Going-to-the-Sun Road (Glacier National Park, Montana)

@GNPConservancy @GlacierNPS #GlacierLove

Sorry for the lack of photos this past week. We’ve been in Montana and had extremely limited internet access. I’ll be posting photos from Glacier here in the coming weeks.

So that I don’t forget the names of what we visited, I’m going to list them below while they are still fresh in my mind.

Ritzville
Wallace
Village Inn @ Apgar
Lake McDonald
Rocky Point Trail
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Paradise Meadow
Saint Mary Lake
Sun Point
Baring Falls
Saint Mary Falls
Virginia Falls
Jackson Glacier
Wild Goose Island
Rising Sun Picnic Area
Sunrift Gorge
Highline Trail
Logan Pass
Hidden Lake Overlook
Red Rock Point
Goat Lick
Trail of the Cedars Nature Trail
Avalanche Lake
Lake McDonald Lodge
Bowman Lake
Flathead Lake

August 1st, 2020 | Tags: landscape, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 | Category: nature, outside of ashland | Comments Off on Glacier National Park

@SOURaiders @kaylethewhale

July 30th, 2020 | Tags: aspen abbott, kayle blackmore, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, track and field | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Kayle Blackmore!

Rogue River

#mynwrcphoto @NWRafting

July 29th, 2020 | Tags: ellie, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, rogue river, ryan | Category: nature, outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Five years ago today…

A friend of mine just purchased the same camera and lens that I’m currently using. He took it out for a spin on the Applegate River, not too far from Ashland. Today’s photo is his first with his new toy, and I did the editing from the RAW file.

July 25th, 2020 | Tags: Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, wildlife | Category: nature, outside of ashland, photography | Comments Off on Snake in the water

@SOURaiders @SOU_Football

Maybe in Spring? Details here.

July 24th, 2020 | Tags: football, Raider Athletics | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on No SOU football this fall

July 23rd, 2020 | Tags: jolene's sweets | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Chocolate

Allie Stines catching Gabby Sandoval during SOU’s National Championship season

@SOURaiders @SOU_Softball @allie_stines @gabbysandoval14

Details here.

July 22nd, 2020 | Tags: allie stines, Gabby Sandoval, Raider Athletics, softball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on SOU Softball All-Decade Team

Comet NEOWISE under the Big Dipper

Only a couple more nights to see the comet. Best viewing chance is after 10 p.m. without a city’s lights in the northwest of your viewing angle.

July 21st, 2020 | Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, night photography, Nikon D500 | Category: nature, only in ashland, photography | Comments Off on Comet NEOWISE, take three

Ashland Creek in Lithia Park

Yesterday was one of those summer days that I’m not particularly fond of. Today will likely be the same. What am I referring to as I long for my usual Scandinavian summer? The heat!

Mornings are nice, and the evenings, after the sun goes down, are lovely, but the afternoons and evenings before sunset are brutal at close to 100 degrees. To try to beat the heat yesterday my daughter had the brilliant idea of doing a creek walk in Lithia Park. Simply walk into the freezing cold creek and walk upstream to cool down. Yesterday was so hot that we were still hot, both during and after. Anyway, today’s photo comes from that walk.

July 20th, 2020 | Tags: ashland creek, lithia park, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, water | Category: lithia park, nature, only in ashland | Comments Off on Ashland Creek Walk