfort Inn, Tualatin (Arrival Fri 10-Oct Eve, AppleBees Restaurant Around the Corner ;-).jpg")
%20Sat%2011-Oct%2C%20Enjoying%20Our%20Comfortable%20HotelRoom.JPG "p) Sat 11-Oct, Enjoying Our Comfortable HotelRoom.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Giggle%20%3B-).jpg "q) (MOVIE)Giggle ;-).jpg")
%20Around%202%20PM%20Visiting%20Gabor%2BHeni%20(Nice%20Rental%20Apt%20in%20Tualatin)%2C%20LaterOn%20The%204%20Of%20Us%20Hitting%20the%20Road.jpg "r) Around 2 PM Visiting Gabor+Heni (Nice Rental Apt in Tualatin), LaterOn The 4 Of Us Hitting the Road.jpg")
%20Gabor%20%2B%20Heni%20Taking%20Us%20on%20a%20SightSeeing%20Tour..JPG "s) Gabor + Heni Taking Us on a SightSeeing Tour..JPG"){kind=small}
%20(MOVIE)In%20Car%20-%20Passing%20By%20DownTown%20Portland.jpg "t) (MOVIE)In Car - Passing By DownTown Portland.jpg")
%20Driving%20Along%20the%20Columbia%20River%20to%20Cascade%20Locks.JPG "u) Driving Along the Columbia River to Cascade Locks.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Good%20View%20of%20Mount%20Hood%2C%20Oregan%20(11%2C235%20Ft).jpg "v) (MOVIE)Good View of Mount Hood, Oregan (11,235 Ft).jpg")
%20Mount%20Hood%20(And%20not%20Mount%20Adam's%2C%20Silly!).JPG "w) Mount Hood (And not Mount Adam's, Silly!).JPG")
%20Historic%20Columbia%20River%20Gorge%20(Cascade%20Locks).JPG "x) Historic Columbia River Gorge (Cascade Locks).JPG")
%20Where%20Did%20This%20Place%20Come%20From.JPG "y) Where Did This Place Come From.JPG")
%20Once%20Upon%20a%20Time%2C%2040%20Million%20Years%20Ago%20.%20.%20..JPG "z) Once Upon a Time, 40 Million Years Ago . . ..JPG")
%20The%20Story%20of%20the%20Columbia%20River%20Gorge%20Begins%20With%20The%20Fiery%20Volcanoes%20of%20Cascade%20Mountain%20Range.JPG "za) The Story of the Columbia River Gorge Begins With The Fiery Volcanoes of Cascade Mountain Range.JPG")
%20The%20Cascade%20Mountain%20Range.JPG "zb) The Cascade Mountain Range.JPG")
%20Over%20the%20Centuries%20These%20Volcanoes%20Left%20Lava%20and%20Mudflows%20Up%20to%20Two%20Miles%20Thick.JPG "zc) Over the Centuries These Volcanoes Left Lava and Mudflows Up to Two Miles Thick.JPG")
%20Remnants%20of%20These%20Flows%20Can%20Still%20Be%20Seen%20in%20the%20Cliffs%20of%20the%20Gorge.JPG "zd) Remnants of These Flows Can Still Be Seen in the Cliffs of the Gorge.JPG")
%20The%20Columbia%20River%20Cut%20a%20Deep%20Canyon%20Through%20the%20Lava%2C%20Ash%20and%20Mud.JPG "ze) The Columbia River Cut a Deep Canyon Through the Lava, Ash and Mud.JPG")
%20The%20Greatest%20Force%20in%20the%20Gorges%20Creation%20Was%20Flooding.JPG "zf) The Greatest Force in the Gorges Creation Was Flooding.JPG")
%20About%2015%2C000%20years%20ago%2C%20Near%20the%20End%20of%20The%20Last%20Ice%20Age%20...JPG "zg) About 15,000 years ago, Near the End of The Last Ice Age ...JPG")
%20Gigantic%20Floods%20Up%20To%201200%20Ft%20Deep%20Swept%20Down%20The%20River%20Corridor%20and%20Scoured%20Its%20Cliffs..JPG "zh) Gigantic Floods Up To 1200 Ft Deep Swept Down The River Corridor and Scoured Its Cliffs..JPG")
%20Leaving%20Its%20Tributary%20Streams%20Hanging%20High%20Above%20The%20Rivers%20Bed.JPG "zi) Leaving Its Tributary Streams Hanging High Above The Rivers Bed.JPG")
%20Today%2C%20Many%20Streams%20Cascade%20Down%20The%20Cliffs%20Creating%20One%20of%20the%20Worlds%20Greatest%20Concentrations%20of%20Waterfalls.JPG "zj) Today, Many Streams Cascade Down The Cliffs Creating One of the Worlds Greatest Concentrations of Waterfalls.JPG")
