Many people that go to Mill Creek Falls miss out on the other wonders in the area. The directions to the waterfall are well marked on Highway 62 and easy to get to from Medford or Crater Lake. My book said to get off at mile post 38. Mile post 38 is actually a few feet beyond the turnoff if you are coming from the Medford area. So either turn before mile post 38 onto Mill Creek Road or wait and get off at the junction (marked with a large sign that says “Mill Creek Falls ==>”) at about mile post 42. If you are going further down the road after your visit (like to Union Creek, the Rogue River Gorge, or Crater Lake) you can turn right out of the parking lot rather than backtrack.

Back to my first statement about what not to miss. After viewing Mill Creek Falls continue to walk another five minutes (to the right if you are viewing this scene). There you will find the even more spectacular Barr Creek Falls (photograph in my next blog entry). But the best place of all in this neck of the woods is “Avenue of Giant Boulders.” The “Avenue of Giant Boulders” is one of my favorite places on the planet.

Posted on September 20th, 2009 under nature, places. Tags: nature, trees, water. Comments: 1

Today’s picture was taken from the highway, window rolled down, going 65 MPH. The snow on Mt. Ashland is mostly gone now in mid-June, but there was still quite a bit when I took this on May 19. The Ashland Springs Hotel is the most visible and recognizable building. My house is among the trees beyond the hotel. A great place to live…

As always, maximize your browser and then click on the image for a much better and bigger view.

Posted on June 14th, 2009 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: buildings, clouds, mountains, mt. ashland, nature, skywatch, trees. Comments: None

My daughter’s soccer team was getting beat pretty badly a couple Saturday’s ago. The weather was perfect though, and I started taking more pictures of the scenery than the game. This is from the lower soccer field at Ashland Middle School.

A different angle on the same field and same goal can be seen here.

Posted on April 28th, 2009 under nature, places. Tags: mountains, nature, sports, trees. Comments: 3

I have always thought that one of the best views in town is from the middle school looking towards Grizzly Peak. So, this past week, when I went to pick up my son and arrived a little early I pulled out the camera to take in the view.

The cow in the foreground immediately came wandering over to me as if it thought I was going to feed or milk it or something.

I’ll try to remember to take a similar picture in a month or two when things are much greener.

Posted on March 1st, 2009 under nature. Tags: clouds, grizzly peak, mountains, nature, skywatch, wildlife. Comments: 4