I thought about hiking Spencer Butte, or maybe even something further away – but the weather report prompted an urban hike from the front door. Snow fell again on the foothills and above to the cascade passes. Birds were on … Read More
Out and about around Pres Trail this morning and several neighbors were definitely in ‘spring mode’. The nesting osprey at Autzen were both in a well built nest (it looks like), and a solitary red-tail hawk perched above the meadow … Read More
Nesting herons and osprey and flowers, oh my! Urban hiking Alton Baker around sunrise with birds everywhere, even an eagle flew up / down the Mill Race looking for a meal. Sure looked like spring, even though it rained, snowed … Read More
With ice and snow covering the Cascade foothills, urban hiking the parks along the Willamette River all from my front door made for a perfect cold but dry March morning. Hikes at OR coast or in the valley were considered … Read More
Urban hiking through and between three Eugene city parks, Gillespie Butte, Alton Baker & Hendricks Parks, on a dry March morning with great blue herons stealing the show. *reminder, clicking on photos opens higher quality item The Route through the … Read More
Snowy sunrise urban hike Alton Baker Park from Gillespie Butte went from cloudy grey skies to snow and then sunshine. A 10+ mile urban hike with 0 automobile carbon karma. Urban hikes make for a great way to both stay … Read More
Urban hiking Ruth Bascom north river loop on foggy January morning – long hiking miles without driving a car! Time was allocated for a long hike, but the recent cold weather had left snow in lower elevations, i.e., Mary’s Peak … Read More
Urban hiking Eugene’s river buttes allows for a 10+ mile urban hike on sidewalks, bike-paths and bark-dust trails with no car time – all from my front door. The urban hike route Starting on Gillespie Butte up Spyglass 2x and … Read More
Carless urban hiking Sunrise at Gillespie Butte & Alton Baker Park started on northwest hills and then down around Pres Trail – 10+ miles from my front door. Weather report again showed a break at dawn between rainstorms, a perfect … Read More
Spyglass sunrise after days of rain with just enough breaks in the clouds for some sun light painted clouds. The birds came out in song during the rain break along the entire 10+ miles – the redwing blackbirds were remarkably … Read More
