It was a warm, sunny, early spring day in the City of Roses. A great day to break out the […]
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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.
Winter Garden
Portland’s Hoyt Arboretum was founded in 1928 and encompasses 189 ridge-top acres. It’s a pleasant place to visit in all seasons. More […]
Newts at the Tualatin River NWR
The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southwest of town. It’s one of only a handful of […]
Another Grimm Adventure
The Grimm and his merry band seem to be very successful at capturing evil Wesen in Portland’s Forest Park. For […]
Marquam Trail to Council Crest
I decided to take advantage of a few hours of dry weather to do a loop hike from home to Council […]
John Carr Outdoors 