South Fork Lakes Trail (Trinity Alps, California)

We made another expedition into the Trinity Alps yesterday. These hikes are a bit over an hour an half south of Ashland. We’ve done at least a half dozen of them by now. AllTrails clocks this one in a 4.1 miles round trip which is an underestimate. Our various apps came in at somewhere between 5 and 7 miles. Factor in the elevation changes, my bad back, and my old age, and I’m giving this one a solid 15 miles. 😉

Seriously, though, the Upper South Fork Lake is gorgeous and well worth the effort.

Posted on June 22nd, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, hike, mountains, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on South Fork Lakes Trail

North Umpqua Trail

Posted on June 17th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, hike, landscape, Nikon D500. Comments Off on North Umpqua Trail

North Umpqua River’s Deadline Falls

The Swiftwater Trailhead is the western end of the North Umpqua Trail. The Tioga Segment includes Deadline Falls, pictured above. The trail begins as you cross the Umpqua River near Glide, Oregon.

Posted on June 14th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, hike, landscape, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Swiftwater Trail

Wagner Butte Trail (Southern Oregon)

Posted on June 13th, 2020 under nature. Tags: hike, landscape, nikon d7000, Tamron 10-24mm lens, wagner butte. Comments Off on Wagner Butte Trail

Posted on June 8th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, spring. Comments Off on North Mountain Park Demonstration Gardens

North Umpqua River

Posted on June 2nd, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Approaching Toketee Falls

Grizzly Peak (Ashland, Oregon)

Posted on May 19th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: grizzly peak, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Golden Hour Grizzly

Today’s photo comes from my next-door neighbor’s tree, a most unusual tree. The pink comes from the ornamental Kanzan cherry tree. The tree has been grafted onto the rootstock of another, hardier variety–a native wild cherry with white blossoms. These flowers are not from two different trees that are growing side by side. There is only one stump so looking at the tree when the blossoms are in full bloom in April is a bit shocking.

Posted on May 13th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: flowers, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, spring. Comments Off on Grafted pink and white cherry blossoms

Milky Way from Southern Oregon

Posted on May 10th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: beatty, night photography, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Southern Oregon Night Sky