MULTNOMAH CHANNEL, OREGON - Eagles swooping, fishing boats churning by trolling for salmon or sturgeon, logs passing quietly day and night. It's all part of life along this stretch water on the west side of Sauvie Island, northwest of downtown Portland.
That's a very brief description of my tiny slice of life in this corner of the Northwest.
The River's Bend was created to chronicle life along the river channel where this is being written but also the greater Portland, Oregon area, where rivers and water are a major part of life. You can barely get anywhere without having to cross a river. And that means bridges. Lots of bridges. If it works as planned, you will likely see also reports about things from Seattle and points east as well as occasional tales from even inland Oregon and Washington.
For those who have followed my writing in the past, you'll remember when I wrote under the banner of The Backpack Journalist. I'm returning to those roots, both here and on Substack where I currently publish essays under the name Write On and On. And my East Coast column, published in the Geneva, NY Finger Lakes Times will continue, too. Yes, it's named Write On.
The culture I came from - California's San Francisco Bay Area - has a lot in common with this place. Just add lots of rain and weather that shifts so quickly you have to check the forecast at least once an hour to have a half a chance at staying dry. But it has many differences, many of which I am still adjusting to after three years of residency.
I have discovered that my skills manipulating this blogging software are more than a little rusty. Thus some versions ended up with two rainbow pix. I'll tune up on it tomorrow.
More on all that later. Right now I hear sea lions splashing off my deck and a eagle just gave out a cry that might mean it's captured some prey. I need to check them out.
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