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. Unfortunately, the articles are no longer active and available, but these are the topics I covered.
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
Adam Sawyer 
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