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It was a cold December day. There was a bite in the air and concrete skies above. A day to […]

It was a cold December day. There was snow on the ground and concrete skies above. A day to take […]

Virginia Lake provides great variety – – – Oak Savannah, bottomland forest, wetlands, waterfowl, songbirds and sometimes blacktail deer. And, on a […]

Oak Savannah. Bottomland Forest. Wetlands. Virginia Lake. Waterfowl. Songbirds. And, a surprise visitor. What did I spot along the trail […]

A cold east wind, 19 degrees and a light skiff of snow on the ground. It’s time to bundle up […]

While enjoying an outing near Virginia Lake on Sauvie Island, I spotted a turkey vulture near the road. It was […]

Mid-February. A cool and partly cloudy day. Time to return to Sauvie Island a few miles northwest of home. I […]

On a reasonably nice day in late November we drove to Sauvie Island, stopping at the Virginia Lake Trailhead. It’s […]

Since I was already on Sauvie Island during the first weekend of June, I drove to the Virginia Lake Trailhead and […]