Ashland, Oregon (April 2026)

Posted on May 15th, 2026 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: landscape, Nikon Z6III, sunrise, Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 DI III VXD Lens. Comments Off on Another Ashland Sunrise

Posted on May 14th, 2026 under lithia park, only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland high school, lilli patton, lithia park, Nikon D500, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX Lens. Comments Off on 10 years ago today

Kaylie Christopher with the kill

Posted on May 13th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Kaylie Christopher, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, Raider Athletics, Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 DI III VXD Lens, volleyball. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Kaylie Christopher!

This was during construction of the Lithia Motors Pavilion. You can see this on the far right side of the photo.

Also on the right, in the air, is a red-tailed hawk admiring its own logo on the field.

Posted on May 11th, 2026 under only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: grizzly peak, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, panorama, photoshop photomerge, Raider Athletics, wrestling. Comments Off on 10 years ago

Ashland, Oregon (April 2023)

Posted on May 10th, 2026 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: emigrant lake, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, spring. Comments Off on Emigrant Lake Tree Swing

2026 SOU Softball Team

Which team will show up–the Raiders or the Sandbaggers?

SOU was 5-7 against EOU, CoI, and Oregon Tech before the Cascade Conference Softball Tournament. In the tournament, against those same three teams, they went 3-0, outscoring them by a combined 17 to 3 runs.

Posted on May 9th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ari williams, Aubree Muxen, Avery Coffin, Ayla Davies, Brooke Nordahl, Cici Kim, Elysia Duarte, gabby heiken, Gia Almont, glory pistole, Kalea Thomas, Kierstin Grotewiel, Lexi Ramirez, Michelle Hara, nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6III, Raider Athletics, softball, Tatiana Blas, Vanessa Lang. Comments Off on Softball back in Ashland starting on Monday

Ashland Creek on February 24, 2011

I bought my first DSLR shortly after this photo was taken.

Posted on May 8th, 2026 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland creek, landscape, lithia park, lx3, snow, winter. Comments Off on Many moons ago

Posted on May 7th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, Raider Athletics, softball, sydney white. Comments Off on 10 years ago today…

Brianna McCoy steals second

Look who is coming to Ashland.

#1 Southern Oregon
#2 Texas A&M -Texarkana
#3 Saint Francis (Ind.)
#4 Dordt (Iowa)
#5 OUAZ (Ariz.)

The Raiders first game will be against the winner of Dordt vs. OUAZ. More details here.

Massey Ratings has SOU at #2, Texas A&M at #19, Saint Francis (Ind.) at #18, Dordt (Iowa) at #33, and OUAZ (Ariz.) at #34.

For comparison, Massey has Oregon Tech at #3 and Eastern Oregon at #8.

Posted on May 6th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Brianna McCoy, Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8, Nikon Z6III, Raider Athletics, softball. Comments Off on 2026 NAIA Softball Opening Round