Since I was already on Sauvie Island during the first weekend of June, I drove to the Virginia Lake Trailhead and did the easy 2 ½ mile loop. It’s an interesting hike that goes around marshy, wildlife-rich Virginia Lake.

A side trail visits Multnomah Channel where anglers try their luck in the Columbia River backwater.

A fun afternoon indeed.

Virginia Lake

Storm moving in

Reflections in Virginia Lake