Around the House, TravelMorgan Stone Gretheroregon, Milwaukie, pacific northwest, bird, trees, ice

Ice Storm 2021

Around the House, TravelMorgan Stone Gretheroregon, Milwaukie, pacific northwest, bird, trees, ice
Ice Storm 2021

The Willamette Valley of Oregon, where I live, got walloped by a big ice storm this Valentine’s Day weekend, 2021. I even lost power for about 24 hours, and my goodness, it had become darn cold in my house by the time the power was finally restored. (Big thanks to all the hard-working electrical workers out there!) Between shivers though, I managed to snap a few photos to remember the event. I found the multitude of little birds surrounding my bird feeder to be particularly enjoyable to photograph. UPDATE, Valentine’s night: the ice made the plum tree collapse!

All but the final four of these shots were done with a Canon 6D and a 100mm 2.8 lens; those were with an iPhone 11.

Nice person in Portland, Oregon, and beyond.

TravelMorgan Stone Grethermount hood, mountains, pacific northwest, oregon, Clear Lake, Trillium Lake, Timothy Lake, Little Crater Lake, lake, autumn, hiking, travel

Lakes around Mount Hood, Sept 2016

After a tough week with a very, very tough photoshoot at a hospital, I took a day off to just grab my swimming trunks and head off to some of the fabulous lakes south of Mount Hood in Oregon. By the time I arrived, a lovely morning fog had burned off and bright sunshine warmed the air. I hit Trillium Lake, Little Crater Lake, and Timothy Lake in Clackamas County, and briefly Clear Lake in Wasco County... 

TravelMorgan Stone Grethermount hood, mountains, pacific northwest, oregon, Clear Lake, Trillium Lake, Timothy Lake, Little Crater Lake, lake, autumn, hiking, travel
Lakes around Mount Hood, Sept 2016
TravelMorgan Stone GretherChampoeg, oregon, pacific northwest, willamette river, trees, hiking, Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon parks project, winter, travel

Winter Hike in Champoeg, Oregon

In early February 2017, on a very cold, wet winter's day, I hiked around the Champoeg State Heritage Area outside of Butteville, Oregon. Champoeg (pronounced like "shampooey") was an important settlement in the 19th century and in 1843 formed an early regional government, a key step for the area eventually becoming a state. Today the former townsite is merely a field, but the surrounding 600 or so acres have become a park with forested trails easing along the Willamette River....

TravelMorgan Stone GretherChampoeg, oregon, pacific northwest, willamette river, trees, hiking, Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon parks project, winter, travel
Winter Hike in Champoeg, Oregon
TravelMorgan Stone GretherOMHT Lake Project, oregon, North Fork Lake, pacific northwest, mountains, trees, lake

OMHT Lake Project: North Fork Lake

In November 2015 I worked with Oregon's Mount Hood Territory (OMHT) to explore seven (and a half) lakes south of Mount Hood in 48 hours. This post is on North Fork Lake, a reservoir at the western edge of the Cascade Mountains, near Estacada, Oregon, and where the north fork of the Clackamas River splits off from the main. 

TravelMorgan Stone GretherOMHT Lake Project, oregon, North Fork Lake, pacific northwest, mountains, trees, lake
OMHT Lake Project: North Fork Lake
TravelMorgan Stone GretherGovernment Camp, Enid Lake, OMHT Lake Project, trees, hiking, moss, rhododendron, snow, oregon, pacific northwest

OMHT Lake Project: Enid Lake, or Getting Lost Trying to Find It

In November 2015 I worked with Oregon's Mount Hood Territory (OMHT) to explore seven (and a half) lakes south of Mount Hood in 48 hours. This post is on that "half lake," as it were. It is on Enid Lake, a supposedly fun little spot just west Government Camp, Oregon... Or rather, this post would be about Enid, except I could not find it!

TravelMorgan Stone GretherGovernment Camp, Enid Lake, OMHT Lake Project, trees, hiking, moss, rhododendron, snow, oregon, pacific northwest
OMHT Lake Project: Enid Lake, or Getting Lost Trying to Find It
TravelMorgan Stone GretherLittle Crater Lake, lake, OMHT Lake Project, pacific northwest, oregon, trees

OMHT Lake Project: Little Crater Lake

In November 2015 I worked with Oregon's Mount Hood Territory (OMHT) to explore seven (and a half) lakes south of Mount Hood in 48 hours. This post is on Little Crater Lake, a few miles north of Timothy Lake, and a short, but icy drive from Oregon Highway 26 and Skyline Road.

TravelMorgan Stone GretherLittle Crater Lake, lake, OMHT Lake Project, pacific northwest, oregon, trees
OMHT Lake Project: Little Crater Lake