Reasons to go North

Low cloud and an overnight thaw changed the scenery, from pure white to patch work. Short winter days meant the full horseshoe would turn...

Yet another scenic byway heads west from Portland. A little south from the Columbia River. Through peripheral towns of Wood Village and...

Just another ‘awesome’ day in Oregon! When my Oregonian friend (what the lucky locals call themselves) sent me a few map choices one...

Another midweek walk. The long summer evenings are to be taken advantage of. Somewhere new. South for a walk? I was in for a pleasant...

Same hill. Different route, different weather. Kind of. Bow Fell, at the top of Langdale, a hill I’d only been up once, in the snow. ...