Daryl, the metalworker, and Krista, the herbalist, on vacation with Mom
White Salmon is a town of about 3000 inhabitants, situated on the Columbia River in southern Washington state, 65 miles east of Portland, Oregon. We first bought land here in 1976 and have lived here since 1979. Our home, which we built, is nestled in stands of Ponderosa pine, Western white oak, Douglas fir, and Big-leaf maple. I can see a natural bald in the hillside to the east filled with Grass widows (Sisyrinchium douglasii)and Yellow bells Fritilaria pudica) and a pale blue camas. Twenty miles to the east there is annual rainfall of only about 11 inches while 20 miles to the west there is about 80 inches and here about 25-35 inches of annual rainfall. This area, the Columbia River Gorge is affectionately called "Where Sun meets Rain", the meeting of the eastern deserts and the western rainforests of Oregon and Washington.
Botanical Consultant
When I'm not in the office I might be hiking the hills in quest of rare plants. Interesting recent finds in Klickitat County, Washington include: Meconella oregana, Penstemon deustus var. variabilis, Cryptantha rostellata, and Myosurus clavicaulis.
Professional Trailbuilders
Besides Tincture Presses, we have built trails and trail bridges since 1979, in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, as Twin Oaks Construction. Check out the Professional Trailbuilders Association web pages for more information.
If you don't find us in our offices, just leave a message and we will get back to you soon. Some places in the mountains have cell phone coverage. The summer of 2003 found us with our son, Avery, on the Iron Goat Trail near Steven's Pass, Washington or on the Milk Creek Trail in the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
During the summer of 2004, we built the - Copper Creek Bridge on the Middle Falls Trail and the Cussid Hollow Bridge on the Lewis River Trail in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and in 2005 completed a 110' bridge on the Gray Wolf River, Slab Camp Trail, in the Olympic National Forest - Buckhorn Wilderness. 2006 found us with our son and nephews rerouting the Suiattle River Trail in the Glacier Peak Wilderness.
2/2008