Detroit, Oregon is a small pleasant community on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains. I spent the last weekend […]
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John Carr
Last Hiker to Jefferson Park?
It was the last weekend in October. I awoke to rain and cold, gusty winds. Leaving the warm and dry room at […]
Waterfalls, Waterfalls, Waterfalls
A beautiful autumn day. Another wonderful morning punctuated with the the sights and sounds of skeins of geese flying south. Joined by […]
Champoeg with My Favorite Model
A pleasant five-mile hike along the Willamette River on a beautiful Indian Summer day. Leaves on hardwood trees beginning to turn […]
A Beaverton Urban Outing
Just north of the Tualatin Valley Highway is an interesting nature park. A loop of four miles passes small ponds, […]
North to Alaska XIV
We entered the Stone Mountain Provincial Park late in the afternoon of the 26th day of our trip. This was […]
Beautiful Autumn Hike
First weekend of October with not a cloud in the sky. Before leaving home the raucous honking of a skein of […]
North to Alaska XIII
On Wednesday, the 24th day of our trip, Dan and I drove to the small town of Fox and turned […]
North to Alaska XII
We returned to Fairbanks from Anchorage on the 20th day of our trip. Thanks to the great hospitality of Frank and Heather, […]
A Climb to the Highest Peak in the Old Cascades
Early morning sunshine on Mt. Hood lifted my spirits as I drove to the Fifteenmile Forest Camp on the northern edge […]