Photo taken October 2004

About an hour to the south of Ashland in the Cascade Mountain Range lies, or rather rises, Mount Shasta. The above photo is from high on the mountain itself. For a more distant view of the famous mountain see these pictures.

Although my son looks to be in pain he is actually quite happy that he has made it up this far.

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 under nature, people, places. Tags: mountains, mt. shasta, people. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta

Photo taken in September of 2004

Not far from Ashland is Squaw Lake, a cute little place which is usually devoid of people. The shores were covered in butterflies the day we visited.

Posted on September 30th, 2008 under nature, places. Tags: clouds, mountains, skywatch, trees, water. Comments: 1

Photo taken in August 2008

The above picture is of Churchill Hall, the administration building for SOU. Today is the first day of the fall term. Welcome back Southern Oregon University students!

Posted on September 29th, 2008 under places. Tags: buildings, Southern Oregon University. Comments: 1

Photo taken in August 2008

Fire Station No. 1 is now five years old.

Posted on September 27th, 2008 under places. Tags: buildings. Comments Off on Ashland Fire Station

Photo taken in August 2008

The New Theatre at Oregon Shakespeare Festival isn’t all that new anymore. I think it has now been around for six years, but it is still called The New Theatre. One of these days someone will buy the naming rights or they will name it after someone I suppose.

Posted on September 26th, 2008 under places. Tags: buildings, flowers, oregon shakespeare festival. Comments Off on The New Theatre

Photo taken in August 2008

Lots of signs in this one. We’ve got heraldic banners, the last phone booth in town, the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, a right turn on Pioneer gets you to OSF, and a place to park (if you are really lucky or are willing to pay). You can also get to my house by taking a right here (and then a left, right, right, and left).

Posted on September 25th, 2008 under places. Tags: oregon shakespeare festival, signs. Comments Off on Pioneer Street

Photo taken in August 2007

To the west of Ashland lies Applegate Lake (sometimes referred to as Applegate Reservoir). There are some good biking and hiking trails around the lake.

Posted on September 24th, 2008 under nature, places. Tags: biking, hike, trees. Comments Off on Applegate Lake

Photo taken in July of 2007

The above picture is from a spot near Fish Lake, just east of Ashland, in the Oregon Cascade Mountains. There was a nice little trail that we road our bikes on, but you could also hike it if you wanted to. We didn’t see anyone else until we got to the resort area of Fish Lake.

Posted on September 23rd, 2008 under nature, places. Tags: biking, hike, trees, water. Comments: 1

Photo taken in August 2008

Some Ashland landmarks–Shakespearean banners, Varsity Theatre (home of the Ashland Film Festival), and the Ashland Springs Hotel

Posted on September 22nd, 2008 under places. Tags: oregon shakespeare festival, signs. Comments Off on Ashland Springs Hotel