Down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride. Nobody seemed to know me, everybody passed me by. And I’m […]
Never fade away
It’s better to burn out, Than to fade away. My my, hey hey. In mid-May we journeyed to Silver Falls State […]
Exploring the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
An early May morning found me at the 2,000-foot Eagle Creek Trailhead about 30 miles southeast of Portland as the crow flies. […]
Deer at Tualatin River NWR
The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southwest of town. It’s one of only a handful of […]
Naked Broomrapes on Stacker Butte?
Ascending Eightmile Creek Canyon, I soon left behind scattered oak trees and emerged into the wide open spaces of the east end […]
A bully hike with Teddy Roosevelt
Friend Joe Wiegand is the premier Theodore Roosevelt repriser in the United States. The second week of May he visited Oregon to […]
A Redwing on the Attack
Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were […]
Rhododendron Gardens
The last week of April we took advantage of some sunshine and drove to Southeast Portland to spend several hours at the […]
One of the best low-elevation hikes in North America
Seven large waterfalls, many small falls, a historical trail, exploring a Wilderness area, wildflowers and sunshine – – – the Eagle Creek Trail […]
Tualatin River Lowlands
The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southwest of town. It’s one of only a handful of […]