It used to be that one of my annual rites of springtime was hiking the Starvation Ridge/Mt. Defiance Loop Trail […]


It used to be that one of my annual rites of springtime was hiking the Starvation Ridge/Mt. Defiance Loop Trail […]

A July morning seemed perfect for taking a hike in the Columbia River Gorge, and so it was. The temperature […]

An interesting small waterfall was my first destination on a side trail on Gorton Creek. Due to the heavy rainfall […]

A nice early spring day. A good time to do the four-mile loop hike in the Tualatin Hills Nature Park […]

Cold and heavy winds almost turned me around only a short climb from the summit. Hoarfrost covered the few wind-blown trees. […]

On the last weekend of December, I drove to the east side of the Columbia River Gorge to the Rowena […]

During the holidays following the winter solstice, I enjoy looking back at photos from the previous summer. Their images bring back […]

The Article On October 4th, the Oregonian newspaper published an article I authored about hiking in the Columbia River Gorge. […]