Ashland buck

We’ve had a lot of bucks in the yard recently.

Posted on September 24th, 2023 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: deer, Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, wildlife. Comments Off on Buck

Fox in Ashland, Oregon (August 2023)

Posted on September 7th, 2023 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Lens for Z Mount, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, wildlife. Comments Off on Backyard fox

Willow Lake, Oregon

Posted on August 22nd, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, people, photography, places. Tags: ellie, landscape, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, ryan. Comments Off on Kayaking Willow Lake

Willow Lake, Oregon (August 2023)

Willow Lake is just an hour from Ashland, not much farther than Lake of the Woods (which I’ve been to dozens of times over the years). And yet, I’d never heard of it until last week. I bounced the name off of a few friends who have also been in Ashland for over 20 years, and they hadn’t hear of it either. Did I just “out” a somewhat secret lake?

Should you find yourself wanting to visit this place, don’t put “Willow Lake” into Google Maps or you may get sent down the wrong road. Instead, use “Willow Lake County Park”.

Posted on August 16th, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: landscape, mount mcloughlin, Mt. McLaughlin, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Mt. McLoughlin @ dusk from Willow Lake

Posted on July 10th, 2023 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, muir creek, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, waterfall. Comments Off on Muir Creek Falls

6/6/23 Ashland Rainbow Sunset

Today’s photo comes from a little over two weeks ago, when Ashland had perhaps the most spectacular sunset I’ve ever encountered. Not only was the sunset incredible in its own right, but a (sometimes double) rainbow appeared to go along with thunder and lighting. In fact, a few seconds after I took this photo, lightning shot straight through the rainbow.

Posted on June 22nd, 2023 under nature, only in ashland, photography. Tags: Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Lens for Z Mount, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, rainbow, sunset. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

Toothpick Trail in the Ashland Watershed (January 2020)

Posted on June 19th, 2023 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: biking, hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Ashland Watershed

Mt. Ashland sunset (August 2011)

Posted on June 17th, 2023 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: flowers, landscape, mt. ashland, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, sunset. Comments Off on Mt. Ashland wildflower sunset

May 2023

Posted on June 3rd, 2023 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: flowers, lithia park, NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii. Comments Off on Lithia Park Rhododendron