Adam Sawyer

Portland Family Outdoors was a bi-weekly column I wrote for Craigmore Creations, a local production house that specializes in creating natural history entertainment. The focus of the column was outdoor family friendly adventures within a 2 hour drive of Portland.

Ziplining

Indian Heaven

Tamanawas Falls

The Clackamas River Trail

Waterfalls of the Lewis River

Drift Creek Falls

Johnston Ridge Observatory

Saddle Mountain

Oxbow Regional Park

Falls Creek Falls

The Wilder Side of Forest Park

Siouxon Creek

Pier Park

The Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery

Elowah Falls

The Salmon Creek Greenway

The Banks-Vernonia Trail

The White River Canyon

Newport, Oregon

The Tualatin Hills Nature Park

Mist Falls

The Salmon River Trail

Silver Falls State Park

Eagle Creek

Portland Fall Festivals

Fall Hiking for the Family

The Wahkeena-Multnomah Loop

Ramona Falls

The 4T Trail

Opal Creek

The Oneonta Gorge

The Portland Parks and Recreation Summer Free For All

Ape Caves

Wildwood Recreation Site

Dog Mountain

The Tom McCall Nature Preserve

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Writing from Maui

Wahclella Falls

The Forest Park Conservancy’s All Trails Challenge

The Audubon Society of Portland

Latourell Falls

Tryon Creek State Natural Area

Beacon Rock State Park

Winter Waterfall Hunting

Smith and Bybee Natural Wetlands Area

Balch Creek Canyon

Hoyt Arboretum

Disc Golf

Lacamas Park

The Portland Japanese Garden