A “blue belly” Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) curing a tick of Lyme disease

Posted on May 28th, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, Upper Table Rock, wildlife. Comments Off on Western Fence Lizard with a tick

Heading up Upper Table Rock Trail

Posted on May 26th, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, medford, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, photoshop photomerge, Upper Table Rock. Comments Off on Ascending Upper Table Rock

Mount McLoughlin from Grizzly Peak Trail (April 2024)

Posted on May 13th, 2024 under nature, photography, places. Tags: grizzly peak, hike, landscape, mount mcloughlin, mountains, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, snow, spring. Comments Off on Mt. McLoughlin from Grizzly Peak Trail

View from Grizzly Peak hike (4/28/24)

Posted on April 30th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: grizzly peak, hike, landscape, mountains, mt. ashland, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Mt. Ashland from Grizzly Peak

I-5 in Northern California approaching the Oregon border

I did this drive just a few days ago, but this photo is from this month last year. I think things were even greener this year, but the sky wasn’t quite as dramatic. This photo was taken less than an hour south of Ashland.

Posted on April 25th, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: california, i-5, landscape, NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 nikon lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, skywatch, sun. Comments Off on I-5 in spring

From Songer Butte Trail, looking back to Emigrant Lake (March 2024)

A short, but steep, hike near Ashland, Songer Butte is the kind of trail you do once for the views (from the top is even better).

Posted on March 26th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, emigrant lake, hike, landscape, nature, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, siskiyous, skywatch, trees. Comments Off on Songer Butte ascent

Grizzly Peak (March 1, 2024)

Posted on March 23rd, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: grizzly peak, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, snow. Comments Off on Grizzly Peak in March

Ashland panorama

Posted on March 14th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, grizzly peak, landscape, panorama, photoshop photomerge, skywatch. Comments Off on 8 years ago today…

Great video from yesterday’s snow in Ashland. Best watched at 2X the normal speed in 4k on a big screen IMO.

Posted on March 3rd, 2024 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: snow, winter. Comments Off on Snowy Ashland