[For me, one of the more interesting petroglyphs at this location is the 'Water Monster', or 'River Monster'. Believed to be a mythical creature living in the depths of the Columbia River, who lures the unwary to a watery grave. Variations of this design were found throughout [...]
Oneonta Gorge is a spectacular moss, lichen and fern clad slot canyon located on the Oregon side of the Columbia Gorge. With cliff walls towering some 150 feet to the forest above, the lower gorge has been cut by Oneonta Creek through layers of basalt flows dating back 25 million [...]
A Fall run, male Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), has arrived at its natal stream and is making its way to the gravel spawning bed from which it was born. After having spent between one and three years at sea, these anadromous fish begin their return journey to the clean-flowing freshwater [...]
