Kelley Point City Park sits at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Including the Native American who called this area home first, these rivers have been major NW regional influences on settlement and trade for 10,000 years.
With walking paths, good beaches and some interesting mid-20th century maritime ruins Kelley Point is a beautiful park to explore. The ruins are mostly left behind by the Port of Portland and include things like old dock pilings and a lighthouse foundation. I felt like a little kid exploring the park and watching the huge ships sliding through the confluence.
Most of the ships are coming and going from the current Port of Portland (there are some very beautiful pictures on this site) just up river from the park. This slow and (mostly) quite display of international commerce inspired me to create a time-lapse photography project.
The following is seven hour time-lapse (scored with original music by me) from an afternoon sitting at the confluence at Kelley Point Park in Portland, Oregon. The end of the old pier in the video basically designates the point where the two currents join together. Enjoy!
Kelly Point Time Lapse from Aaron Schultz on Vimeo.
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