The Tualatin River begins in the Coast Range west of Portland, Oregon and meanders through a partly rural, increasingly urban valley until it joins the Willamette River near West Linn, a few miles upstream from Portland.
In this autumn photo the slow-flowing Tualatin carries the last of the season's Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) leaves downstream across the reflection of a bare ash tree. Overhanging trees like this line many miles of the winding river in the Tualatin Valley.
This picture was taken from the Shamberg Bridge on Roy Rogers Road, just north of Sherwood, Oregon in the Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge. Since the time when I took this photo, this road has been straightened and converted to a high use, high speed arterial. In the interest of safety, I recommend not using it for a photo platform today.
Ash Creek Images
Photographs of the West by Doug Gorsline
An Overhanging Ash Tree Reflects in the Tualatin River as Ash Leaves Float By.
