Coach Chuck Mills dedication event (May 2024)

February 23rd, 2026 | Tags: berk brown, chuck mills, football, mike beagle, Raider Athletics | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Coach Mills’ players

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”.

February 23rd, 2026 | Tags: ashland creek, landscape, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, snow, winter | Category: lithia park, nature, only in ashland, photography, places | 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.

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

Ashland, Oregon (February 28, 2025)

February 21st, 2026 | 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 | Category: nature, only in ashland, photography, places | Comments Off on Snowy dusk

Casey Ruvolo

February 20th, 2026 | Tags: casey ruvolo, Nikon Z6III, Raider Athletics, soccer | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Casey Ruvolo!

Kaylah Bresee

February 19th, 2026 | Tags: Kaylah Bresee, soccer | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Kaylah Bresee!

Zoe Jakes of Beats Antique

Tommy Cappel and Miles Jay of Beats Antique @ Ashland Armory (February 13, 2026)

February 18th, 2026 | Tags: beats antique, concert photography, Historic Ashland Armory, Nikon Z6III, Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 DI III VXD Lens | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Beats Antique last week @ Ashland Armory

Coach Isiah Carter just a bit more excited than player AJ Cooper

February 17th, 2026 | Tags: aj cooper, football, isiah carter, Raider Athletics | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Isiah Carter!

Tayler Walker, Mike Beagle, and Sam Woods (2022 SOU Commencement)

RIP my friend.

February 16th, 2026 | Tags: commencement, mike beagle, Raider Athletics, sam woods, Southern Oregon University, tayler walker | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Mike Beagle (1962 – 2026)