Checking out the ducks at the confluence of Sucker Creek with the Willamette River. Sucker Creek flows out of Lake Oswego. The first thing that enters my mind when I think about Lake Oswego's lake is knowing my grandparents paddled it by canoe on their first date on July 15, 1925. They both lived in … Continue reading About Sucker Lake; I mean Oswego.
Lake Oswego Log Hoist building, Sept. 2020 (NOTE: Are you reading this in January of 2023? I'd love to know how you found it on Facebook! Feel free to let me know in the comments - thanks!! DDM) I suspect only those most familiar with this special stretch of the Willamette River can readily identify … Continue reading A story hidden in the mist
The stretch of the Willamette River adjacent to the trail connecting West Linn's River Road with Lake Oswego's George Rogers Park fills me with calm no matter what is happening in my life or the world around me. It is a stretch that set off my tears for months while riding to work after my … Continue reading From William Stafford to George Rogers and back again
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