Eagle Creek Wildfire Eight years ago a large, human-caused wildfire was started in the Eagle Creek Drainage in the Columbia […]
Tag Archive for ‘Herman Creek’
A Beautiful, but Tough 4,000-foot Climb to the Benson Plateau
It would be a record high temperature day in Portland of 98 degrees. Not thinking very clearly, I decided to […]
Share this:
A 4,000-foot Climb to the Old Cascades
Why was I feeling so sluggish after two miles into the hike I kept asking myself? I was doing the […]
Share this:
A long, but rewarding climb to the Benson Plateau
On the last day of January I returned to the Benson Plateau, one of my favorite destinations. The Plateau lies at […]
Share this:
Tracking Elk in the Snow
Elk tracks. Made within the last 20 to 30 minutes. Six or seven animals in a small herd. Two to […]
Share this:
Wyeth
Hundreds upon hundreds of delicate pick wild orchids lining the trail. An interesting waterfall I had not spotted before. And, […]