On the last weekend of winter I journeyed to the Carty Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. And, to my […]
Deer and Colorful Wildflowers at Catherine Creek
First weekend of daylight savings time and what a day it was. Sun breaks, a cold & gusty wind, heavy […]
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A Trillium Delight
On a mid-March blustery day I did the four-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park a few miles west […]
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An Early March Hike to Stacker Butte
Finally, some well appreciated sunshine, and wild lilies too. The lyrical and distinctive song of meadowlarks punctuated the silence. Groundhogs […]
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Late Winter Hike along the Willamette River
Colorful wildflowers and many songbirds – – – it must be getting close to springtime. Champoeg Park is on the Willamette […]
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Hardy Ridge on a Stormy Day
It was raining with gusts of wind as I arrived at the Hardy Ridge Equestrian Trailhead in Beacon Rock State Park on […]
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Return to Virginia Lake
Oak Savannah. Bottomland Forest. Wetlands. Virginia Lake.
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Where are the Elk on this Stormy Day?
Elk are large animals with good-sized whitish rumps or “wapiti”, which is also the Indian name for elk. Clear-cuts and forest fires […]
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A Rainy Day Hike in the Coastal Mountains
In mid-February on a cool and very rainy weekend day, I hiked the 14-mile trail (1,450 feet of cumulative elevation […]
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February Wildflowers above the 45th Parallel
On the last weekend of January I was successful in spotting my first wildflowers of the year in bloom – – […]