May 15, 2020 – Wildwood Trail: Newberry Road/BPA Road Loop
We returned to the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park on the west side of Portland for another pandemic hike. It had been raining off and on all week, and the forest was a little drippy. Clouds blocked the view of mountains we saw from the BPA Road last week, but there were lots of new wildflowers this week. (Hike #40, 6.5 miles, 1250 feet)
Newberry Road trailhead
Fern-lined trail
Forest
Powerline cut – no mountains this week.
Knitting
A finish! Patons Kroy Celestial Purple traveling socks.
Neighborhood walks-
nasturtium
dogwood
Porch parade
Porch pig
Tethered horse
More words of encouragement!
Addendum – Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, May 5, 2020
When Washington State reopened some public lands, we went to the driving loop at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge. The wintering birds – swans, geese, and sandhill cranes – had flown on. Today we saw turtles, redwing blackbirds, egrets and herons. This was our first foray out of our neighborhood in two months, and it was great just to see some wide open spaces from the safe space of our car!
Egret in the distance.
Turtles
Red wing blackbirds in the meadows.
Margaret Quilts 