In early October I spent five days in the John Day country. Early in the trip I journeyed to the […]

Painted Hills II
I spent five days in the John Day Country in early October. Early in the visit I drove to the […]

Painted Hills I
In early October I spent five days in the John Day country headquartered in the very small town of Spray, […]

September Delights
Sometimes it’s fun sharing some photos without a focused theme. I usually concentrate on a single hike or outing. For […]

Big Huckleberry Mountain
As I left the summit of Big Huckleberry Mountain and reentered the forest, a loud and close-by Bull Elk bugled. The […]

A Visit to Indian Heaven
A wonderful day in the Indian Heaven Wilderness. It was mid-September, and summer was hanging on. Huckleberries were beginning to […]

Colorful Fall Leaves in Late Summer
Second Saturday of September, low 40°s and not a cloud in the sky at a trailhead in the early morning – […]

Over Mississippi Head to Timberline Lodge
In my last post I described hiking to Paradise Park from Timberline Lodge on a beautiful, sunny Labor Day weekend. […]

Round the Mountain with the Mazamas
Labor Day weekend with the weatherman’s promise of a beautiful day in the Cascades, I drove to Timberline Lodge located at […]

Art in the Pearl
The first weekend of September brought the Art of the Pearl to the North Park Blocks in downtown Portland. It […]
