Dusk on Mt. Ashland (July 20, 2025)

Posted on August 11th, 2025 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: flowers, landscape, mt. ashland, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, siskiyous, summer, trees. Comments Off on Evening stroll on Mt. Ashland last month

Beth Bliss Memorial Trail

Posted on August 6th, 2025 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii. Comments Off on Between Lily Glen Campground and Howard Prairie Lake

Jackson County Fair

Posted on August 5th, 2025 under outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: Jackson County Fair Expo, night photography, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, signs. Comments Off on Buffalo Bill’s Photo Emporium

Howard Prairie Lake

Posted on July 31st, 2025 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, howard prairie lake, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, wildlife. Comments Off on Beth Bliss Memorial Trail

from one of those wild sunset nights we had earlier this month

Posted on July 22nd, 2025 under nature, only in ashland, photography. Tags: landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, sunset, trees. Comments Off on Japanese Maple Sunset

Upper Ruffey Lake with Etna Mountain

Posted on July 14th, 2025 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: california, hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II. Comments Off on Russian Wilderness of Northern California

Mt. Shasta, Pilot Rock, I-5, and Emigrant Lake (July 2022)

Posted on July 11th, 2025 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: emigrant lake, grizzly peak, hike, i-5, landscape, mt. shasta, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, pilot rock. Comments Off on Three years ago from Grizzly Peak

Ashland, Oregon – July 3, 2025

For several nights before the 4th of July, Ashland experienced some out-of-this-world sunsets. The above is actually looking east, in the opposite direction of the sunset. I imagine looking west (which we can’t really see from our home) would have been even better.

Posted on July 10th, 2025 under nature, only in ashland, photography. Tags: clouds, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, skywatch, sunset. Comments Off on Reverse sunset

Upper Ruffey Lake panorama (California – June 2025)

The hike to this lake is a nice day trip from Ashland. About an hour and a half drive south of Ashland, you’ll want to start at the “Pacific Crest Trail – Etna Summit trailhead”. If 4+ miles isn’t enough for you, there are several longer options including summiting Etna Mountain (the far left peak–mostly hidden by trees in the foreground–in this photo), Smith Lake, and/or Meeks Meadow Lake.

Posted on July 6th, 2025 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: california, hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, panorama, photoshop photomerge. Comments Off on Upper Ruffey Lake