aerial tram. See Portland Aerial Tram
alpine ant (Formica neorufibarbis), 163, 179
American Greenways Program, 11
Angell Quarry, 119
animal tracks, 130–131
antlers, 169
Atfalati Indians. See Tualatin Indians
Audubon Society of Portland, 37
beaver, 149–150
Beaver Ponds Loop, 14, 141, 142, 147
Beaverton, 138
blackberry, 39, 57, 63, 99, 117, 130, 156
bolete, 27
blue-staining (Gyroporus cyanescen), 164
Bonneville Power Administration Road. See BPA Road
bootlegging, 89
BPA Road, 92–96, 98–99, 104, 109, 111–112
Brazil Electric Motors, 36, 38
broadleaf lupine (Lupinus latifolius), 140
Burlington, 123
Burlington Creek, 119–121, 126
Burlington Creek Loop, 16
Burlington Northern/Southern Pacific rail yard, 36
Burnett, Peter, 88–89
Cable Trail, 15–16, 139, 151, 154–159, 171
calamine lotion, 80
camas lily, 105
Canoe Indians, 174
Cascade Range, 94–95, 103, 168
cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis crispa; syn. Sparassis radicata), 42
Cha-kepi, 138
chanterelle, 27
Chestnut Trail, 41
Chinook Indians, 174
Clatsop Indians, 174
Columbia County, 174
Columbia Grain, 105
Columbia River, 12, 28, 94–95, 98, 102, 104, 110, 136, 138, 174
common carp (Cyprinus carpio), 98
common raven (Corvus corax), 142
Connor Trail, 32
Cornelius Pass, 128
corpse plant, 177
Crabapple Creek, 136, 139, 141, 144–145, 148–149, 151, 153–156, 158–159, 161, 168, 171
crappie
black (Pomoxis nigromaculatus), 98
white (Pomoxis annularis), 98
creambush. See oceanspray
deer, 105, 121, 140, 149, 159, 163, 168
black-tailed, 130
Dix, John, 144
Dixie Mountain Strawberry Festival, 144
Doane Creek, 57
Double Cross Loop, 14, 16, 153
Douglas fir, 38, 47, 50–51, 64, 72, 78, 82, 91, 94–95, 97, 112, 126
Duniway Park, 26
Elbow Ridge View Hike, 16
elderberry, 28
elk, 105, 129, 130–131, 140, 159
Ennis Creek, 14, 16, 114–119, 121
epiparasites, 177
evening grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus), 86, 89
fairy slipper (Calypso bulbos), 176
Feed and Seed (Linnton), 90
fern
bracken, 125
maidenhair, 43
sword, 42
Fire Lane 12, 14, 102–104, 106–107, 112
fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), 72
Forest Park, 11–12, 14, 38–39, 52–53, 74, 78, 94–96, 99, 102, 109, 118–119, 121, 126, 130
Forestry Building, 53
Fort Vancouver, 105
Fort Williams, 138
foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), 174
Friends of Forest Park, 53, 111, 119, 126
Friends of Marquam Nature Park, 29
fuel load, 64
Gas Line Road, 58
Gaston, 138
Germantown Road, 76–78, 86, 91, 97
ghost plant, 177
Glen Harbor (neighborhood), 88
grouse, 149
Guilds Lake, 44
Hadley, Douglas (Stories Told in Winter), 142
Hall, Ian R., 15
red-tailed, 140
hawthorn, 28
Hole in the Park, 97
homesteaders, 144
honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea), 96
Houle, Marcy Cottrell (One City’s Wilderness), 8, 53
hypothermia, 19
Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora), 177
ironwood. See oceanspray
Italian American community, 26
ivy, 90
Jackson, C. S., 33
Johns, James, 71
Keyser, C. Paul, 8
Kielhorn Meadow, 111–112
Kiersinno Indians, 174
Knife River Angell Quarry. See Angell Quarry
Kuhn, David, 64
Lakeman-Orkney property, 31
Lane, Harry, 44
Leif Erikson Drive, 12, 39–41, 45, 48, 50, 61, 63, 65, 67, 73, 75, 78, 81–83, 86, 91
Lewis, Meriwether, 105
Linn, Lewis, 88
Linnton Plywood Mill, 90
Linnton Trail, 90
Lower Golf Course Road, 141, 156–158
MacKay Avenue, 88
Mackenzie, Kenneth A. J., 32
Macleay Park, 44
maple, 140
big leaf (Acer macrophyllum), 86, 96
Marinelli, John, 89
Marquam, Philip A., 26
Marquam Hill, 26
Marquam Hill Road, 30–32
Marquam Nature Park, 28–30
Marquam Nature Park shelter, 24, 26, 30, 32
Marquam Trail, 28–32
McCarthy Creek, 131
McCarver, Morton, 88
McNamee Road, 120, 123, 127, 129
morel, 27
Mount Adams, 38, 98, 102, 104, 136, 168, 171
mountain bikers, 39, 67, 174, 177
mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus), 138, 168
Mount Hood, 38, 98, 136, 168, 171
Mount Rainier, 98, 102, 110, 168, 171
Mount St. Helens, 38, 98–99, 102, 110, 136, 168, 171
mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), 57
Multnomah County, 63
Multnomah Indians, 98, 105, 174
mushrooms, 15, 51. See also specific mushrooms
mycorrhizae, 176–177
Nature Trail, 41–43
Nehalem River, 17
