Prancing ponies, polished chrome, highly-waxed sheet metal and salesmen galore – – – the Oregon International Auto Show had arrived […]
Champoeg Park to Butteville Store – An Interesting Journey through History
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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Winter Wonderland above the 45th Parallel
For as far north as Portland is, it gets little snow. But thanks to an Arctic cold front and moisture-laden air […]
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A Unique Hike through Springtime Flowers and a Winter Snowstorm: Chapter II
A Wednesday in mid-January was a cold day with a few snow flurries at home, enticing me to take a […]
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A Unique Hike through Springtime Flowers and a Winter Snowstorm: Chapter I
A Wednesday in mid-January was a cold day with a few snow flurries at home, enticing me to take a fun hike in the […]
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Small Birds Make Me Smile
The second Monday of the New Year I headed to the east side of the Columbia River Gorge to see if some […]
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Springtime on Phlox Point
You can pardon me for thinking it was a spring day above the 45th Parallel. There was plenty of sunshine, […]
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Of Men and Mountains: A View of Paradise
U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas wrote Of Men and Mountains while recovering from injuries suffered from falling off a […]
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A Storey Burn on New Years Eve
Felt like the Stampers, I did. Hiking in the Coastal Mountains always reminds me of Ken Kesey’s ode to the old-time […]
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A Pair to Draw to: Bald Eagles and Dead Salmon
Elk are large animals with good-sized whitish rumps or “wapiti”, which is also the Indian name for elk. Clear-cuts and forest fires […]