It was cool, drizzly, foggy day near the end of January. Instead of driving to the Columbia River Gorge, I decided to revel […]
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John Carr
Fun Toys at the Auto Show
Prancing ponies, polished chrome and highly-waxed sheet metal. The Oregon International Auto Show had arrived at the Convention Center. We toured the […]
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Postholing on Hardy Ridge
Crisp morning, light breeze from the east, mostly sunny skies, puffs of visible vapor with every breath. Isn’t life grand? […]
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It’s truly a Jewell
In later January I took a drive to the western slopes of the Coastal Mountains. The destination was the Jewell […]
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Winter Wonderland of the Fairie
On the second Saturday of the New Year, I took the old Columbia River Highway to the Wahkeena Falls Trailhead, […]
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Marquam Trail Outing
For as far north as Portland is, north of the 45th Parallel, it typically receives mild weather during the winter. […]
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Bald Eagles
As many of my blog followers know, I publish outdoors articles and photographs from time to time. It’s not my […]
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Whistling in the Winter Sunshine
The second weekend of the New Year I headed to the east side of the Columbia River Gorge to see […]
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Summit of Mt. Baker from Council Crest
The penultimate day of 2012. And to my joy and amazement, it was all sunshine and blue skies. A great day […]
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Those Darn Elk
Elk are large animals with good-sized whitish rumps or “wapiti”, which is also the Indian name for elk. Clear-cuts and […]