%20The%20Walls%20of%20the%20Gorge%20Were%20Further%20Altered%20by%20Massive%20Landslides%20....JPG "zk) The Walls of the Gorge Were Further Altered by Massive Landslides ....JPG")
%20Wide%20Flow%20of%20Debris%20Wiped%20Out%20Communitys%20Infrastructure%20in%20'96%20(At%20Dodson%2C%20Back%20West%20on%20the%20I-84).JPG "zl) Wide Flow of Debris Wiped Out Communitys Infrastructure in '96 (At Dodson, Back West on the I-84).JPG")
%20Driving%20Back%20West%20on%20Columbia%20River%20Gorge%20Scenic%20Highway%20-%20The%20Multnomah%20Falls%20(Between%20Latourell%20%2B%20Dodson).JPG "zm) Driving Back West on Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway - The Multnomah Falls (Between Latourell + Dodson).JPG")
%20(MOVIE)The%20Multnomah%20Falls.jpg "zn) (MOVIE)The Multnomah Falls.jpg")
%20The%20Highest%20Waterfall%20in%20the%20Columbia%20River%20Gorge%20With%20a%20Total%20Drop%20of%20620%20feet..JPG "zo) The Highest Waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge With a Total Drop of 620 feet..JPG")
%20Rapid%20Uplift%20of%20This%20Region%20Over%20The%20Last%202%20Million%20Yrs%20Has%20Forced%20Columbia%20River%20to%20Incise%20the%20Gorge%20We%20See%20Today.JPG "zp) Rapid Uplift of This Region Over The Last 2 Million Yrs Has Forced Columbia River to Incise the Gorge We See Today.JPG")
%20However%2C%20Side%20Streams%2C%20Like%20Multnomah%20Creek%2C%20Didn't%20Have%20The%20Erosive%20Power%20of%20The%20Columbia%20River...JPG "zq) However, Side Streams, Like Multnomah Creek, Didn't Have The Erosive Power of The Columbia River...JPG")
%20And%20Were%20Left%20Behind%20To%20Plunge%20Off%20The%20Gorges%20Basalt%20Cliffs.JPG "zr) And Were Left Behind To Plunge Off The Gorges Basalt Cliffs.JPG")
%20Multnomah%20Falls%20Is%20A%20Side-Effect%20Of%20The%20Geologic%20Origin%20Of%20The%20Gorge.JPG "zs) Multnomah Falls Is A Side-Effect Of The Geologic Origin Of The Gorge.JPG")
%20That%20Are%20The%20Facts%2C%20And%20We%20Are%20Sticking%20To%20It%20%3B-).JPG "zt) That Are The Facts, And We Are Sticking To It ;-).JPG")
%20Driving%20Short%20Distance%20East%20Again%20-%20Horsetail%20Falls.JPG "zu) Driving Short Distance East Again - Horsetail Falls.JPG")
%20The%20Shape%20Of%20The%20Falls%20And%20The%20Rounded%20Rockface%20Over%20Which%20It%20Flows%20Cause%20It%20To%20Resemble%20a%20Horse's%20Tail.JPG "zv) The Shape Of The Falls And The Rounded Rockface Over Which It Flows Cause It To Resemble a Horse's Tail.JPG")
%20Gabor%20with%20the%20Girls%20%3B-).JPG "zw) Gabor with the Girls ;-).JPG")
%20Classic%20Picture!%20%3B-).JPG "zx) Classic Picture! ;-).JPG")
%20Dining%20At%20the%20BridgePort%20Village%2C%20An%20Impressive%20Outdoors%20Mall%20btw%20(Internet%20Pic).jpg "zy) Dining At the BridgePort Village, An Impressive Outdoors Mall btw (Internet Pic).jpg")
%20(Internet%20Pic)%20Nice%20Dinner%20at%20the%20(Very%20Popular%20!!)%20Pastini%20Pastaria.jpg "zz) (Internet Pic) Nice Dinner at the (Very Popular !!) Pastini Pastaria.jpg")
%20(Internet%20Pic)%20Famous%20Baketballl%20Player%20%2B%20His%20Family%20Were%20Eating%20There%20As%20Well%20(Table%20Nxt%20To%20Us).jpg "zza) (Internet Pic) Famous Baketballl Player + His Family Were Eating There As Well (Table Nxt To Us).jpg")
%20Sun%2C12-Oct%20PDX%20Airport%20(Prior%20Checking%20In%20-%20Dropping%20Off%20Rental%20Car).jpg "zzb) Sun,12-Oct PDX Airport (Prior Checking In - Dropping Off Rental Car).jpg")
%20Flight%20Back%20Home%20-%20We%20Had%20Such%20A%20Great%20Holiday%20!!.JPG "zzc) Flight Back Home - We Had Such A Great Holiday !!.JPG")