The riverfront is my beat, and Wednesday I noticed activity on the former Permawood property on the east side of Geary Street across from Bowman Park. So, are the owners of that parcel going ahead with their long-standing plans for an apartment complex? Not yet, apparently.
This is what Cox Creek looked like Monday afternoon just below the dam that impounds Waverly Lake. The dam is underneath Salem Avenue, but you can just barely see it from the footbridge on the north side of the street.
Ready for another fascinating report from the wilds of Albany’s riverside bike and walking trail, the Dave Clark Path? The path happens to be part of one of my favorite short cycling routes around town. So what about those cracks in one of the piers holding up the Portland & Western bridge across the Willamette River?
Now there’s something to look forward to if you take the Dave Clark Path along the Willamette River in Albany to finish a long ride on a hot summer’s day. “Cold beer ahead.” Could there be a more welcome sign to cheer the hearts of weary travelers? Or path walkers, as the case may be? […]
Here’s what things looked like on Bryant Way outside of Albany this afternoon, Feb. 17. And for a related view …
A federal law, the Clean Water Act, gives regulators the authority to say what conditions they would like to see in our rivers. But nature does not necessarily cooperate, and then there’s the potential for conflict and a lot of public expense. We’re at that stage in Oregon. Since 2003 the state DEQ, under the […]
Wishes he had a couple of oars
From the riverfont beat: This episode in a man’s boating life had a happy ending. But it should remind everyone that if you rely on your motor as the only way of propulsion, you may end up here: up a creek without a paddle.
Tags: boating Willamette, Willamette River