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Falset, Garnacha Rose, Montsant 2006
Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico 2004
Domaine Chandon, Pinot Noir, La Riviere Sonoma 2006
Brazin, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi 2006
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2006
Casillero del Diablo, Cabernet 2007
Gentil Hugel, Alsace 2006
Mesoneros de Castilla, Ribero del Duero, Rosado 2008
Cor, Momentum 2007
Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio 2006
Rubico, Lacrima di Morro d'Alba 2007
Gilstrap Brothers, Reserve Merlot 2003
Conundrum 2007
Chandler Reach, 36 Red
Santa Rita, Reserve Cabernet 2005
Marietta, Old Vine Red Lot 47
L'Ecole No. 41, Recess Red 2006
Dom Martinho, Red 2004
Beaulieu, Georges Latour 1994
Caymus, Cabernet 1995
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2005
Bergevin Lane, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2005
Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Lavieres 2003
David Hill, Reserve Merlot, Rogue Valley 2006
Educated Guess, Cabernet 2006
Maquis Lien, Red 2005
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2007
David Hill, Farmhouse White
Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
Castello Monaci, Liante, Salice Salentino 2006
Ricardo Santos, Malbec 2006
Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
Charles Smith, Holy Cow Merlot 2006
Charles Smith, Boom Boom Syrah 2006
Charles Smith, The Honorable Pinot Gris 2007
Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2007
Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
Bogle, Petite Sirah Port, Clarksburg 2005
Cardwell Hill, Pinot Noir 2004
Silkwood, Red Duet Cabernet-Syrah 2004
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006, 2007
Osborne, Solaz 2004
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Reserva 2005
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2004
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Hannah Nicole, Red 2004
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2005
Protocolo, Red 2005
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2006
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1996
Kirkland, Roogle Shiraz 2004
Garda, Classico Chiaretto
A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2005
I Giusti & Zanza, Nemorino 2006
Treana, Marsanne-Viognier, Central Coast 2005
Fife, Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2005
Marques de Casa Concha, Cabernet 2005
Santi, Sortesele Pinot Grigio 2006
Al Muvedre, Tinto Joven 2006
Layer Cake, Shiraz 2006
Gritti, Ca' Andrea, Umbria red 2005
Altos de Luzon, Jumilla 2004
Thomas Leithner, Zweigelt 2004
Cain Cuvee NV 3
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot 2003
Meridian, Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Paringa, Shiraz 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2005
Kris, Pinot Grigio 2006
Silvan Ridge, Pinot Gris 2006
Fife, Mendocino Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
Castle Rock, Cabernet, Paso Robles 2005
Willakenzie, Pinot Gris 2006
The Show, Cabernet 2005
Essencia Valdemar, Rioja Rose 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Beaulieu Vineyard. Napa Valley Cabernet 2004
Irony, Cabernet, Napa Valley 2003
Rosenblum, Petite Sirah, Heritage Clones 2005
Fra Guerau, Montsant 2002
Barefoot Chardonnay
Kana, Syrah 2004
Castell Salegg, Chardonnay, Alto Adige 2004
Fetish, The Watcher Shiraz 2004
Gold Note, Fair Play Zinfandel 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Canoe Ridge Estate Cabernet 2003
Ponzi, Pinot Noir 2004
Red Diamond, Merlot 2003
Mateus, Rose
Benton Lane Pinot Noir 2004
Penya Cadiella Vins de Comtat 2003
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Miles run year to date: 26
At this date last year: 13
Total run in 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (10)
I recall a winter storm event perhaps 15 years ago when I went hiking in Forest Park to enjoy the snow. It was the same situation with no automobile traffic to speak of, and in addition, PDX was closed down at the time - they had run out of plane de-icer. What I learned that day was that the noise from these two activities combined is primarily what we associate with the "rumble" of any large city - take them away, and without a lot of heavy manufacturing around here, there's not much else left to fill the gaps. This (or the absense of it) also had to be a part of what it was like 100 years ago.
Posted by John Rettig | December 21, 2008 1:50 AM
It's one nice thing about living in a city that doesn't get many snow storms. The city can't remove all the snow so you get beautiful city landscapes like the one Jack just experienced. Frankly, I'm jealous.
Posted by Justin | December 21, 2008 7:18 AM
Right now my car is covered in a one inch layer of ice and snow. My street has nine inches of snow topped with ice. I'm literally snowbound and trapped but my employer still expected me to come to work today. Pfffft.
Sadly, it looks like the winter wonderland is quickly given way to a....FREEZING RAIN/SNOWPOCALYPSE! Eeeep! I was hoping for a legit snow day but Mother Nature ain't havin' it. Had my sled ready and everything.
Posted by Brandon | December 21, 2008 8:10 AM
I looked up record snow falls in Portland and found the following;
The winters of; 1919-20; 1949-1950;1950-1951 and 1968-1969. The last one is vivid in my memory, as our family was literaly snowed in by a 4 foot drift on our country road in West Linn for over a week, and the snow on the ground was about a foot.
Where I live now, there is 15 inches on the ground with a thin glaze of ice.
I feel as though I am living in the upper mid west or maybe Timberline!
Posted by portland native | December 21, 2008 9:21 AM
I did my every two-three years or so cross-country ski around Rose City Golf Course yesterday.
Posted by Eric | December 21, 2008 9:49 AM
went snow shoeing thru our neighborhood....yay!
Posted by kathe w. | December 21, 2008 1:47 PM
What a night indeed!
Posted by Michael | December 21, 2008 3:11 PM
Out in Oregon City- we got about 8 inches of snow and some ice.
Hiked up the hill to 7-11 to get supplies and rode my snowboard back home. Lost a favorite eucalyptus tree to the ice weight though. 8 inch di. trunk snapped like a twig. The wood smells great when it burns.
Posted by nick | December 21, 2008 4:18 PM
I know exactly what you mean. Late this afternoon in yet another new batch of snow, we went hiking through the Overlook neighborhood with its tens and teens "saltboxes" and twenties bungalows. The snow strips away anachronisms. What you see is the neighborhood pristine; it is timeless. Everyone you meet nods back, because we all know we are out there for one reason -to be out there. It is like belonging to a secret club.
Posted by Dan Haneckow | December 21, 2008 6:36 PM
I live at nearly 350 foot elevation in South Burlingame.
We received 23" of white stuff (snow, ice, snow, snow, snow) according to my next door neighbor with eastside exposure drifts against his house approaching 4 feet.
Sadly, we are out of town.
Posted by Jen | December 23, 2008 5:46 PM