Albert's Greenhouse

I write mostly about tropical plants, but that's not to say that I lack an appreciation for those plants blessed with the fortitude to withstand colder climates. And the rainforests of Oregon and Washington harbor quite a number of interesting species - though perhaps nowhere near the diversity of their tropical analogs.



I had the fortune to be visiting my parents in Western Oregon last weekend about the time that the vine maples were turning color. Anyone who believes that the only real place to go for fall color is in the Northeast would be well rewarded to take a hike into the Cascade Mountain range in Oregon in the fall, braving whatever weather might befall them at the time.


These trees are growing in crevices of a lava flow on the trail to Proxy Falls. It was raining lightly the entire time we were up there, but it was well worth it.