It’s pretty crazy alright. I let the building managers know, and they’ve for now at least put up flyers on all of these windows at eye level. It needs something more permanent, but at least they’re aware of the problem.

Sad that it doesn't work... it looks in very good condition seeing as it's well travelled. Have you bought a direct replacement?

Hopefully you've recovered OK. That window/door design is ridiculous.

Great to see you're posting about your continuing exploits, however local they may be. Portland... are you thinking of calling in on anyone while there?

Scott,

You do not need a US passport to cross into Canada at a land crossing. (You do need one if flying.) I'm a dual citizen, live in Abbotsford, BC and go through the Sumas, WA / Abbotsford, BC border crossing several times each week, usually on a bike. I cycled south an hour ago to pick up a package at the Sumas PO and stopped to speak to an officer on the Canadian side when going back home. (Many of the officers know me on sight, and this was one of them.)

She said, "Someone can bring proof of US citizenship, such as their birth certificate, plus photo ID, such as their drivers license, and they can be admitted. If they have documentation of their having sent their passport in for renewal, that would also be good. But, they do not need their actual passport at a land crossing." I cannot recall what, if any, documentation there might be when renewing a US passport. It's been a while since we had to renew ours.

I asked the officer if she could give me a reference to a page with this info at the CBSA website (Canadian Border Services Agency) but she either did not know where to find one, or knew that the info is not actually posted, because all she did was just repeat her little explanation.

If you wish, shoot me a note at mch2290 at gmail.com. I'm happy to ask more questions of them. It's a quick six mile ride each way and for a variety of reasons I do it often.

They are a wild lathyrus, to be sure, but not the more delicate annual fragrant sweet peas that come in different colors.

My sympathies on the whole passport issue. You heard my sad story. Would it help you any to go the regular route, but pay for expedited? Officially it said 5-6 weeks (I think), but I got mine back in two. It was a pleasant surprise. Which doesn't mean yours would arrive that quickly, but . . . .

I also have a passport card. They arrived a few days apart.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/card.html

No, and I didn’t even know they existed. We’ll see if we can get both at the same time. It would be great for traveling to Canada. Thanks for pointing it out.

Have you every purchased a passport card along with the book? I got one just for travel to Canada so I wouldn't have to keep tabs on the book.

I appreciate yours and all the other comments on this. They prompted me to speak with the building managers about the incident. I was pleased last night to see that for the time being at least they posted flyers on the glass on all of these doors, at eye-level. Maybe they’ll do something more permanent as a visual warning.

Yes.

According to one website there are 10 species in the Portland area!

Ouch! Yep I've done this to. Walked full pelt into a cafe door when I was working in Cambridge. The customers looked genuinely shocked, I laughed it off but was pretty shaken up for the rest of the day. I think I squashed my sandwich as well.

It will be soon! I can’t believe you’ll be leaving the Palouse soon.

Beautiful cable bridge. We'll be coming across this one soon on our way into Portland. Thanks for the preview.