Gloomy season pics? (Portland, Medford: move, design, dryer)

[Brandon26pdx]

Heh, that video always cracks me up.

[Wicked Felina]

Originally Posted by angelbug

I imagine there was a lot of ice under that snow - even without being used to driving in snow, I can't imagine that many cars sliding around that badly under normal snowy street conditions!

Sorry to say, angelbug, but believe it! I love that video... And, yes, it's true, if weather forecasters so much as sniff a hint of snow in the air, everybody rushes home, first stopping at the grocery store to stock up on canned goods, candles, and extra blankies. In my neighborhood, people went out into the street just to watch the snowfall (ncluding me). Quite the event!

[EnricoV]

Originally Posted by angelbug

I imagine there was a lot of ice under that snow - even without being used to driving in snow, I can't imagine that many cars sliding around that badly under normal snowy street conditions!

Yes, it was icy as well. But, as someone said . . . those are quite steep streets. The camera angle, simply looking down on it from above, doesn't show that at all.

[sayulita]

See, that proves how rare it is here! We all turn into a bunch of snow gawkers, work shirkers and food hoarders at the first snowflake. The local networks go live non-stop into full alert and reporters fan out to broadcast from all the usual hotspots. It's kind of a hoot, actually, if you don't have to be somewhere.

[meltinjohn]

Hey general question to all in this forum since its the topic matter.
I have a desire to move to Portland one day.
I moved back to my homestate of MA not long ago BUT, the weather for the last month has been like Portlands 9 months and it is giving me an even greater picture and allowing me to imagine Oregon quite well, so to everyone, do you think that I moved back there at the time the weather was gonna be like this to give me a taste of what it be like there?
If so, then I really like it. Its not so bad like someone said. You just get home from work, change and have beer and a nice dinner OR hang in a coffee shop until it gets dark or some s**t like that.

[mdvaden]

Found a couple more cloudy overcast photos from around the area here. One from the Japanese garden, the backdrop of which gives a good idea of what old NW Portland looks like in autumn with the evergreens since the whole hill is covered. There are quite a few nice Japanese maples in old NW too. The other pic is looking across Vista House which sits above the Columbia River Gorge - the dark hazy rock is the monolith Beacon Rock back in the distance.

[DreamWeavin]

soooooo beautiful

Originally Posted by mdvaden

Found a couple more cloudy overcast photos from around the area here. One from the Japanese garden, the backdrop of which gives a good idea of what old NW Portland looks like in autumn with the evergreens since the whole hill is covered. There are quite a few nice Japanese maples in old NW too. The other pic is looking across Vista House which sits above the Columbia River Gorge - the dark hazy rock is the monolith Beacon Rock back in the distance.

[Sprightly]

Even though I'm one of those who starts threads about SAD and looking for the sun, I appreciate the winter here too. I love the days with low hanging clouds with mist in the trees. There's just somthing romantic and mysterious about it. Candles, fireplaces...just don't make sense when it's sunny and warm. Hot chocolate and coffee have their best setting in the cold and damp. Sweaters, jackets, and coats - the fashion opportunities are endless! And as for rain, some of the most beautiful scenes are at night with light from cars, streetlights and businesses reflecting off a million damp surfaces - just a kaleidoscope of color. And the air smells so clean and fresh!

[hymalaia]

more gloom!

[roneb]

I DON'T want to sound like a negative curmudgeon (though I'm sure I will!), but anyone who takes the photos posted here as a accurate representation of Portland in the winter is not getting a very honest representation. I'd like to say I had some better/more accurate representations, but as I don't typically carry a camera around with me in the winter (particularly on any drizzly days), I don't have any to post. I'll see if I can google some that aren't copyrighted and get back to this thread. In, the meantime, please look at the first picture posted by SeeBee, or the the last 3 or 4 immediately preceding my post here, as being more representative.

And I must take exception to the photo of Vista House and the Columbia River Gorge. Yes, it's a beautiful shot, but not typical for winter or even of a cloudy day. Anyone familiar with the setting and the tones in the picture could tell at a glance that the photo was taken in late afternoon or evening with the setting sun coming through a thin cloud cover. Yes, there are clouds in the background, further up the Gorge (east), but it is actually sunny in that photo! On a more typical winter day you might not even be able to see beacon rock in the background due to cloud and weather conditions.