We threw on the daypacks, I grabbed the camera and we took off from home on a beautiful morning. After […]
Archive for ‘Portland Area Hikes’
A Walk on the Wildside
On one of the late days of spring we drove to the Oregon Zoo. It had been several years since we […]
Oak Island Bald Eagles are on the Nest
Oak Island is open again for the season. On a sunny day we hiked around the Island and also followed some […]
An Early Spring Day of Hiking and Photography in Portland – III. Pearl District to Portland Heights
It was a warm, sunny, early spring day in the City of Roses. A great day to break out the […]
An Early Spring Day of Hiking and Photography in Portland – II. Camping on Public Property
It was a warm, sunny, early spring day in the City of Roses. A great day to break out the […]
An Early Spring Day of Hiking and Photography in Portland – I. Portland Heights to the Pearl District
It was a warm, sunny, early spring day in the City of Roses. A great day to break out the […]
Late Winter Sunshine on Ridgefield NWR
On the last weekend of winter I journeyed to the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. And, to my […]
A Trillium Delight
On a mid-March blustery day I did the four-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park a few miles west […]
Late Winter Hike along the Willamette River
Colorful wildflowers and many songbirds – – – it must be getting close to springtime. Champoeg Park is on the Willamette […]
Return to Virginia Lake
Oak Savannah. Bottomland Forest. Wetlands. Virginia Lake.
John Carr Outdoors 