Summer Lake to Cabin Lake and beyond
One night the storms were too bad even for the barn. So I ran for the hills, an hour north to Cabin Lake, where there is no cabin and there is no lake. But there is the promise of birds and better weather. Along the way I noticed some grounded hawks. Was it too windy…
Tabor Times Two
Mt Tabor Park is the gift that keeps on giving. All that stuff about balance and taking it easy? The cake is a lie. One afternoon this week reports of a Blue-headed Vireo and Common Poorwill proved too irresistible. The day was sunny and full of possibility. But first I had to leave my yard,…
Seattle to Malheur to Astoria III
I’d never been to Steens Mountain before, but I’d only heard good things. It is a 30-mile long fault block mountain that peaks at 9,773 ft and consists of 428,156 acres of public land. There is one 59-mile loop road that is gravel, often washboard, and takes about two hours to drive. Or several more hours…