I finally got around to putting the rest of our vacation pictures online.

The pictures we took at the Newport Aquarium can be found here.

The pictures we took in and around Lincoln City, OR can be found here.

While on our vacation, Heather and I spent a day tide pooling at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. It seems odd to me that “Outstanding Natural Area” is part of the park name but the scenery and view of the Pacific Ocean was outstanding. It also features Oregon’s tallest lighthouse which was completed in 1873.

I took a bunch of pictures that can be seen here.

Last night we went up to Vancouver (WA) to see the Fourth of July fireworks at Fort Vancouver. One of my coworkers had told me it was the largest display of fireworks west of the Mississippi. It was a good show and from our vantage point we could also see many of the fireworks being shot off from around metro Portland. Since our pictures from last year turned out so well I tried to take a bunch this year. Unfortunately they didn’t turn out as well since we were much farther away from where they were being launched.

They can be viewed here.

I indulged Heather and we spent Memorial Day at the Oregon Zoo.

For me the highpoint of the day had to be going on the “Deep Sea the Ride” underwater exploration simulation. Essentially you get strapped into a seat and go on a pretend deep sea dive to find a giant squid. The seat is on motors and shakes and tilts based upon the on-screen action. The voice action was so over the top (ala Iron Chef) that the whole thing was hilarious.

I took a bunch of pictures during the day that can be found here.

I relocated our photo galleries to their new home @ spendy.org. I wrote a quick mod_rewrite rule so any direct links to content at the old URL shouldn’t be broken either.