Looking west from Naumes Suncrest Winery (June 6, 2026)

Posted on June 16th, 2026 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR Lens, Nikon Z50II, skywatch. Comments Off on Pre-sunset from Naumes Suncrest Winery

Mt. McLoughlin from Siskiyou Peak (May 2026)

When we first arrived at the summit of Siskiyou Peak, Mt. McLoughlin was covered in clouds. Before we descended, 30 minutes or so later, we got a peek at the peak.

Posted on June 14th, 2026 under nature, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, mount mcloughlin, mountains, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, siskiyous. Comments Off on Mount McLoughlin, Oregon’s favorite stratovolcano

US Geological Survey Bench Mark from 1932

You’ve heard of the Siskiyous, but did you know there is an actual Siskiyou Peak? I didn’t, until I was standing on it a bit over a week ago.

Posted on June 9th, 2026 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: hike, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, signs, siskiyous. Comments Off on Siskiyou Peak, elevation 7,147 feet

Mt. Ashland from the PCT near Grouse Gap

Of the dozens of photos of Mt. Ashland on here, most are from the north, with a few from the east and south, but this may be the first one from the west.

Posted on June 6th, 2026 under nature, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, mt. ashland, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II. Comments Off on Mt. Ashland from the west

Pandion haliaetus

I headed over to Hyatt Lake last week in search of bald eagles. I didn’t see any, but there was other wildlife to commune with.

The lake was much lower than it was this past September. I would have thought that it would be a bit higher this time of year. I checked with A.I. and this was the result:

“April – May (Peak Capacity): Hyatt Lake usually hits its highest water levels of the year in May.

June – August (Drawdown Phase): Water levels drop quickly. TID heavily releases stored water during these months to irrigate crops throughout the Rogue Valley.

September – October (Annual Low): The lake hits its lowest levels of the year by October. In severe drought years, the reservoir has historically been drawn down to nearly empty (less than 2% capacity).”

Not good news…

Posted on May 21st, 2026 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hyatt lake, nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6III, wildlife. Comments Off on Osprey @ Hyatt Lake

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

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

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