Today’s forecast is for a high of 97 degrees with lots of smoke so today’s photo is of 32 degrees and clear skies.

Posted on August 29th, 2017 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: grizzly peak, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, snow, winter. Comments Off on Opposite day

Mt. Shasta from Mount Ashland on Christmas day 2016

Posted on August 24th, 2017 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: mt. shasta, Nikon D500, snow, winter. Comments Off on TBT

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My random, desktop image of the day…

Posted on July 13th, 2017 under only in ashland. Tags: campus, snow, Southern Oregon University, winter. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

SOU’s Hannon Library after a snowy night

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Posted on February 26th, 2017 under only in ashland, places. Tags: campus, library, Nikon D500, snow, Southern Oregon University, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX Lens, winter. Comments Off on Hannon Library

Mardi Gras isn’t technically until Tuesday, but the festivities kick off this weekend in New Orleans. They’ve been raging on my neighbor’s lawn for weeks now and have received a heavy coat of snow this past week.

Posted on February 25th, 2017 under only in ashland. Tags: Nikon D500, pink flamingos lawn ornaments, snow, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX Lens, winter. Comments Off on Happy Mardi Gras!

Today’s photo comes from my snowshoeing adventure a couple weekend’s ago. Although I’ve turned out at Rogue River Gorge Viewpoint on Highway 62 more than a dozen times over the years, I had never been to Natural Bridge Viewpoint before. The two are very close to each other, but Natural Bridge is a bit off the highway.

During winter you can’t get to the viewpoint via a car. That fact made this trek interesting for me. I was able to park in the normal turnout on Highway 62 even though the road (Rd 300 on Google maps) is not plowed. There was room for maybe three cars, but mine was the only one there on this day. From there I walked on snowshoes a little over half a mile to this location.

The Rogue River was higher than normal so the natural bridge in today’s photo isn’t that visible, but in person the scene was pretty spectacular. Water goes underground, through a lava tube, before exiting back into the Rogue River 250 feet downstream.

Posted on February 20th, 2017 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, rogue river, snow, winter. Comments Off on Natural Bridge

Southern Oregon University campus covered in snow (December 6, 2016)

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Two months ago today, this is what campus looked like.

Posted on February 6th, 2017 under only in ashland. Tags: campus, Nikon D500, snow, Southern Oregon University, winter. Comments Off on Snowy SOU campus

Dead Indian Memorial Road to Ashland with Wagner Butte in the distance

Posted on February 2nd, 2017 under only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, snow, wagner butte, winter. Comments Off on Road to the valley below

I enjoyed a lovely morning up on Buck Prairie yesterday. Snow had fallen overnight, the sun had come out, and the surface in the sunny areas seemed like it was covered in tiny diamonds. I was the first in snowshoes for the day. I was about the fourth car there. When I left, before noon, the parking lot off Dead Indian Memorial Road was packed.

Posted on January 23rd, 2017 under nature, outside of ashland, photography. Tags: buck prairie, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, photoshop photomerge, snow, sun star, trees, winter. Comments Off on Buck Prairie