#oftenseennevernoticed

[lastwater]

In 2014, while looking for remains of the Pence Ditch, I completely missed the big Black Cottonwoods growing along Leif Erickson Drive. At 450' uphill from the old American Inn site they mark what was possibly Lafe Pence's north penstock. Or it just could be a natural shelf and seep. • Also: please check the @pdxforestpark website for info on the Pence Ditch history walk I'll lead this month. • #lafepence #oregonhistory #reclamation #cottonwoods #hydrology #oilpainting #oftenseennevernoticed #waterlaw #riparian #blackcottonwood #bigleafmaple #nwportland #forestpark (at Forest Park (Portland, Oregon))