I returned to Oak Island to see if I could spot some bald eagles. Located nearby on Sauvie Island, it’s […]
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John Carr
Serenity at Soapstone
On a trip to the Oregon Coast, I took a detour to visit Soapstone Lake. It is a relatively easy […]
Wilderness Solitude
On a sunny, shirt-sleeve morning I parked at the Eagle Creek Trailhead about 30 miles southeast of home as the […]
Hiking in the Coastal Mountains
In early May I hiked the 14-mile trail (1,450 feet of cumulative elevation gain) around Henry Hagg Lake on the eastern […]
Spectacular May Wildflower Show on Dog Mountain
The second weekend of May had all the makings of a good time to climb a mountain. The day was sunny and […]
Best Laid Plans?
Thinking that it has been a very dry spring, I drove to the Indian Heaven Wilderness. The area is situated on a […]
A Wonderful Spring Day on the East Side of the Cascades
Fifteenmile Creek, designated as a Wild & Scenic River in 2009, remains one of my favorite areas to hike in mid-spring or […]
Badger Creek Wilderness at its Stormy Best
I have written about hiking to the old Kinzel Mine in the Badger Creek Wilderness several times in the past. The […]
Hogs and Buzzards
In late April I drove to Columbia Hills State Park to visit the Dalles Mountain Ranch. The hillsides were ablaze with […]
A Sunny Hike through Columbia River Gorge History
Near Husum I found the beginning of the Weldon Wagon Road Trailhead. The 2 1/2 mile wagon road was created in the […]