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Shore Birds walk and run along the beach, feeding on small animals washed up, found in the sand.

Downtown Portland is rich with a variety of food carts. This video shows a lineup of them on Fifth Avenue. Indian, Cuban, Thai, American, every sort

Shot this from the Yellow Line Max train heading northeast out of downtown Portland

Double-headed steam trains on the Willow Creek Railroad were fairly unusual in the past, but with the large visitor load in recent years, they may become increasingly common.

Vehicles of all types are part of the Great Oregon Steamup. Here is one of several antique fire engines at the 2010 show.

Fully-functional model versions of antique gas engines are a part of the steamup as well. Here is one such model in operation at the 2010 show.

Nobody really seems to know what this thing is, but it shows up pretty regularly at the Great Oregon Steamup every year. It is certainly at much more unique machine than the mass produced all-terrain vehicles or golf carts that most people drive around in at the steamup. Take a look at that huge bell!

On the first Weekend of the 2010 Great Oregon Steamup, this collection of 1/8 actual size logging equipment showed up and operated a small logging camp. Due to the small size, and therefore small movements, you won't see too much action until the boom swings about 2/3 of the way through the video.

Log rolling, as deminstrated by the Northwest Logging Museum, is a skill in which two people try to roll the other off a floating log.

Here the Northwest Logging Museum demonstrates logging skills: an ax throw and crosscut sawing.

We've seen this Westinghouse Traction Engine doing a stationary demonstration before, but here it is under its own power.

In previous videos from the Great Oregon Steamup, I got a view of the steam powered ice making equipment. Here is a closer look at the steam powered ice cream maker.

This 1880 Case Traction Engine is thought to be the oldest operating steam traction engine in the USA. In previous videos from the Great Oregon Steamup, we saw it demonstrating its stationary abilities. Here it is moving under its own power.

Two hearts, one ocean. An ocean can separate...an ocean can join...two hearts. We are but only an ocean away...

This little Bewicks' Wren doesn't seem to mind that the forest is all shrubby second-growth forest.

Recorded using a tripod on the Pacific Northwest Coast at Seaside, Oregon. In hopes to capture the true nature of our side of the sea. Fortunately, a 'kite-glider' happened to come into view of my video followed by his 'best-friend' on four paws! ;o) Enjoy!!

In Sunriver, a sister city of Bend, Oregon we enjoyed the 'World Of The Otter' exhibit at 'The High Desert Museum'. An adorable little girl watched as I video-taped the graceful water-critter and added her own take on this wonderful underwater world.

Eastern Oregon has beautiful majestic mountain ranges cascading along rockie ridges bordering eastern towns and cities.

This video is self-explanatory and truly needs no words. A beautiful wedding I had the rare privilege of photographing, orchastrating and creating for the lovely couple. ;o)

These spinning sculptures with solar panels on them also have lights that turn on at night. There are several of them at the new Lents MAX station at I-205 and Foster Road.

There are several Bald Eagles that reside in Basket Slough. From time to time they pass overhead and scare all the geese into a huge noisy swarm.

Great Blue Heron, Tundra Swans, ducks of various kinds, and a few cormorants are all taking advantage of the presence of the Cabell Marsh - and you can hear some of them in this pan shot taken from the Cabell Marsh Photo Blind, at the end of the Homer Campbell Memorial Trail.

Steam locomotive ex-Southern Pacific 4449 pulls a short passenger train along SE Portland bicycle path. City of Portland owns 3 steam locomotives, of which this is one, but are only able to be seen by the public every once in a while.

A Great White Egret visiting the Cackler Marsh discovered some tasty bits to eat on August 15, 2009.

A Great Blue Heron hunts among the Canada Geese and Nutria at the refuge, August 15, 2009. Taken from highway 22 kiosk using a telephoto lens through the refuge's spotting scope located at the kiosk.

An example of an antique hit-miss governed engine operating at Western Antique Powerland during the 2009 edition of the Great Oregon Steamup.

This is the other side of the 1880s steam tractor seen in the previous video. The video was taken during the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup on August 2. The tractor is an 1880s Case machine.

Just before the big show (Great Oregon Steamup of 2009 on August 2), an 1880s Case Steam Tractor is being cleaned and ready for the show.

Here is a much larger hit-miss engine being demonstrated, during the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup. The hit miss idea is a fairly simple way of keeping the engine from consuming fuel: cut off the fuel supply until the engine speed drops to a certain RPM. This means that under no load, the engine runs with very little fuel consumed. Note how many RPM you see the engine make until the exhaust blast of smoke shows that the engine actually fired.

Here is another stationary engine in operation during the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup on August 2.

Here is a view of the Wheat Thresher (seen in a previous video on this site) from the other side. From left to right: the pile of resulting chaff, the machine, a wagon with manual loading, and to the far right in back is the top of the steam tractor driving all this with a belt. This was part of the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup on August 2.

A stationary Fairbanks-Morse engine operating during the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup on August 2.

Hicks Gas Engine Co. produced gasoline engines with an ignition system that did not require spark plugs. This example was used from 1920 in stationary applications in Tacoma until fairly recent years. However, the Hicks engines were mostly used in boats.

In the early days, washing machines came powered by gasoline. Here is a preserved example at the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup on August 2nd.

Hit-Miss gasoline engine being used to power a water pump, in a display of what an early hand pump conversion would probably look like.

Cruising around Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon in a 1912 early gasoline powered tractor. August 2, 2009 - during Great Oregon Steamup.

This mechanical marvel is a wheat threshing machine, being driven from a steam powered tractor. Look at all those moving parts!

One of the many eccentric antique machines at Powerland during the 2009 Steamup, this contraption was modified to have a blower and bubble dip. The entire machine is operated by a belt drive to a very early hit-miss type gasoline engine.

During the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup, this steam tractor was being used to power the antique farm equipment on August 2nd.

During the 2009 Great Oregon Steamup on August 2, this antique hay bailing machine was at work.

Sometimes the battle action does get close to the audience. Note the cannon that fires right in front of the crowd.

A Brief Sample of Civil War Battle Re-Enactment which happens every 4th of July at Willamette Mission State Park. Filmed July 4th, 2009

Civil War Battle Re-Enactment is an educational experience, and truly what living history is all about. 4th of July, 2009. Annual Event every 4th.

Championship round of the Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races for the High School age category. Four teams competing.