HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

A visit to the mouth of Periwinkle Creek

Written March 8th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

If you could follow Periwinkle Creek from south Albany all the way to its mouth, you would end up in Bowman Park on the Willamette River. But you can’t.


Riverfront beat: How Bowman Park came to be

Written March 3rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

My bike rides along the Albany riverfront often lead me to Bowman Park, which on Monday, the third of March, was not exactly teeming with activity.


Wandering around a parking lot without cars

Written January 5th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

On Sunday I took a few minutes to wander around the completely empty parking lot at Albany’s Bowman Park. No reason, except that the park was closed to vehicles because of high water a few days ago.


It’s the season for flooding in Bryant Park

Written December 28th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

It would not be winter if Bryant Park in Albany didn’t get flooded for at least a few days, sometimes for weeks.


A day in November: All quiet on the riverfront

Written November 25th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The sky above Albany brightened on Monday, and I took advantage of the good weather for an afternoon bike ride down the riverfront to Bowman Park.


Turning a dirt trail into ‘community path’

Written August 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Go down toward the river from the parking lot at Albany’s Talking Water Gardens and turn left. Now you’re on a dirt trail through the brush that leads to Bowman Park.


A January ride: On the bike in the rain

Written January 27th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

For no particular reason, my bike ride along the Albany riverfront Saturday took me to Bowman Park, where the only thing to see was the rain-swollen Willamette River.


 
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