jeliza: custom avatar by hexdraws (bloodgrass)
2016-08-14 02:14 pm
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trip last day: oregon vortex, or, why didn't I switch lenses?

(trip reports are so not happening in order. I am pleased that some are happening at all.)

Our last "roadside attraction" was the Oregon Vortex & House of Mystery

The kids got picked to be one of the first sets to demo the "height change" thing:




We had not thought to bring our own measuring instruments, but [livejournal.com profile] drakemonger employed the water-as-improvised-level trick frequently.

So we basically went for a laugh/becuase of the kids love of Gravity Falls, but now I am a bit annoyed I didn't switch to the true 50mm lens or make sure I got to dead center and level to take these, because I can't be sure if the lean I am seeing in the pole on the left of the first set is a function of angle/lens distortion with this lens (it's a cheap kit 28-80mm zoom, at 48mm) or not.  They make a point to measure that the base planks are level, which was borne out by Sean's test-the-slope-with-poured-water experiments, but when they demonstrated how "level" the posts were up at the 5 foot level, it was a tape measure thing with the tour guide on one end, and eminently fudgable.

Then again, if it was that easy to explain the anomaly, it would have been called out by now.



It was fun, albeit hot as hell, and I haven't the faintest idea how they are doing it/how it is happening (but I do not buy the offered explanation, which just seems goofy.)

We were profoundly ready to head home at that point, though, and not just becuase of the bad news we'd received earlier that day.
jeliza: custom avatar by hexdraws (bloodgrass)
2016-08-12 03:28 pm
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He's not really that short.

Our final #roadsideattraction - the Oregon Vortex and House of Mystery! It's 100° and I am melting. #roadtrip #oregon via Instagram http://ift.tt/2aO0dA1

jeliza: custom avatar by hexdraws (bloodgrass)
2016-08-12 11:27 am
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Oregon Caves

The chateau at Oregon caves is an amazing piece of historical architecture -- all that wood from the 1930s is still intact. And the marionberry cobbler is marvelous. #roadtrip #oregon #architecture #artsandcrafts The cave tour looked so terrifying that I wimped out 😞 via Instagram http://ift.tt/2boDwIn

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2016-08-11 01:52 pm
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Thirty minutes in California

View from the Howonquet reservation community hall #roadtrip #california 20 minutes here and then back to Oregon. via Instagram http://ift.tt/2b0hZR8

jeliza: custom avatar by hexdraws (bloodgrass)
2016-08-11 10:24 am
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Morning in Gold Beach

I didn't manage sunrise at Gold Beach, but the fog hasn't entirely burned off yet. #roadtrip #oregon also T-Mobile basically doesn't exist on the Oregon coast so I am 95% offline which is about 80℅ good. Reliable GPS would be helpful. via Instagram http://ift.tt/2biMsvH

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2016-08-11 10:20 am
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Evening in Gold Beach

#Sunset at Kissing Rock in Gold Beach. #roadtrip #oregon via Instagram http://ift.tt/2aP5aua

jeliza: custom avatar by hexdraws (bloodgrass)
2016-08-10 04:23 pm
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On 101

Battle Rock and the Prehistoric Garden #roadtrip #oregon via Instagram http://ift.tt/2b57IDP

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2016-08-10 11:58 am
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I am Steve Buscemi.

Hello, fellow kids. #wheresmyskateboard #possiblemidlifecrisis via Instagram http://ift.tt/2aM65Nl

jeliza: custom avatar by hexdraws (bloodgrass)
2016-08-09 07:25 pm
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Eugene

The Sun sculpture at Alton Baker Park this morning. #roadtrip #oregon via Instagram http://ift.tt/2bhNXt9

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2016-08-09 06:49 pm
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Pinnipeds

Today's roadside attraction was the Sea Lion Caves!
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2016-08-06 04:45 pm
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aw, they wanted to be like me

My little photographers (at the polar bear exhibit at the Oregon Zoo) via Instagram http://ift.tt/2aDeQJo
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