On the first weekend of May I drove to Columbia Hills State Park to visit the Dalles Mountain Ranch. The lower hillsides […]
Tidal Pools on the Oregon Coast
On the last morning of our visit to the Oregon Coast, I took advantage of sunshine and low tide to […]
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Drift Creek Bridges
I was standing on a 150-foot suspension bridge, swaying slightly in the breeze. It gave me an incredible up-close view […]
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Little Green Visitor
Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I noticed a peculiar visitor on our deck. It was a very small, […]
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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 […]
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Snake in the City
A nice early spring day. A good time to do the four-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park […]
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Green Flash at Sunset
The last weekend of March we stayed on the Oregon Coast. An extraordinary event occurred on the first day of […]
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The Burdoin Lollipop Adventure with Beautiful Bluebirds
The Kreps Family owns a large cattle ranch north of Bingen, Washington. They are kind enough to open their property […]
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Tryon Trilliums
On one of the first days of spring with the promise of some sunshine, I drove to Tryon Creek State […]
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An Historic Journey up the Weldon Wagon Road
On the last weekend of winter, we decided to stretch our legs and do a hike through history near the little town of […]