PET from Portland, USC v OSU and Texas v Arkansas

[Left Seater]

So, as some of you may remember I was off to the great Northwest this weekend, after a conference for my wife's business in Seattle. I flew into PDX and the wife rode the train down to meet me. Before she got there I took a tour of PDX behind the scenes with a buddy who works in the Ops department.

My plane in HOU


Couple of shots showing how strange the locals are



F15 on takeoff


His buddy


Ass end of a UPS 757


Northwest A330 prior to flight to Amsterdam



Horizon RJ painted in WSU colors, they also have UW, UO, OSU


My wife's train


The next day we get up and drive down to visit the OSU campus. Horrible traffic, decent town.

Got a tour of the campus and my wife in front of the mascot.


Large tree next to building.


Then in the early afternoon we get a tour of the athletic facilities from the SID. First up the practice field.


Weight room


Then it was off to the game. Before you see that you need to be reminded of something. I am sure all of you are now familiar with Jacquizz Rodgers. You should have remembered that name from this thread.

I think any list has to have Jaquizz Rodgers of Oregon State on it. Dude scored more rushing TDs than anyone in Texas HS football history and will likely play huge minutes for the Beavers.

http://www.theoneboard.com/board/postin ... 5&p=535411

Enough of the "I told you so." Onto the game.

Rogers brothers in warm up.


Sanchez warming up.


Song girls


Band


Fans and a sign.


First OSU snap, Quizz in backfield.


Review of first TD.

Its upheld


OSU over the officials shoulder.


Pete wants help stopping Quizz.


Concern.


Prior to USC interception.


Quizz scores final TD coming right at you.


Dejection, despair, anger, etc.





Celebration


All in all one of the top 4 games I have seen or played in.

The trip then moved on to Mt Saint Helens.



Then we visited a few waterfalls along the Columbia River.




Then it was back to Austin for a funeral on Sunday, but first we went to the Texas v Arkansas game.

[Laxplayer]

Lefty, was that Multnomah Falls or something like that?

[Left Seater]

Yep.

[Dinsdale]

Outstanding pics.

Was standing at that very spot yesterday (Sunday). Haven't been up in a while, brought back lots of memories of May 18th.

But as you now know -- pics don't begin to do justice to the awesome sight of such massive devastation. BIG boom. 500 Hiroshimas.

Where's Goddess?

[M Club]

i can't get into laurelwood, for some reason. meh.

[indyfrisco]

Rack the PET.

[Laxplayer]

Lefty, I've been to both. Mt. St. Helens is an awe inspiring site. Then watching the videos of it....Harry Truman, the old dude who is now buried under about 300' of shit. I remember when that thing exploded, we had ash in LA. Amazing.

[WolverineSteve]

Awesome PET, you got quite the entertaining life bro.

What kind of credential did you have? Press? Great nature shots as well.

Rack it.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

Good stuff.

[Left Seater]

My wife and I had all access passes. Press box, field, locker room, well she wasn't allowed in the locker room. I have covered the Rogers brothers for the past 4 years and was a guest of the athletic department. We even met and took a picture with Erin Andrews, on the promise that it wouldn't make it onto the net. Poor woman is surrounded by about 20 people at all times. Some are ESPN staffers with a monitor, camera, sound, others are security, and the vast majority are just wanting to follow her around.

I also noticed that in the background of one of the pics of the F-15 taking off you can see the Washington painted RJ.

[Shoalzie]

RACK the pics...great work as usual Lefty. Very cool up close photos at the USC-OSU game.

[campinfool]

You the man. Those were some sweets shots.

[Dinsdale]

Didn't realize I was offending anyone, SCS.

[M Club]

i want in on this pet. here's oregon about four days before lefty arrived:






versus dtw a month beforehand:

[Dinsdale]

MClub...

Is that from Cape Lookout?

[PSUFAN]

Wow - great thread!

[SunCoastSooner]

Not normally a fan of the PET threads but this was

My GF has a crap load of pics from Oregon and Washington where she lived before she moved here that are absolutely gorgeous (both her and the scenery). I want to get up there and check it out again since I have never been as an adult. We wanted to go to the UW game and had tickets but with my father being so ill and in and out of the hospital lately we didn't think it was wise and sent the tickets to a friend of mine from Oregon who agreed to wear a Sooners hat for me while attending. I'd post some of the pics (without her in them) but I don't want to go all Dins and hijack the PET thread...

[M Club]

MClub...

Is that from Cape Lookout?

the house? no, that was near the heidelberg project, which was featured in the latter parts of the "it's so cold in the d" video. the photos of the coast are from cascade head, near lincoln city.

not a bad life:

[Dinsdale]

the photos of the coast are from cascade head, near lincoln city.

Been there... of course.

Used to spend quite a bit of time in Neskowin.