A pleasant eight-mile hike along the Willamette River on a beautiful Indian Summer day. Leaves on hardwood trees flashing brilliant […]
Archive for October 2013
Early Autumn in the Mt.Hood Wilderness
There is nothing like a long hike in the mountains on a beautiful fall day. The air was crisp, the […]
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Enjoying a Pocket Wilderness on an Autumn Day
Clackamas Wilderness was enacted by Congress in 2009. The total size of the five areas that make up the Wilderness […]
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Photographing Peaks Reflected in Lakes
A common front cover for outdoor magazines is a snow-covered alpine peak reflected in a mountain lake. If photographed well, […]
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How to Enjoy a Hike in the Rain
It was the first Saturday of autumn, the traditional opening day of deer season. And, sad to say I was […]
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Photographing Shapes
While taking a pleasant four-mile hike in an urban nature park (Tualatin Hills), I thought about the importance of looking […]
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Wildfires are Always a Concern
As I took a break on the summit of Observation Peak in the Trapper Creek Wilderness, a small wildfire was […]