UNDER A CLOUD.

Byline: The Register-Guard

A wispy wisp
n.
1. A small bunch or bundle, as of straw, hair, or grass.

2.
a. One that is thin, frail, or slight.

b. A thin or faint streak or fragment, as of smoke or clouds.

3. altostratus altostratus: see cloud. cloud blocks light of the setting sun as seen from the summit of Mount Pisgah Mount Pisgah is the name of several mountains and places: Mountains

Mount Pisgah (Bible), the mountain in the Bible from which Moses saw the Promised Land for the first time
Mount Pisgah (Iowa), near Thayer, Iowa, USA

. The Coast Fork of the Willamette River Willamette River

River, northwestern Oregon, U.S. It flows north for 300 mi (485 km) into the Columbia River near Portland. Oregon's most populous cities are in its valley. The Fremont Bridge, a steel arch with a main span of 1,225 ft (373 m), crosses the river at Portland. is in the foreground. There will some more clouds today, followed by sunshine.

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A wispy altostratus cloud blocks light of the setting sun as seen from the summit of Mount Pisgah. The Coast Fork of the Willamette River is in the foreground. There will some more clouds today, followed by sunshine. Weather details on Page B6. UNDER A CLOUD

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Date:	Jul 13, 2004
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