Category Archives: travel

Wednesday photo of the week: family time in Utah

Posted on January 4, 2017 by darwinsbulldog

For the holidays, my family and I drove to Houston, TX and back. On our way back we stopped at Arches National Park in Utah for a few hours as a necessary road trip put stop. What a beautiful landscape. … Continue reading →

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BOOK: Wild in the Willamette

Posted on December 12, 2015 by darwinsbulldog

In 2011, Oregon State University Press published the fantastic guide Wild in the City: Exploring the Intertwine: The Portland-Vancouver Region’s Network of Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas (which I reviewed here). Now, they have just published a guide for the region … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo of the week: salmon in that there creek!

Posted on December 2, 2015 by darwinsbulldog

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Wednesday photo of the week: warrior cat at the Seattle Zoo

Posted on November 11, 2015 by darwinsbulldog

Last week we visited the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. There they have a fantastic nature play area, which brought out the Warrior Cat in my 9-year-old:

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A family weekend on the Oregon coast in Astoria

Posted on June 29, 2015 by darwinsbulldog

My family and I spent last weekend in Astoria, OR. My wife and I had passed through this coastal Oregon city over a decade ago on a trip down the coast, before any kid was in the picture. Then, it … Continue reading →

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BOOK: Rails-Trails: Washington & Oregon

Posted on June 7, 2015 by darwinsbulldog

Rail-Trails: Washington & Oregon (Birmingham, AL: Wilderness Press, 2015), 168 pp. Publisher’s description This region boasts some of the most rural and unique rail-trails in America, such as the 253-mile John Wayne Pioneer Trail with its remote canyons, mountain vistas, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo of the week: my little raptors

Posted on October 2, 2014 by darwinsbulldog

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Getting to know Pacific Northwest nature: a tour with Portland’s Volcano Lands

Posted on September 16, 2014 by darwinsbulldog

I’ve been a reader of biologist Ivan Phillipsen’s blog Wild Pacific Northwest ever since I first came across it. He exudes a love and passion for the nature that surrounds us, and the site contains a wealth of information on … Continue reading →

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Kids playing without screens, or, Why would you bring video games to a park?

Posted on November 18, 2012 by darwinsbulldog

When we were in California in October, we met up at a park in the city of Woodland with my wife’s sister and family. It was a nice, large park with several playgrounds, decent expanses of grass to play in, … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on November 15, 2012 by darwinsbulldog

It’s been fairly quiet here at Exploring Portland’s Natural Areas over the last few months. Given our new addition (Afton is three months old today!), a road trip to California in October, and my working a new job (as well … Continue reading →