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 […]
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Buzzard on the Prowl
While enjoying an outing near Virginia Lake on Sauvie Island, I spotted a turkey vulture near the road. It was […]
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Bald Eagles on the Nest
The Oak Island Wildlife Area was my destination on a hot mid-spring day. The island is located in the middle […]
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Colorful Tulips Seemingly Forever
Forty acres of tulips and sunny weather brought us to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest near Woodburn. It was a […]
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Escape to Virginia Lake
Early May. A cool and partly cloudy day. Time to return to Sauvie Island a few miles northwest of home. I […]
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Fine Champoeg
Champoeg Park is on the Willamette River about 20 miles south of Portland. By a vote of 52-50 in 1843 by […]