The Fourth

July 5, 2012

Every year that I’ve lived in Portland I’ve had to work the morning after The Fourth, at a crummy job that required me to wake up anywhere from 4-5 AM. Usually that meant skipping out early, laying in bed and cursing the world while illegal fireworks went off over my apartment building and in the alley below my bedroom window.

But I quit my day job back in October.

For the first time since I moved to Portland, I got to enjoy The Fourth to its fullest. I joined friends on a hike up Mt. Tabor where we ooh-ed at the sparklers, and screamed when the big mamas went off.

It was great fun, the weather was perfect, and I didn’t go to sleep until almost 2 AM.

Happy Independence Day, indeed.

Portland Oregon Photographer - Mt. Tabor Reservoir at Sunset

Portland Oregon Photographer - Girl Firing A Roman Candle Firework

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Man Taking iPhone Photo of Fireworks - Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - Illegal Fireworks on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Lifestyle Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

Portland Oregon Photographer - 4th of July on Mt. Tabor

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yes to all of this. love.

ahhh these are MINDBLOWING!

Great collection, this looks like a lot of fun!

I’m with Mercedes! I missed the fireworks this year but these are so so wonderful, I’m living vicariously through yours!

Awesome pictures, what nice fireworks!
Also, totally random, but I LOVE your layout. The fonts are soooo good as well!

I missed fireworks this year. Living vicariously through yours instead.

really incredible photos! So beautiful and it looks like a BLAST (hehehe)!

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