Palmer Glacier, Mount Hood
Walking (or snowboarding or snowshoeing or skiing) on an ice field at 9,000+ feet is not something you probably do every day in summertime…
Northwest Coos County Beaches
The terrain at both Horsfall and Bastendorff beaches is wide and flat, surrounded by large dunes where people were riding horses and OHVs…
Around Juneau
A subdued and compact delight, tucked into the folds of towering, rolling mountains; and behind them rest enormous glaciers, reminding one just how insignificant we really are, like ants on the earth…
Along the Taku River
Along the Taku, you feel the essence of frontier here, thrilling you with its freedom and its dangers…
Sunset at Piazza San Marco
A few snapshots of the piazza at sunset I found on an old roll recently, taken from in front of the basilica and from its balcony…
Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood
Built in the 1937 as part of the Federal Works Progress Administration, Timberline Lodge is a spectacular example of…
Day Trip to Astoria, Oregon
A charming town situated on the hills above the Columbia River as it enters the Pacific Ocean…
Leach Botanical Garden, November 2018
A hidden oasis of more than 15 acres in the rows of residential grid deep in east Portland…
Autumn at Madrone Wall Park
I bet you’d be hard pressed to find a better climbing wall this close to Portland…