A visit to Marshall Park, 6 March 2021

Marshall Cascades, Tryon Creek at Marshall Park. Camera: Minolta SR-T 101. (SRT-101) Film: AristaEDU 200 (Fomapan 200) It was "kids weekend". Emee and her ex split custody, and Saturday March 6 we had the kids. We try to have a little adventure with them to counter all the computer time they get. For me it's...

An exploration of Cooper Mountain, 12 Dec 2020

Camera: Olympus 35RD. Film: Kodak Tri-X Pan. I've mentioned here before that Emee and I have been using the van to hit up some of the more far-flung and unknown parks in the Metro area. While I love being able to either bike and/or take transit to these spots, many of them are just far...

An urban hike, 4 Sept 2018

We're nearing the end of summer and I haven't yet done an overnight hiking trip. That will be remedied soon, as my friend Ed and I are planning for something next weekend. I met Ed downtown on the evening of Tuesday September 4th to pore* over maps and scheme. And there's no better way** to...

The Tuesday Ramble: West Hills Hiking, 2 April 2013

The Portland area is rich in points of interest. Too rich, if you ask me. There are so many great places to go to that it's hard to go to them all, all the time. Every time I end up on Powell Butte, or Rocky Butte, or biking Leif Erickson, or up to Kelley Point,...

Let's try this one more time...After canceling it in December, I'll be leading an Urban Nature Hike on Saturday 10 January at 11am. We'll meet at Hawthorne Hostel, 3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd. For this hike, we’ll check out the wooded lands around Marquam Trail in SW. We'll start around the OHSU area and climb up...