A mid-July sunny day was made for an urban hike from home. The first stop was Council Crest, the highest spot in […]
Archive for ‘Portland Area Hikes’
Little Casey at the Bat
A late spring sunny day was made for a hike to the Hillsdale area south of home. The first stop was […]
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Squirrels and Bunnies in Tualatin Hills
A nice weekend day in early summer. A good time to do the 4.2-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature […]
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Oak Island Grosbeak
Oak Island is located in the middle of Sturgeon Lake which is enclosed within Sauvie Island, about 15 crow-flying miles […]
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A Birder’s Paradise
The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southwest of town. It’s one of only a handful of […]
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A Happy Tanager
I returned to Oak Island on a nice afternoon for a chance to stretch my legs. It’s located in the […]
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Quilts and Flowers at the Jenkins Estate
It’s always fun to visit a new location for an outdoors adventure. On this sunny day we decided to try […]
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Magnificant Eagle on an Oak Island
Oak Island is located in the middle of Sturgeon Lake which is enclosed within Sauvie Island, about 15 crow-flying miles […]
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Baskett Delight
Another fun visit to a National Wildlife Refuge in the Willamette Valley it was. This time the destination was the […]
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Ankeny is All Right
It’s always interesting to visit one of the National Wildlife Refuges. One that I had not explored before was the […]