Umbrella Falls Oregon Waterfall Wednesday Hikes August 14, 2024 It's the time of year when I usually try to organize a hike to Umbrella Falls on Mt Hood. It's a nice hike across meadows that are ski slopes in winter, and if you're lucky there are ripe huckleberries to snack on along the way. Umbrella Falls
Tiger Lilies Among all the flowers one encounters along the trails this time of year, Tiger Lilies are my favorite. A stem full of tiger lilies.
University Falls University Falls in the Oregon Coast Range. Water cascading down a moss-covered rock face.
Malta Trail Bench Malta is a great place for hiking. There are miles of trails, most of which afford beautiful views of blue bays below limestone cliffs. This sofa carved from the local stone was a bit of a surprise. It's near the north end of the island, not far from the “Red Fort.
Blackberries Hiking along certain trails around Portland in late July through August has its perks. Blackberries ripening on the vine.
Falls Creek Falls So good they named it twice. Getting to the falls requires a short hike so it's less visited than some of the other spectacular falls in the Gorge. Located in Gifford Pinchot National Forrest, north of Stevenson, Washington. Falls Creek Falls