The cruise paddle wheeler "Queen of the West" was parked on the Columbia River the day before we left Portland. The first cruise of the season was scheduled to begin April 26th. A heavy rainstorm had passed over about 30 minutes before I took this photo. The sky had cleared above me but the ominous clouds …
Great Blue Heron
While in Portland this weekend, we stayed near the Columbia River. I took several walks along the river and spotted these Great Blue Herons. I understand they are fairly common in this area, but I hadn't seen once since growing up in Minnesota a number of decades ago. So I was thrilled to be able to photograph …
Marina
I took a walk along the Columbia River between rain showers. This is one of the marinas that I processes using a couple different apps.
Columbia River Gorge
I've lived in Oregon for 12 years and have only been to the Columbia River Gorge a few times, and mostly it was just passing through on my way to somewhere else. It is a gorgeous area and on our way to Seattle two years ago we took a little extra time so we could …
Through My Lens 