Articles by DFF
![Rose Closeup](/images/rose-test/DSC_1286-90h.jpg)
![Rose Closeup](/images/rose-test/DSC_1409-90h.jpg)
This photo essay shows a visit to the Portland International Rose Test Garden. With 10,200 rose bushes covering 5 acres, it’s a spectacular sight (and smell!) for rose lovers. [Read the Story]
![The Spruce Goose](/images/aviation/DSC_7435-90h.jpg)
![Mockup of X-15](/images/aviation/DSC_7416-90h.jpg)
This photo essay shows a day trip from Portland to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, OR. In addition to being the home of the legendary Spruce Goose, the museum has an SR-71 Blackbird and a B-17 Flying Fortress, along with Titan II and Titan IV rockets. [Read the Story]
![Tulips at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm](/images/articles/Tulips2-thumb.jpg)
![Tulips at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm](/images/articles/Tulips-thumb.jpg)
Tulipfest is an annual Spring event at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, OR. It’s an amazing spectacle: 40 acres of flowering tulips in bright colors. You’ll see long rows of a single color, and occasional parti-colored rows. Looking across the rows of many different colors is a beautiful sight! They also offer a lot of amenities: food, a play area for kids, arts & crafts booths, wine-tasting, and more. [Read the Story]
![Wildflowers in Columbia Gorge](/images/articles/Gorge2-thumb.jpg)
![View of Columbia Gorge](/images/articles/Gorge-thumb.jpg)
This photo essay describes a spring trip (April 2017) into the Columbia Gorge in search of the two main draws in the spring: waterfalls and wildflowers. It was a wet winter, and the waterfalls are glorious as a result. It also means that this year’s crop of wildflowers in the Gorge is spectacular. The trip also covers the Petroglyphs at Columbia Hills Historical State Park and America’s Stonehenge in Maryhill. [Read the Story]