Continue Reading Clambering (to the) goats Between Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams lie 108,096 acres of Goat Rocks Wilderness, a portion of the volcanic Cascade Mountain Range. The…
Continue Reading Sagebrush Country I never thought I would see the words Ronald Reagan and rebel in the same sentence. But he declared himself a rebel, in…
Continue Reading Two for One A Stroll and a Hike When you cross the bridge from Hood River into Washington State and take a right on Hwy 14 you will eventually come…
Continue Reading Heimatkunde In my elementary school there were 4 grades to a classroom. Often when the teacher needed a break from the chaos he declared…
Continue Reading Water – off a duck’s back Some of my favorite duck photographs will finish off this week’s focus on water. Turns out, I am ducking out as well. Will…
Continue Reading Wells With the monster storm upon us today, let’s think about clean water….. Portland has a number of beautiful and pragmatic water features. I…
Continue Reading Fishing Holes Water, water everywhere and lots of drops to drink: drops of Vodka, that is…… after a full day’s fishing and a gourmet…
Continue Reading Too little water Remember the old Mark Twain adage “Water, taken in moderation, has never hurt anyone?” That’s no longer funny when considering how many…
Continue Reading Too much water We have seen the damage inflicted by torrents of water in the wake of hurricanes, both from above filling rivers as well as…
Continue Reading Welcome back, Rain! We’ve had the first taste of real rain yesterday. The photo above attests to it – a watery veil in front of my…
