I decided to do some exploring in the urban woods and surrounding areas near home. Colorful flowers, especially wildflowers, and […]

I decided to do some exploring in the urban woods and surrounding areas near home. Colorful flowers, especially wildflowers, and […]
It was an overcast, cool day in mid-July. We decided to take an outing to the Coastal Mountains. L.L. “Stub” […]
Welcome to John Carr Outdoors! It was forecast to be a pretty summer day in Portland. What better time to […]
Lately I have been taking some urban hikes in the Marquam Nature Park area. But, I hadn’t hiked down to […]
My father spent part of his 20s herding sheep in the high meadows of the Washington Cascade Mountains. Some of […]
As I was watching a pretty sunset, more and more crows continued to fly by. Soon there were hundreds flying […]
Welcome to John Carr Outdoors! Washington Park The Portland International Rose Test Garden is the oldest public garden of its […]
Welcome to John Carr Outdoors! William O. Douglas Wilderness A few years back I jumped out of bed and drove […]
Welcome to John Carr Outdoors! After a springtime that seemed to be endless rain, we finally got a nice sunshiny […]
Welcome to John Carr Outdoors! William O. Douglas Wilderness My doberman pinscher, my folks’ black labrador and I were sitting […]