Champoeg Park is on the Willamette River about 20 miles south of Portland. By a vote of 52-50 in 1843 by […]
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 […]
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Catherine is a Beauty
On a sunny Saturday in late winter we headed to the east side of the Columbia River Gorge to see if […]
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Red-Headed Woodpecker and Gorgeous Spring Flowers
Early in March, and it was all sunshine and blue skies. A great day to take a fun hike in the West […]
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Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Frenzy Challenge
As many of my blog followers know, I am a freelance writer and photographer, publishing outdoors articles from time to time. […]
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Almost Pup Creek Falls
After 3.6 miles and near a powerline clearing, take a path to the right to see Pup Creek Falls. At […]