These above photos are taken by both Ty & myself!

Portland Mayor Sam Adams cleaning up the Glenhaven Skatepark.

On Friday my mentee Ty & I joined other local volunteers to help kick off Portland’s Corporate Volunteer Challenge.  We’re currently ranked number 2 in the nation for volunteering and we’d like to be number one!  Our friends over in Minneapolis / St. Paul better bring their A-game.  The other purpose for this challenge is to raise awareness about the variety of opportunities and needs within the community.

Among the businesses attending (like Intel, PGE, Umpqua, Regence, & Comcast), it felt great representing Gabriel Boone as the only small business.


Here I am with a giant pencil named Pete. Both Ty and I spent our time photographing the event and other volunteers.  The volunteers helped with organizing materials at Portland’s School House Supplies and then later on cleaning up the skate park next door.





Thanks for the limited edition Greg Oden bobble head Terry Porter!



Here’s a shot of Ty kickin’ it with the Mayor.

Aaron & Amy are a couple of friends of mine from school, Trinity Western University, in British Columbia. We were all in the collegiate snowboard and skateboard club “MRD” back then. The other day we meet halfway between Portland & Vancouver on a gorgeous day in the Emerald City to shoot some frames around town.

Honore Artisan Bakery in Ballard