Salmon Woman and I took advantage of a break in the NW Oregon rains. We walked a couple of miles on the Rock Creek Greenway, in unincorporated Washington County. Stoller Creek is one of the upstream tributaries on this walk.
Massive power lines run overhead, and natural gas lines run underground and nearby, because this is a utility corridor. It is a linear park, similar to parks that occupy old railroad tracks rights of way.
The local Parks District has exploited these areas to create habitat. Some areas are less than a hundred yards wide, with houses on both sides.
At other points, woody debris check dams create noisy waterfalls.
In the lower reaches, the basin widens to hundreds of yards of boggy meadows and open waters, with ducks and herons about.
If you brave two street crossings, you can hike the Rock Creek Greenway for miles.
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