If you’re like me it’s about the journey, not the destination. Or rather, it’s the vegetation that makes the outdoors fun. The Leach Botanical Garden (www.leachgarden.org) is a great place to start for those of you with a nascent interest. There are so many trails and parks around Portland that have interesting species and varieties. Let’s start a log book of finds and locations.
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Anatoliy (Toliy) Ioffe is a long-time Pacific Northwest resident with a love for the outdoors. He is thrilled to live next to the river, whose valley has been described as Oregon's Garden of Eden.