Some gardeners believe the first crocus in bloom is the official harbinger of spring. Other folks wait until the equinox. […]
Archive for ‘Columbia River Gorge Hikes’
Starvation is the name but did anyone starve?
In the mid-Columbia River Gorge, a creek (and later its falls) was originally named “Starveout Creek” due to a wreck […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Springtime on Phlox Point
You can pardon me for thinking it was a spring day above the 45th Parallel. There was plenty of sunshine, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]