Portland has an extensive array of parks and natural areas ranging in size from the 5100 acre Forest Park to the world’s smallest park, the 20 inch by 20 inch Mill Ends Park in downtown. Today I hunt geocaches in Forest Park and nearby Sauvie Island.

My wife’s Mothers Day wish was to go on a photo shoot down the coast to the Gold Beach and Rogue River area. Of course, I managed to slip a few geocache hunts into the agenda.

The beauty of the McKenzie River corridor and it’s multitude of recreational opportunities makes it nearly impossible to rush driving this stretch of Highway 126, as I found out on a recent day-trip to Bend and back from the coast.