Descending from Wagner Butte (April 2018)

Posted on November 24th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: hike, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Lens, Nikon D750, rain, snow, spring, wagner butte, winter. Comments Off on Hiking in inclement weather

Pilot Rock (near the California border) on the right with Emigrant Lake down below (April 2024)

If memory serves, I took today’s photo more so that I could look up the names of the mountains I was unfamiliar with than for the scene.

Is that Black Mountain just to the left of Pilot Rock (in the foreground) and Cottonwood Peak just to the right?

Posted on November 19th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, emigrant lake, grizzly peak, landscape, mt. shasta, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, pilot rock, skywatch. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta from Grizzly Peak

Ashland Autumn Sunset (November 10, 2024)

Posted on November 17th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: ashland springs hotel, autumn, landscape, mt. ashland, Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, sunset. Comments Off on Ashland Autumn Sunset

Lithia Park (Ashland, Oregon)

Posted on November 16th, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland. Tags: autumn, landscape, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on 13 days ago…

Ashland Japanese Garden (November 3, 2024)

Posted on November 7th, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: autumn, landscape, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Autumn in Ashland’s Japanese Garden

Looking east in Ashland, Oregon

I’ve posted this view many times before, usually a sunrise. However, sometimes a look to the east can be nice even as the sun is setting in the opposite direction.

Posted on October 26th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: clouds, home, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, skywatch, sunset. Comments Off on Eastern sunset

Lithia Park (October 17, 2024)

I brought my camera to the park last week. Very few trees had changed color then, but it won’t be long until Lithia Park is at its peak. Look closely for one of the dozen or so deer I encountered.

Posted on October 21st, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland. Tags: autumn, deer, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, trees, wildlife. Comments Off on October in Lithia Park

Crater Lake’s Wizard Island (September 2019)

Posted on October 15th, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, crater lake, landscape, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Wizard Island

Ashland, Oregon (October 2024)

Our backyard is always the territory of a neighborhood squirrel. When another squirrel enters the arena, the neighborhood squirrel chases it until it leaves. I’ve seen this happen hundreds of times over the past 24 years. Until the day I took this picture…

These two were hanging out, enjoying each other’s company, and seemed to be in a constant state of friendly communication for hours. That was a first! I checked to see when squirrels mate, and it isn’t this time of year so I’m not sure what was going on with these two.

Posted on October 9th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, wildlife. Comments Off on Kissing squirrels