Wildlife Refuge The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southwest of town. It’s one of only a […]


Wildlife Refuge The Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southwest of town. It’s one of only a […]

It had been several years since I hiked to the north end of Sauvie Island, about 20 miles northwest of […]

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It was a beautiful late winter’s day near Salem. Why not visit the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge? It’s a […]

It had been four years since I hiked to the north end of Sauvie Island, about 20 miles northwest of home. […]

Mid-February and a beautiful spring-like day – – – it had all the makings of a fun trip to the Carty […]

A beautiful spring-like morning beckoned me to the sights of Portland Heights. The Heights rise from near sea level on the […]

The first Saturday of spring was a beautiful and sunny day in the Columbia River Gorge. While parking at the […]

A fun early spring visit to a National Wildlife Refuge in the Willamette Valley. This time the destination was the […]

On one of the first days of spring with the promise of some sunshine, I drove to Tryon Creek State […]