3/5 Saturday. Cloudy, rain at times. I'm taking dad for a short sightseeing ride along Columbia River Gorge.
First stop is
Steigerwald Lakes NWR, which I have (been) driven by many times, but never stopped. A 1-mile flat walk on a grassy meadow/marsh to Columbia River. Saw one bald eagle, and many herons on trees. They all congregate there, don't fly much. A good place for a stroll or jog.
Second stop, and my destination of the day, is
Catherine Creek, time for
grass widow to bloom. This is a good place for all capabilities and flower lovers. We walked towards Columbia River (the north side of the road), for a short, wheel-chair accessible stroll among grass and flowers. Many grass widows in bloom, quite some yellow desert parsley, and a few endemic
Columbia desert parsley. The view of the Gorge with floating clouds is always charming.
On the way back, our last stop is the
Elowah Falls. It's a 1.6 mile RT, but not flat. So it took awhile. The trail leading up to Upper McCord Creek Falls is currently closed due to a land slide. Otherwise, it's very close. We also stopped by Horsetail Falls and Multnomah Falls for photo, since they are just by the road.
3/5 Saturday. Cloudy, rain at times. I'm taking dad for a short sightseeing ride along Columbia River Gorge. 
First stop is Steigerwald Lakes NWR, which I have (been) driven by many times, but never stopped. A 1-mile flat walk on a grassy meadow/marsh to Columbia River. Saw one bald eagle, and many herons on trees. They all congregate there, don't fly much. A good place for a stroll or jog.
Second stop, and my destination of the day, is Catherine Creek, time for grass widow to bloom. This is a good place for all capabilities and flower lovers. We walked towards Columbia River (the north side of the road), for a short, wheel-chair accessible stroll among grass and flowers. Many grass widows in bloom, quite some yellow desert parsley, and a few endemic Columbia desert parsley. The view of the Gorge with floating clouds is always charming.
On the way back, our last stop is the Elowah Falls. It's a 1.6 mile RT, but not flat. So it took awhile. The trail leading up to Upper McCord Creek Falls is currently closed due to a land slide. Otherwise, it's very close. We also stopped by Horsetail Falls and Multnomah Falls for photo, since they are just by the road.
