Cascade Ramblings

Anna's Hummingbirds continue to star in the center stage of bird watching in The Lodge Central Courtyard of the Dallas Retirement Villag...

 "Hope" is the name we have chosen for our new Coachmen Pixel 1.8RB camping van. Two weeks ago, we took Hope on her Maiden Voyage ...

 An Osprey pair are back this year to the nest in front of the Independence Hotel. We went to check on the nest site on April7th and got thi...

This is a male House Finch, photographed above the Jasper Street Entrance of The Lodge here at Dallas Retirement Village on April 2nd.  He a...

Salmon River Estuary - Fraser Rd  This weekend was our first overnight trip in our new 2026 Coachmen Pixel 1.8 camper van. It was a loop to ...

 The top topic concerning birds at Dallas Retirement Village among The Lodge Residents is the nesting Anna's Hummingbirds in the Central...

 Osprey Are Back! The middle of March is when we expect to see migrating Osprey returning to their nesting sites here in the mid-Willamette ...