Winter hiking in the Columbia River Gorge’s rain forest is reminiscent of a pretty woman without her makeup or dazzling […]


Winter hiking in the Columbia River Gorge’s rain forest is reminiscent of a pretty woman without her makeup or dazzling […]
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On the last weekend of December, I drove to the east side of the Columbia River Gorge to the Rowena […]

I was thinking to myself – – – rain, rain, rain go away and come back another day. But, rain […]

A cold, rainy day in mid-December. Seemed like a good time to do the 4.2-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills […]

Felt like the Stampers, I did. Hiking in the Coastal Mountains always reminds me of Ken Kesey’s ode to the old-time […]

The last weekend of November I drove to the Cape Horn Trailhead in the western Columbia River Gorge. The loop […]

On a reasonably nice day in late November we drove to Sauvie Island, stopping at the Virginia Lake Trailhead. It’s […]

Colorful maple leaves covering the yard, crisp temperatures in the 40′s and a generous expanse of sunshine. A good excuse […]

Champoeg Park is on the Willamette River about 20 miles south of Portland. By a vote of 52-50 in 1843 by […]