Newberry Road, 97, 99, 106, 112, 114–115, 118–119
Newton Meadow, 97
Newton Road Loop, 92–97, 99, 112,
northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), 30, 82
northwest spring coral mushroom, 96
oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor), 126
OHSU. See Oregon Health and Science University
Oil Line Road, 58
orange milky cap (Lactarius aurantiacus), 72
orchids, 176
Oregon Department of Forestry, 17
Oregon Department of Transportation, 90
Oregon grape (Mahonia nervosa), 23, 156
Oregon Health and Science University, 26, 29, 31–32
Oregon iris (Iris tenax), 123
Oregon Journal, 33
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, 33
Oregon Zoo, 29
Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus), 98
Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum), 28
Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia), 91
Patterson Creek, 136, 139, 153, 156, 158
Pence, Lafe, 44
Phillips Cemetery, 119
pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), 29–30
pistol-grip trees, 32
poison oak (Rhus diversiloba), 80
Portland, City of, 33
Portland Aerial Tram, 33
Portland Parks and Recreation, 38–39
Portland State University, 24, 64
praying mantis (Mantid religiosa), 123, 125
Prohibition, 89
pygmy goats, 91
Quinault Indians, 52
red alder (Alnus rubra), 14, 51, 56, 64, 86, 96, 112
red baneberry (Actaea rubra), 65
Rivergate Industrial District, 104
Robinson, Holton, 71
Rockingchair Creek, 50
Rocky Point Road, 136, 139, 141–142, 144, 149
Runaway Ridge, 14, 16, 142, 144, 148–149, 161, 163
St. Helens, 123
St. Johns, 71
St. Johns Bridge, 35, 58, 69, 71
salal (Gaultheria shallon), 28, 51, 57, 99, 105, 130, 155–156
chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), 99
coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), 99
sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka), 99
salmonberry, 57
Saltzman Creek, 40
Saltzman Road, 40, 60–61, 63–67
Sauvie Island, 98, 102, 104, 110, 138, 141
Sauvie Island Bridge, 106
Scappoose, 174
scat, 130–131
Schnitzer Steel Industries, 105
Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius), 130
shaggy parasol (Macrolepiota rachodes), 21
Shepherd, Richard, 41
skidder road, 156
skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), 28
Skyline Boulevard, 16, 69, 81, 97, 104, 110–112, 136, 144, 152–153, 159, 171
Sky Ranch, 136
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), 98
smelt oil, 28
South Waterfront District, 33
Southwest Hills Residential League, 28
Springville, 75
Springville Road, 56, 59, 63, 69, 70, 73, 75, 78, 81–82
Steinman, David, 71
stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), 132
Stl’atl’imx Indians, 65
Strauss, Joseph, 71
streaked tricholoma (Tricholoma portentosum), 51
sturgeon, 105
white (Acipenser transmontanus), 98–99
Sturgeon Lake, 98
sulphur tricholoma (Tricholoma sulphureum), 51
Sunnyside Trail, 27–28
SWHRL. See Southwest Hills Residential League
Talbot, John, 26
taxol, 91
Tecnu, 80
Terwilliger Trail, 31–32
thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), 57, 99, 130
Three Rivers Land Conservancy, 31
Thunder Crest (development), 46–47
tobacco, 105
trillium, 52
trout, 105
cutthroat, 44
steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), 99
Tualatin Mountains, 12, 16, 26, 32, 41, 52, 56–58, 61, 86, 106, 121, 129, 131–132, 139, 152, 162, 168
Tualatin Plains, 89
Tualatin Valley, 12
turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), 106
Upper Golf Course Road, 156–157
Upper Maple Trail, 47
Upper Marquam Trail, 30
urushiol, 80
U.S. Forest Service, 63
Waldemere (neighborhood), 88
walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum), 98
wappato, 105
warbling vireo (Vireo gilvus), 86
Waterline Trail, 80–82
western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), 86, 88
Wilark Avenue, 88
Wild Cherry Trail, 45
wild ginger (Asarum caudatum), 81–82
wild hogs, 26
wildlife corridor, 53
Wildwood Golf Course, 141, 158, 163
Wildwood Trail, 12, 29, 38, 43, 48, 50, 54, 57–58, 75, 78, 79, 81, 96–98, 111–112, 119
Willamette Falls, 99
Willamette Heights, 44
Willamette River, 61, 71, 88–89, 94–95, 98–99, 102, 104–105, 118
witness post survey marker, 96
wood-cutting camp, 63
Wyeth, Nathaniel, 138