The Dalles Mountain Ranch In early springtime the Columbia Hills are covered in golden balsamroot, red paintbrush and purple lupine. […]


The Dalles Mountain Ranch In early springtime the Columbia Hills are covered in golden balsamroot, red paintbrush and purple lupine. […]

Tygh Valley After a very enjoyable hike in the Badger Creek Wilderness, I returned to Tygh Valley in Central Oregon. […]

School Canyon Trail In late June I drove to the School Canyon Trailhead on the east side of the Badger […]

Columbia River Gorge The Memaloose Overlook is in the Eastern Columbia River Gorge. It provides a grand view of the […]

Starveout Creek In the mid-Columbia River Gorge, a creek (and later its falls) was originally named “Starveout Creek” due to […]

Columbia River Gorge On a warm and sunny day I hiked to Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. The […]
Tryon Creek State Natural Area Ferns and small cedar trees cover the forest floor, hemlock trees squeeze into spaces on […]

Butterflies In the steep greenways and nature parks in the West Hills of Portland are many places to spot wild […]

Great Blue Heron The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southwest of Portland, Oregon. It’s one of […]

Mt. Mitchell An early June day in the aughts promised blue skies and warm sunshine. It seemed like an excellent […]