WILLAMETTE RIVER: After a full day of hiking all over western Portland, I climbed aboard Willamette Jetboats for a high-speed tour of the river from the bridges up to the falls. I not only got a view from the water, but I got a view OF the water. Whether it’s showbiz or sadism, I can’t be sure that makes the boat captain do what he does… It’s a flat-bottom jet-powered boat. Got the picture? Now, picture going fast–really fast–when the captain suddenly puts the boat in a sharp bank turn and REVERSES THE ENGINE. The resulting flat spin sprays everyone. Good thing my trusty Nikon was safe in a plastic bag! I’m posting pictures from the Treo. The really good ones will follow later.