The area from Mosier to the Rowena Plateau is a fun place to visit and explore. It is located in the east side […]


The area from Mosier to the Rowena Plateau is a fun place to visit and explore. It is located in the east side […]

Some gardeners believe the first crocus in bloom is the official harbinger of spring. Other folks wait until the spring […]

The Kreps Family owns a large cattle ranch north of Bingen, Washington. They are kind enough to open their property […]

On a sunny Saturday in late winter we headed to the east side of the Columbia River Gorge to see if […]

As many of my blog followers know, I am a freelance writer and photographer, publishing outdoors articles from time to time. […]

In mid-February I was in the east end of the Columbia River Gorge and decided to take a side trip […]

The second Saturday of February found your intrepid hiker about 60 miles east of home in the Columbia River Gorge. […]

Some gardeners believe the first crocus in bloom is the official harbinger of spring. Other folks wait until the equinox. […]

Oak savannah, grasslands, eastern Columbia River Gorge, hit-and-miss sunshine on southern-facing slopes, mid-March. Mix all the ingredients together and you […]

Two days before Leap Day, I decided to stretch my legs and do a relatively easy hike near the little town of […]