#mynwrcphoto @NWRafting

Five summers ago we rafted the Rogue River from Galice to Agness (and somewhere along the way today’s photo was taken). A year or two before that we did Grants Pass to Galice. This year we did Trail to Grants Pass, with plans to do the last section between Grants Pass and Galice canceled by the Almeda fire.

Posted on September 29th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, rogue river. Comments: None

#AlmedaFire #GlendowerFire #OregonFires

Today’s photo comes from Ashland Pond, looking west, less than 48 hours after the Almeda Fire began a couple hundred feet behind this location. The fire headed northwest, blown by strong winds, from here and destroyed much of Talent and Phoenix in the subsequent 16 hours or so.

Posted on September 12th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: fire, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Almeda Fire

Ashland Pond (September 10, 2020)

#AlmedaFire #GlendowerFire #OregonFires

One of my favorite places to visit in town is located close to the origin of the horrific Almeda Fire that began on September 8, 2020 and razed over 600 homes, mostly in Phoenix and Talent, Oregon.

I rode my bike down Almeda Drive and Glendower Street today, like many times before, but everything is different. The homes are all still there, and there doesn’t appear to be any damage to the structures, but the fields nearby are a wasteland coated in inches of ash.

Here is a photo of Ashland Pond from less than five months ago.

Posted on September 10th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: fire, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Ashland Pond after the Almeda Fire

Alder Springs Trail (Central Oregon)

Today’s photo comes from a hike we did this past Labor Day Weekend. We were in Bend. This trail was great, although getting there was not easy. Not recommended on a hot day or if you don’t have 4-wheel drive. Follow directions on the internet, not Google maps for finding the trail head. Google will send you down the wrong road and cost you at least an extra half an hour. Even when we got on the correct road, Google sent us down a couple of dead ends.

Back to why I’m sharing this photo… Ashland is on fire at the moment (later note: Almeda Fire as it came to be known), and this photo has a bit of that feel to it.

Posted on September 8th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: fire, hike, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, trees. Comments Off on Alder Springs Trail

Aerial view of Mt. Shasta (June 2011)

Posted on September 1st, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: aerial, mt. shasta, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta from the MFR to SFO run

West Fork Ashland Creek from Road 2060 (Ashland Loop Road)

I went on a 26 mile ride this morning, doing the Ashland Loop Road in its entirety for the first time in over 15 years.

Posted on August 30th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: biking, pixel 3 xl, siskiyous. Comments Off on West Fork Ashland Creek

Osprey on the Rogue River near Shady Cove

Posted on August 29th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, rogue river, wildlife. Comments Off on Osprey on the Rogue

Buck Prairie (Oregon, January 2017)

Posted on August 27th, 2020 under nature. Tags: buck prairie, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, snow, winter. Comments Off on Buck Prairie cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing

Posted on August 26th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, smoke, sunrise. Comments Off on Smoky Sunrise