Interesting! I did notice it was pretty lush where the trail crosses the springs... but yes, lots of agriculture going on upstream, so if it's not cow-borne creepy crawlies, it could be ag chemicals working their way down that draw....
Tom
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- April 11th, 2024, 8:02 am
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Riverside Trail-Ferry Springs Loop (April 7)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 902
- April 10th, 2024, 1:54 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Riverside Trail-Ferry Springs Loop (April 7)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 902
Re: Riverside Trail-Ferry Springs Loop (April 7)
Watercress...?
- April 9th, 2024, 12:02 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Riverside Trail-Ferry Springs Loop (April 7)
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Riverside Trail-Ferry Springs Loop (April 7)
Bright sunshine and puffy clouds east of the mountains on Sunday while Portland endured a reprise of Saturday's downpours (or so the stream of text messages from my wife told me throughout the day!). Well, that's why we go east this time of year! The wildflowers are nice, too, of course... :D If you...
- April 5th, 2024, 7:16 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Crawford Oaks/Vista Loop (Columbia Hills) - March 30
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Crawford Oaks/Vista Loop (Columbia Hills) - March 30
Posting this a week later, but thought I'd share flower status at Columbia Hills State Park. As of last Saturday, the Balsamroot were just starting up on the lower slopes, along the clifftops below the Vista Loop. Lupine were still just budding, even at that elevation, so plenty of time before the r...
- April 5th, 2024, 5:45 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Chimney Rock Trail - Lower Crooked National Wild & Scenic River - Prineville, Central Oregon
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Re: Chimney Rock Trail - Lower Crooked National Wild & Scenic River - Prineville, Central Oregon
Nice report - enjoyed the video! Hoping to include this hike on a short trip to Central Oregon next month.
Tom
Tom
- March 23rd, 2024, 7:05 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Painted Hills/Blue Basin/Clarno, March '24
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Re: Painted Hills/Blue Basin/Clarno, March '24
Nice report, Gordon! Love that area -- I get over there most years in early May, before the place gets quite busy from Memorial Day into fall. Your photos have me champing at the bit...
Thanks for posting!
-Tom
Thanks for posting!
-Tom
- March 22nd, 2024, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Gooseneck Loop (Cottonwood Canyon) 3-20-24
- Replies: 3
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Re: Gooseneck Loop (Cottonwood Canyon) 3-20-24
Nice report, John - thanks! I've tried propagating Golden currant from cuttings with no luck... I'd really like to add a few to my home landscape. Lovely plants!
Tom
Tom
- March 21st, 2024, 7:43 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Guatemala - February 2024
- Replies: 5
- Views: 897
Re: Guatemala - February 2024
Thank you, John! Spectacular!
Tom
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- March 21st, 2024, 7:42 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Labyrinth Trail (March 16)
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Labyrinth Trail (March 16)
A few photos from my second trip to the Labyrinth in two weeks (I'd taken an old friend up there on March 8 but didn't want to slow him down with hundreds of photos...) :D The Grass Widows are peaking, but the rest of the flower show is just getting into high gear -- and, notably, the poison oak has...
- February 2nd, 2024, 7:02 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!
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Re: Herman Creek 012924 Not ready for prime time!
Some things never change, Don... 1922 on the (then) brand new Columbia River Highway...
Wahkeenah Falls:
East Multnomah Viaduct (I think):
-Tom
Wahkeenah Falls:
East Multnomah Viaduct (I think):
-Tom