I love it when the sky does this. This is the view from home. The mountains are known as the Western Cascades.

Posted on September 14th, 2010 under nature. Tags: clouds, mountains, skywatch. Comments: 1

Here is one last image of Crater Lake for a while. I think I took this at or near Merriam Point on the west side of the Rim Drive.

Posted on August 30th, 2010 under nature, places. Tags: crater lake. Comments: 1

Rim Drive around Crater Lake offers many majestic views. Although the road is paved, it isn’t an easy ride. There can be lots of cars (avoid weekends and holidays), and there isn’t a flat section to be found. As a rider you’ll do lots of climbing.

Today’s photo of Ryan is of one of those brief downhill moments.

Posted on August 29th, 2010 under nature, people, places. Tags: biking, crater lake. Comments: 1

This little, single-parent family has been living in my backyard recently. They aren’t very nervous around me either. I was only about 15 feet away when I took this.

Posted on August 20th, 2010 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: deer, wildlife. Comments Off on Backyard deer

A few nights back we had a really intense, and really short, lightning storm. The next morning I woke up to this view out the window.

Posted on August 18th, 2010 under nature, places. Tags: clouds, sunrise. Comments Off on Sunrise after a lightning storm

Revisiting one of my favorite places in Southern Oregon, the Avenue of Giant Boulders.

Posted on August 9th, 2010 under nature, places. Tags: avenue of the giant boulders, clouds, hike, mountains, trees, water. Comments: 1

I always seem to get really bad jet lag. This trip home has been no exception. The jet lag seems to get worse before it gets better. It’s 4 in the morning on night 3 after returning, and I’ve been wide awake since 2 so I decided to take this pic from the back deck instead of lay in bed any longer. The photo didn’t come out very well. Things looked far more magical in person. With my natural eyes I could see the Milky Way, and the moon is a beautiful crescent. I guess I need a tripod, less moisture in the air, and/or a better camera to make this shot really work.

Can you see the Seven Sisters (Pleiads)?

Posted on August 6th, 2010 under nature. Tags: home, night photography. Comments Off on Jet lag

The hike to this lake is not very difficult. It is a bit under 2 miles each way from the trail head. Next time I want to take the more difficult, 9.6-mile loop trail that takes you above this lake and right by the Long Gulch Lake.

The location is northern California, about an hour and a half south of Ashland.

Posted on July 12th, 2010 under nature, places. Tags: california, hike, summer, trail gulch lake, water. Comments Off on Trinity Alps – Trail Gulch Lake

Posted on April 8th, 2010 under nature. Tags: rainbow, spring, trees. Comments Off on Rainbow over Ashland