In the mid-Columbia River Gorge, a creek (and later its falls) was originally named “Starveout Creek” due to a wreck […]
Archive for ‘Columbia River Gorge Hikes’
Out of the Gale and into the Metlako
On the third day of highschool friend Dan’s visit, we headed into the Columbia River Gorge. The easterly winds were […]
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A Rimrock Cliffs Delight
Rimrock cliffs rising over 1,000 feet above the Columbia River. Bald eagles and ravens floating in the thermals. Mid-30s, cool breeze and some […]
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Friendly Blacktail near the Little White Salmon
While looking for bald eagles to photograph in the Columbia River Gorge near the end of the month, I spotted a […]
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Small Birds Make Me Smile
The second Monday of the New Year I headed to the east side of the Columbia River Gorge to see if some […]
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Springtime on Phlox Point
You can pardon me for thinking it was a spring day above the 45th Parallel. There was plenty of sunshine, […]
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A glorious Christmas visit to Silver Star
Silver Star Mountain is easily visible from much of the Portland and Vancouver area, and is located about 28 crow-flying miles […]
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Waterfall photos published in the Christmas edition of The Oregonian newspaper
My photos have been published many times in The Oregonian newspaper, most of the time accompanying outdoors articles that I have […]
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Bald Eagles Galore
I have caught (and mostly released) steelhead in 15 different rivers and streams in Washington and Oregon. My modus operandi is always the […]
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Walks like an angel, but she’s a devil in disguise
Early in December I drove to the Angels Rest Trailhead, about 25 air-miles from home in the Columbia River Gorge. It felt like […]