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: None

Blossoms in front of SOU’s Churchill Hall

Posted on April 13th, 2026 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: campus, flowers, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, Southern Oregon University, spring. Comments Off on One year ago today…

March 2024

Posted on March 26th, 2026 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: emigrant lake, hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, pilot rock. Comments Off on Pilot Rock and Emigrant Lake from Songer Butte Trail

Lithia Park in the snow (February 17, 2026)

AI seemed quite certain when it informed me that this photo of Ashland Creek that I took in Ashland’s Lithia Park was in fact a scene from the “North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette River in the Willamette National Forest”.

Posted on February 23rd, 2026 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: ashland creek, landscape, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, snow, winter. Comments Off on AI sucks

Mike Beagle leading the way down from Wagner Butte (April 2018)

Mike Beagle and I went on several hikes together (until I fractured three vertebrae in my back in February of 2019). I’m not the greatest hiking companion, as I don’t tend to walk as fast as whoever I’m with, and I like to stop and “smell the roses” (AKA take photos) more than they do. After my back injury, I opted out of Mike’s hiking invitations. Recently, I’ve been able to resume hiking, but I can no longer do the 10+ mile trails. With Mike’s passing a week ago, I now really regret not telling him that I was able and ready to do some shorter routes with him if he would be willing to have me behind him on the trail again. Alas, that opportunity has passed, and I’m sad for it.

Posted on February 22nd, 2026 under nature, people, places. Tags: hike, mike beagle, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Lens, Nikon D750, snow, spring, wagner butte. Comments Off on Mike Beagle descends Wagner Butte

Ashland, Oregon (February 28, 2025)

Posted on February 21st, 2026 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, home, Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Lens for Z Mount, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, skywatch, snow, winter. Comments Off on Snowy dusk

Southern Oregon University in the snow (February 2025)

Posted on February 11th, 2026 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: campus, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, signs, snow, Southern Oregon University, winter. Comments Off on A year ago…

Ashland, Oregon with less snow than is normal for January

Posted on January 30th, 2026 under only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland springs hotel, landscape, mt. ashland, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, siskiyous. Comments Off on Just a Little Hamlet Hiding in the Big Woods

Ashland Caldera

Posted on January 25th, 2026 under only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: fog, home, Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8, Nikon Z6III, winter. Comments Off on Frost on the rooftop, foggy brew in the valley