In mid-February on a cool and very rainy weekend day, I hiked the 14-mile trail (1,450 feet of cumulative elevation […]
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A Good-looking Blonde and the Dudes
Over the last few years of visiting the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area, I have often spotted a blonde elk. The […]
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Lokie’s Lollipop Hike
It was a cool, rainy, foggy weekend day in mid-January. I drove west to the parking area for the Banks–Vernonia State […]
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Late Fall Hike around Henry Hagg Lake
The cold and crisp morning was enhanced by sunshine and blue skies. The leaves crunched under my boots as I hiked […]
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Serenity at Soapstone
On a trip to the Oregon Coast, I took a detour to visit Soapstone Lake. It is a relatively easy […]
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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 […]
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A Western Pond Turtle brings a smile to the face
Built up some karma I did. Hiking a stretch of the trail along the two-lane paved road, I spotted a […]
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A Good-looking Blonde
Over the last few years of visiting the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area, I have often spotted a blonde elk. The […]
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Storey Burn on a late Autumn’s Day
It was a fine day for hiking, a Goldilocks’s day – – – not too cold, not too warm and […]
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Autumn in the Rain
The weather forecaster said the mid-November day would begin with drizzle, moving to steady rain and brisk wind gusts by […]