Welcome back to guest author Dieter Loibner! In today’s installment, he tackles an epic Portland ride that’s often done en masse but — I think — is actually better done alone. That way you know you’ve done every torturous inch of it without the help of mass-ride-induced adrenaline:) I wrote …
If you live in Portland, Mary S Young Park (which is both called simply a park and a state recreation area, I think because it’s jointly managed by OR State Parks and the City of West Linn) is an easy one to overlook. It’s way the heck in West Linn, …
Lately I’ve been realizing just how many parks there are around Portland that I’ve never been to — many of which are actually quite large (i.e. worth the longer trip to get there). So whenever I have chunks of spare time, I’ve been trying to go on park visits, just …
This, ladies and gentlemen, is an osprey: (picture from Wikipedia) They hang out and breed in Portland during the spring and summer, then head south come fall like I want to do sometimes. They’re pretty amazing birds with my favorite fish-grabbing dive ever, and as winter turns spring-like I make …
