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A Cold and Gusty Hike to Stacker Butte
Ascending Eightmile Creek Canyon, I soon found the old pioneer gravesite. The person was born 192 years ago when Honest Abe was […]
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A Sunny Hike through an Oak Savannah
Finally, a sunny day! A day to enjoy the sunshine and wildflowers. I drove in the early morning to the […]
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A Picturesque Hike through Columbia River Gorge History
Early morning on a beautiful sunny Saturday near Husum I found the beginning of the Weldon Wagon Road Trailhead. The 2 1/2-mile wagon […]
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Memaloose Hills on a cold and foggy day
Rain storm after rain storm moving through the Portland area. I felt like I should be growing webs between my […]
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Spectacular May Wildflower Show on Dog Mountain
The second weekend of May had all the makings of a good time to climb a mountain. The day was sunny and […]
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A Sunny Hike through Columbia River Gorge History
Near Husum I found the beginning of the Weldon Wagon Road Trailhead. The 2 1/2 mile wagon road was created in the […]
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Death Camas at Mountain Ranch
On the first weekend of May I drove to Columbia Hills State Park to visit the Dalles Mountain Ranch. The lower hillsides […]
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Top of Black Butte
Hot weekend day at the Black Butte Ranch. What better way to spend the afternoon than climbing to the summit […]
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Naked Broomrapes on Stacker Butte?
Ascending Eightmile Creek Canyon, I soon left behind scattered oak trees and emerged into the wide open spaces of the east end […]