The more typical photo of the Ashland Springs Hotel is from E Main Street. The view from the rear, with Grizzly Peak in the distance, isn’t bad either.

Posted on January 31st, 2012 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland springs hotel, grizzly peak, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, spring. Comments: 1

SOU's Tyler Thomas squares off against Greg Alvarez of Menlo College

I’m a big fan of Sumo Wrestling. I have attended live matches about a half dozen times while in Japan, and I watch Youtube videos of every tournament as the tournaments progress (every other month in Japan). However, I’ve never watched “regular” wrestling–not on TV, not live–until this past weekend.

This past weekend I watched my first ever non-sumo wrestling at SOU. The #2 ranked Raiders easily rolled over their opponents from Menlo College.

Wrestling is a horrible sport for photography. There is one light in the center of the mat, and the rest of the arena is darkness. I took a few hundred photos, but ended up deleting about 90% of them.

Posted on January 30th, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Southern Oregon University, wrestling. Comments Off on SOU Wrestling

Taylor Roos of the Southern Oregon University Raiders takes a shot against Eastern Oregon University

Posted on January 29th, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens, nikon d7000, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, Taylor Roos. Comments Off on SOU Men’s Basketball

Zoe Jakes of Beats Antique

Posted on January 28th, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: beats antique, concert photography. Comments Off on Beats Antique

We have a few Monkey Puzzle Trees in Ashland. We also have one, plain-ol’ Monkey Tree, pictured above.

I’ve been watching the number of monkeys in this tree grow over the past year, but I’ve never had my camera with me. Since the number of stuffed monkeys continued to increase, I figured this wasn’t a temporary situation, and I was going to wait until the leaves came on the tree this spring for photos. However, in the local paper a few days ago this story was published so I figured I had to grab some pics now or I may never have the chance.

This tree reminds me of the pacifier tree near Copenhagen, Denmark in Frederiksberg Have. Are there any trees bearing unusual fruit where you live?

Posted on January 26th, 2012 under only in ashland. Tags: monkey tree, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon, trees, weird. Comments: 2

Beats Antique @ Historic Ashland Armory - January 24, 2012

Posted on January 25th, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: beats antique, music, Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens. Comments Off on Beats Antique @ Ashland Armory

A photo from this past Saturday night’s SOU basketball games…

The Southern Oregon University Men’s Team defeated a higher ranked Eastern Oregon University team 80-77.

Posted on January 23rd, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Flipper

It has been a while since I have included someone else’s photos on the blog. Today’s pic is from David Pasillas, a soon-to-be member of the Ashland community. You can see more of David’s photography on his Facebook page.

Posted on January 21st, 2012 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland. Tags: autumn, David Pasillas, leaves. Comments: 2

DeLanna Studi read Shawnee leader Tecumseh's words

2012 marked the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration in Ashland. I have been in Ashland for half of them so I figured it was time to actually attend one to see what they are like.

Ashland Danceworks

SOU's Latino Student Union performed the "I have a Dream" speech in Spanish

The Rogue Valley Gospel Group Choir

Posted on January 20th, 2012 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Ashland Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration. Comments Off on Ashland Oregon’s Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration