Photography Challenges As all photographers know, light is everything. For example, some off the best times to take photos are […]


Photography Challenges As all photographers know, light is everything. For example, some off the best times to take photos are […]

Pittock Mansion On a mid-summer day I went to 16,000 square-foot Pittock Mansion. It’s located on a 950-foot ridge top […]

Gales Creek Trail In mid-summer I drove to the Reeher’s Camp Trailhead west of Timber, a great name for a […]

Canyon Creek Meadows Trail On a sunny summer morning, friend David and I drove to Jack Lake. The last seven […]

Deer and Songbirds In the steep greenways and nature parks in the Tualatin Mountains forming the West Hills of Portland […]

Lee Wooden Park In early summer I made three outing near Portland. The first was Lee Wooden Park in the […]

Roses On a nice Saturday morning we visited the International Rose Test Garden. It is the oldest public garden of its kind […]

Cascade Volcanos On a sunny weekend we joined some old friends at Black Butte Ranch in Central Oreegon. What a […]

Portland Saturday Market A weekly outdoor arts and crafts market is held in Portland, Oregon, featuring a diverse array of […]

Gardens The 5 1/2-acre grounds of the Portland Japanese Gardens are always a delight to visit. The five separate gardens are […]