Adelman Peony Gardens, Oregon
There's something delightful in the air there; spring is springing, and peonies are everywhere!
Flowers of Lewis & Clark
I have the privilege of working every day in the lush, beautiful campus of Lewis & Clark College…
Tacoma Museum of Glass (MoG)
One of the crown jewels of Tacoma, Washington, is its Museum of Glass (MOG) downtown behind the old Union Station…
Schreiner's Iris Gardens, May 2018
May in Oregon's Willamette Valley means many wonderful flowers are blooming (and therefore tons of pollen fill the air too, gesundheit!), and one of my favorites is the iris…
Tacoma Art Museum (TAM)
In May 2018 Elaine and I visited the Tacoma Art Museum for Travel Tacoma. A great little museum, the TAM, as it's affectionately known, is about to get bigger with a new wing set to open next year…
W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, May 2018
Anytime I find myself in Tacoma, Washington, I make a point of visiting the W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory in Wright Park. The building is filled with beautiful, interesting plants (many with dazzlingly flowers)…
Rowena Crest, Oregon
At the eastern edge of the Columbia River Gorge is one of Oregon's loveliest spots: Rowena Crest and the accompanying Tom McCall Preserve…
Maryhill Museum of Art, April 2018
In the lonely high desert plains east of The Dalles, isolated on a ridge above the Columbia River, sits the Maryhill Museum of Art, with a delightful, eclectic collection…
Canemah Bluff Nature Park
In April 2018, Elaine and I walked the trails of Canemah Bluff Nature Park just south of downtown Oregon City. The sun was setting on a lovely spring day turning everything, even the newly bloomed camas fields, golden…
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland
Year-in, year-out, one great spot to escape the rigors of city life, to relax and enjoy nature, is the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in SE Portland...