Lee Wooden Park
In early summer I made three outing near Portland. The first was Lee Wooden Park in the Coastal Mountains. This is a pleasant area near a stream. It’s a good spot for seeing deer, songbirds and wildflowers.
Trailhead.
A Columbia Whitetail Deer sneaking away
Plentiful feed for hungry elk
Salmonberry
Vernonia Lake
In the small town of Vernonia is an idyllic country pond. It’s about one mile in circumference. At one time it was a logging pond for a long shuttered saw mill. Now it’s picturesque and a popular fishing spot.
Vernonia Lake
Chicory
Vernonia Lake
Collowash River
The Collowash River is a tributary to the Upper Clackamas River southeast of Portland. Before huge changes made by the ODF&W, it was a great summer steelhead fishery. I caught many a bright steelhead in the River at one time. Now it is just a pretty place to visit.
On a sad note, there was a huge wildfire a few years ago in the Clackamas River Drainage. Driving along the Clackamas River east of Estacada, one sees many signs of rebirth. Fireweed and other plants are growing under the burnt trees left by the fire.
Collowash River
Wildfire damage along the Clackamas River
Queen Anne’s Lace
Collowash River
Wildfire damage along the Clackamass River
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