Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Ferns and small cedar trees cover the forest floor, hemlock trees squeeze into spaces on the hillsides, large-leaf maple trees climb to the heavens, a few second-growth Douglas firs are beginning to establish their dominance and small streams tumble near the trails.
Next to Lewis & Clark College, Tryon Creek is the only Oregon state park within a major metropolitan area.
Orange Balsam
Great-hedge Nettle
Wild Berries
In late spring with sunny skies I visited the park. I enjoyed seeing many examples of nurse-stump trees – – – trees that began growing on top of a stump, sending down roots to anchor in the earth. Besides wild flowers to see, there were many wild berries along the trails.
The six-mile hike makes a nice outing indeed.
Red Elderberries
Very nice visitor center
Small creek along the trail
Salmonberry
Shadows on Tryon Creek
Interesting tree roots
A large Douglas Fir that started on a nursery log
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