Carolyn Devine
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Le Mutt News
Every two weeks or so, Anchor Jean Paul Quebecois of the LeMutt News Channel publishes important news. 100% Real. Nothing fake here! If...
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Silverstar 2019 – Rugby’s Trip Report
Or How I Almost Became Known as “Silvie” Today, I had one of the biggest adventures of my life. It started off like...
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Dog Mountain 2019 – Rugby’s Trip Report
Since Carolyn hasn’t posted in so long, I decided to start writing my own story. Dog Mountain. Again? I really didn’t want to...
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Why the Portland Winter Light Festival?
For someone so focused (literally, using a 100 mm macro lens) on plants, it seems kind of strange that I’d be involved in...
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Thomas E. Ryan, MD
My dad died on October 7, 2015. 60 years ago today, November 4, 2015, he and our mother were married at The Vatican,...
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PPO Treated Almonds
Say “No!” to Gassed Nuts A Facebook post from Eva, a dear high school friend, alerted me to the issue of PPO treated...
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To Protect Natural Areas, Follow the Leash Laws
Leash laws in Portland Oregon (they are valid) Outdoor adventure with a dog is a blast. I understand. It’s difficult to learn something...
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McMenamins Passport – Cosmic Tripsters
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”2″ gal_title=”McMenamins Passport”] On Saturday, February 21 2015, Dixon and I purchased our McMenamins Passport. The plan is to record our adventures...
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Oregon Pinot Noir & Malolactic Fermentation
During a wine tasting in the Willamette Valley you may be told whether or not the wine went through a “secondary fermentation.” If...
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GMO Labeling & Oregon
We Need to Label GMO Foods The slightly less nerdy version: My letter to Willamette Week. If you’re interested in my original blog...
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Lower Salmon Inter-Generational Rafting
I’ve had the privilege of serving as Naturalist for 3 RoadScholar river trips this summer. Two on the Wild and Scenic Rogue River...
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Rogue River Thoughts
The Wild and Scenic Rogue River My first trip on the Wild and Scenic Rogue River was hiking the trail in May...
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Yearly Visit(s) to Rowena Crest’s Grass Widows
Rowena Crest Is one of my favorite places in the world In the spring of 1998, I was the organizer of classes and...
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Victoria, the Oregon Coast, Seattle
Starting a few weeks ago in February, I’m going to be on the road over 2 weeks of every month until September. Here’s...
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Snowstorm in Portland
I saw the first flakes starting to fall Thursday, February 6, around 11:30AM–a short time before I was supposed to drive to Salem....
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Eagle Creek – January 2014
I moved to Portland in 1997. At that time, the Eagle Creek parking lot would fill summer weekends only; and even then it...
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Certified Woofer!
(Woofer is how outdoor professionals refer to a Wilderness First Responder, or WFR) It’s been 10 days of approximately 30 scenarios (including one...
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Invader Profile: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Note: As I gain more knowledge about invasives in Oregon, I plan to add pest profiles here. After visiting the entomology team at...
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Fungus Among Us
I watch people walk by. Very few notice the mounds of yellow mushrooms that have appeared on or near the sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)...
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DDT and Diseases Generations Later
I heard it on NPR. Researchers linked DDT exposure to obesity generations later. I was skeptical, with thoughts such as, “correlational data…” and...
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Fall Photo Essay
Fall permeates Southwest Portland Terwilliger’s Totem. Hints of Germany tucked away in Multnomah Village. Nasturtium (native to Peru) petals tickle pollinators while they...
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The Story of the Scary Sign
We were on the last half of a long hike when we came across this sign (kindly note the people running in both...
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Oh Holey Swiss Cheese
When in Switzerland, my day begins with cheese; a trail lunch will be either cheese and crackers or a stop at a chalet...
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Day 12, Swiss Vacation 2013 – First, Grosse Scheidegg, Schwarzwaldalp
With iffy weather, we chose a route with multiple options and alternative escapes. Starting with a mandatory stop at the bakery in Grindelwald,...
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Day 1, Swiss Vacation 2013 – Bönigen
Wow. I’m jet-lagged. Who knows what day it is? I think I lost Monday somewhere and today is Tuesday. I’ve been transported across...
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Fairmount Loop
On a bicycle ride–my usual after-work 13 mile route, only it’s Saturday morning (and I don’t have a job right now). I had...
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Weedy Violets in the Garden
Taking Action Against Weedy Violets I’m almost certain they arrived in my garden as tag-alongs with plants given to me by fellow gardeners...
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Tree Swallow Nesting
I spent the day with an amazing photographer who was keenly observing a number of nesting bird families in the Portland Metro area....
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City Lights
Dixon and I took our cameras downtown. He experimented with time lapse. I took this one. Funny thing is, I’d forgotten it was...
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Ruckel Ridge Hike
Ruckel Ridge Hike is one of my All-Time Favorites. If timed correctly, the parade of flowers extends from trailhead to trailhead. I’ve never...
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Hiking in the Swiss Alps
Eiger, Mönch Jungfrau region, Bernese Alps I’ve had the privilege of hiking 2 weeks in the Jungfrau Region of the Swiss Alps for...