Oregon Part 3: The Tiny Owls of Portland
After my fun excursion east of the Cascades, I returned to Portland, which is where I would spend most of the rest of my trip to Oregon. The drive back over the mountains was... not terribly fun, through dark mountain roads in the snow in a 2-wheel-drive car. I'd been hoping for at least a little glimpse of the scenery, but the weather (and weather-related delays) meant that was not to be. I still had my rental car for one more day after returning to Portland, so I decided to spend my first day back in spots that would be harder to access via public transportation. My main goal of the day was to seek out the flocks of Snow Geese that had been reported in the area. The first stop, along the Oregon side of the Columbia River, produced approximately 0 birds but a lot of snow. I did, however, hear the cacophony of many, many waterfowl on the other side of the river. This could only mean one thing: a trip to Washington state. After a trafficky drive over the ...