On the last day of winter I experienced a nine-mile hike that would have delighted lovers of waterfalls throughout the world – […]
The Birth of Oregon and a Snake Surpise
By a vote of 52-50 in 1843 by the settlers of the Champoeg area, Oregon became a provisional territory of […]
A wilderness bouquet of winter wildflowers
Oak savannah, grasslands, eastern Columbia River Gorge, hit-and-miss sunshine on southern-facing slopes, mid-March. Mix all the ingredients together and you […]
Stalking wild deer
In mid-March I was hiking in the area west of Catherine Creek in the eastern end of the Columbia River […]
Triple Waterfalls Delight
Rain, rain, rain. Concrete skies. I thought to myself, why not revel in it. I’ll journey to the rainforest in […]
Trilliums in Print
Today the Oregonian newspaper published my article and photos about trilliums, one of the prettier of the early wildflowers.
Birds, birds and more birds
Fresh snow greeted me in the morning, a nice treat in early March. By noon the sun was successfully fighting […]
Waterfalls in their glory
The Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge has 77 major waterfalls. On a day in later February with heavy […]
Urban Wildlife Delight
Deer, squirrels, nutria, snakes, ducks and many delicate, white blossoms hanging on Indian Plum trees. Toss in some nice weather, […]
Sunshine and History
Two days before Leap Day, I decided to stretch my legs and do a relatively easy hike near the little town of […]
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