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Strawberry fields for picking
Paying tribute to The Beatles and picking fresh Shuksan strawberries makes for a nice combo. I visited Kruger’s Farm this weekend on Sauvie Island, near Portland. The owners told me this has been the...
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Eagle Creek, gem of the Columbia River Gorge
I have hiked and run the Eagle Creek Trail on the Columbia River Gorge more than a dozen times over several decades. It is still inspiring after all of these years. The creek was the lowest I had ever...
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Swan Island and downtown Portland
One of my favorite views of Portland is from the overlook along North Willamette Boulevard, looking at the Swan Island shipyards to downtown Portland. It is always worthwhile checking what ships are...
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How Portland Looks from the Burnside Bridge
Burnside Bridge gives one a great view of the Willamette River and downtown Portland. It’s also near the areas where the city’s large homeless community congregates. One normally has to keep one’s wits...
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The big toys come out during summertime
Everywhere I walk and go it seems, some water or road project is going on, digging up streets, laying new sewer lines, and creating some inconvenience for all of us. Hey folks, that is called the price...
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Two sides of a historic coin and wrestling with the past
The debates over the public and state-sanctioned display of the flag of the slave-holding Confederacy point to the United States’ not-so recent past. No country is pure, and the United States’...
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A story for every stone
My explorations of Portland’s historic Lone Fir Cemetery found lots of fascinating headstones. Each represents a life, a full story, a story that intersects with hundreds of other stories. And how do...
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Sauvie Island river surf
North of Portland, you will find Sauvie Island, a stretch of land that is both a fish and wildlife area and superb farmland. About 30 mammals can be found here, not to mention dozens of different bird...
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Hot, dry and scenic Wasco County, Oregon
I took a short trip in July to the Deschutes River, in north central Oregon. It’s a region defined by a great giver, beautiful rolling hills, ranches and farmland and remnants of Oregon’s more...
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It’s a big old goofy world in carnie land
I visited the Oaks Amusement Park this weekend, in southeast Portland, along the Willamette River. This 110-year-old facility is a classic, old-style small amusement park, not a corporate-themed...
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Letting go of pressure
Letting go. One of the hardest things to do. Stress. Worries. Troubles at work, with the family, with a loved one. Sometimes, letting go of pressure is all most of us need. Click on the image to watch...
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It’s not the destination, it’s the journey that matters
I will be taking a road trip in a week. The destination is probably where most people in my country last would want to be traveling. But I always seems to find unexpected treasures when I pick a new...
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The reds return to Portland maples
It was pretty hilarious when I returned to this spot on the campus of Reed College this past Sunday. Earlier in the day I had spotted this lovely old maple tree light up in a love shade of red. That is...
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Back-roads bike ride in Lane County, Oregon
I used to live in Eugene, Oregon, in the mid-1990s. I had not been back for nearly two decades to do one of my favorite bike rides, up Fox Hollow Road, out into rural areas by the millionaires’...
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Random fall candids in Portland
The leaves are now falling en masse and the glory that is autumn is drawing to a close. I took a couple of shots over the past few weeks and decided to post them without any particular message, other...
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A final burst of color as the storms brew darkly
Today was one of those days when the weather prediction for showers not only proved 100 percent accurate, it forgot to include the hail. But in the Northwest in November, you can stay indoors, or just...
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Urban critters: here, there, every where
Earlier this week near my home I saw a coyote leap out in front of me from its hiding place. We both did a “whoa, what was that” jump. It dashed back to the shadows, on a bluff above a nature reserve...
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Warm Springs on a winter’s day
(Click on each photo to see a larger picture on a separate picture page.) I just passed through the Warms Springs Indian Reservation, which lies in northwest Oregon, on the east side of the Cascade...
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A snowy day in Portland as the new year begins
(Click on each photo to see a larger picture on a separate picture page.) What a glorious day. When I looked out my window I was greeted with a lovely dusting of snow outside my home and all around the...
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New Year’s Day at Meissner Nordic Trails
On New Year’s Day, I finally was able to enjoy the all-volunteer-run Meissner Nordic trails near Bend. This is a wonderful place, with miles of trails for skate and single track skiers. Be sure to...
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