Important Question regarding places of the dead

[olivermoss]

I know the difference between a graveyard and a cemetery (even if I always forget which is which). But, what do you call it it when it's... sort of a cross between a mausoleum and a series of patios?





We've got a few of these multi-crypt al fresco experiences in Portland. I'm a fan. If I did want a crypt, a patio with a view of the forest and also 4 volcanoes would be the ideal. It was a hazy day, so I saw St Helens and the others, but pictures are meh.

Also, turns out I have an older edition of the Portland Stairs book, which is why this:


107 step climb wasn't on my checklist. I might need to get a newer copy. I also hit a nearby 167 staircase.





Crypts al fresco





These were indoors



This mossy graveyard with cracked and broken stones was a surprise because all the death dates were like 2010s and 2020s. It's rough, it's tucked behind a formal free-standing crypt, but it's not actually old?

Also walked a trail to The Willamette Stone. Didn't know what was it, and in retrospect I should have guessed:



The survey marker for the Pacific NW. All the parceling of land for the colonists measures/aligns from this marker.

Snakes under a separate cut just in case

Trillium!





The 167 step pedestrian staircase



Park steps that where also not in my book.



Oh, hey, a new Laughter Club piece. Been a while since I saw fresh work from them.


I am going to need to reshoot the crypts, I can do better. Man, am I... a bit rusty at certain types of shots?

Comments

[hannah]

Columbarium, I think.

[olivermoss]

That looks right! I need to get up on my terminology

[dine]

love teh stairs with the flowering trees on each side.

trilliums are so pretty - we had a mostly shady corner in the yard filled with trilliums - dad harvested the plants from a National forest in the early 60s (before it became illegal) and they flourished there for years

[olivermoss]

I love trillium, that must have been cool