Hamilton Mountain Into the forest I go... The early morning fog during hikes in the Gorge is just amazing - these shots were taken on Hamilton Mountain trail.
Dog Mountain Foggy Dog Mountain With kitesurfing season already in full force - my hiking/photographing time is now in decline. So when I saw that the forecast for last weekend was looking pretty weak (wind- wise) I decided it will be a good time for a hike. The destination was Dog Mountain since the
Vista House Vista House and The Gorge A sightseeing road trip with some friends last weekend ended up at Vista House around sunset. I've been there many times as part of other day trips but it was always start of the trip - never an end so this was the first time I got to experience the
Hamilton Mountain Hamilton Mountain Last weekend I joined a group of friends on a hike to the Hamilton Mountain on Washington side of the Columbia River. First serious hike of the year with more to come (hopefully - unless the kitesurfing season starts sooner than expected). It's always fun to get "lost" in the
Maryhill Maryhill(s) This is my third winter in Portland and definitely the most rainy one. Apparently we're getting more rain than usual and even hitting some records. Anyway I ventured east in the Columbia Gorge to chase some sun and ended up in Maryhill on the Washington side of the river. I
Dry Creek Falls Dry Creek Falls Looking for a hike last weekend on oregonhikers.org I decided on a 4.4 mile out and back to Dry Creek Falls in the Cascade Locks. The hike was very easy with a low incline and was a perfect choice for a rainy fall Saturday. The lush green colors
Wahclella Falls First signs of fall on Wahclella Falls trail While the summer is still trying to hold back and I'm trying to cling to its warmth, it seems that fall is definitely approaching. The nature feels that as well and last weekend I've ventured back to Wahclella Falls trail looking for the first signs of fall colors. The falls
Columbia River Gorge Rowena Crest viewpoint One of the first places I wanted to show my parents is the Gorge which has been my "playground" this summer with almost every weekend spent kitesurfing. And I think one of the most spectacular views of the Gorge are from the Rowena Crest viewpoint, where we came as the
Columbia River Gorge Starvation Creek Trail Few shots from my last weekend hike to Starvation Creek - my weekend mornings were rather slow recently due to some fun evening events in Portland, so by the time I've made it to the trailhead the sun was less then optimal to therefore I didn't take any capture of
Waterfall Elowah and Latourell in the spring Last weekend I met some new friends who recently moved to the Portland area and wanted to show them the grandure of Gorge nature. I took them to the Vista House and showed them later few short hikes to Latourell and Elowah waterfalls. I couldn't resist catching few shots of
Sandy River Sandy River (in the backyard) Last weekend was party-busy so I didn't get much done photography wise but I did get to open the 2015 kitesurfing season in Rufus, OR and after got to spend some nice time with friends in a house which has Sandy River flowing in the backyard. I do have plans
Sunset Angel's Rest sunset Angel's Rest is one of the best hikes in the Gorge, perfect to kick off hiking season and with the amazing weather we had here lately I did a sunset walk up the mountain. The sunset was missing some clouds to get those spectacular red colors but the picture turned
Columbia River Gorge Horsetail Falls Loop Last weekend was particularly gloomy and wet, nonetheless as soon as I saw a little sun on Sunday I've decided to go for a short hike and drove to the Horsetail Falls Loop in the Gorge. It's a perfect hike for beginners with just about 2.6 miles and very
Columbia River Gorge Columbia Gorge Waterfalls Columbia River Gorge has a lot to offer with hundreds of hikes, spectacular views of the river and mountains and plenty of waterfalls. I did a lot of hiking past two years but I still have lots of places I need to discover and I want to come back to
