I decided to take advantage of a few hours of dry weather to do a loop hike from home to Council […]
Archive for ‘Portland Area Hikes’
The Path to Law School
Ferns and small cedar trees cover the forest floor, large-leaf maple trees climb to the heavens, a few second-growth Douglas […]
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A Rainy Day Urban Hike
The last weekend of fall brought torrents of rain and concrete skies to the Portland area. But the outlook of rain doesn’t […]
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Flood Stage on the Willamette River
Champoeg Park is on the Willamette River about 20 miles south of Portland. By a vote of 52-50 in 1843 by […]
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An Autumn Visit to Virginia Lake
Virginia Lake provides great variety – – – Oak Savannah, bottomland forest, wetlands, waterfowl, songbirds and sometimes blacktail deer. And, on a […]
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An Urban Nature Park on a Pleasant Autumn Day
Colorful leaves, squirrels searching for food on the forest floor and a sunny day. The four-mile loop hike in the […]
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Hot Summer Day at the Carty Unit
Mid-July – – – a hot and beautiful summer day. It had all the makings of a fun trip to the […]
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Beautiful Roses and Wildwood too
I threw on the daypack, grabbed the camera and took off from home on a beautiful morning. After hiking down […]
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A scenic hike on the Marquam Trail
The Marquam Trail stretches over five miles through peaceful, relatively secluded, second-growth forests in Southwest Portland. As part of the […]
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An Urban Hike on a Hot Summer Day
On the first weekend of summer I returned to the four-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. It’s […]