old growth – Wild Columbia County

The Oldest Trees Around

old growth trees Ancient Forest Preserve Burlington Creek Park portland oregon metro

South of the county line, just past Cornelius Pass, lies one of our area’s newest parks. The Burlington Creek Forest Park is part of the larger Portland Metro master parks plan finalized by the Metro Council in 2016, based on a 2013 voter levy approving funding for large-scale restoration projects in the Portland metro area.Continue reading “The Oldest Trees Around”

One of the wildest creeks in Northwest Oregon

Upper Plympton Creek Falls waterfall Clatsop State Forest northwest oregon

Picturesque ravines drop hundreds of yards from ridge to water. Old growth giants tower above the creek. Waterfalls burst into mammoth basalt cauldrons. You wouldn’t think such a place existed in Columbia County. And it doesn’t. But a mile outside the county border, hidden in the forested hills above Westport, runs a remarkable stretch ofContinue reading “One of the wildest creeks in Northwest Oregon”