Sledding on Mt. Ashland

We headed up to Mt. Ashland last weekend not to ski but to sled. Normally, January is the height of the ski season but not this year. With little snow, the ski resort closed a few weeks back and won’t reopen until next week at the earliest.

The ski runs sit empty–even on a weekend in January. The sledding isn’t even ideal as there are rocks, bare spots, and the ground has more ice than snow on it. These two had a blast though.

January 13th, 2012 | Tags: mt. ashland, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, snow, winter | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments (1)

Today’s photo is from the archives–March 2009 to be more exact. Currently, Churchill Hall on the SOU campus is under construction so there are fences and things making this view less pleasing. While the construction is mostly for the interior, one thing will change when things are completed. All those ancient swamp coolers in the windows of the above picture will certainly be gone.

January 12th, 2012 | Tags: campus, grizzly peak, Southern Oregon University | Category: only in ashland, places | Comments Off on Churchill Hall before renovation

I took today’s photo back in November on my then brand-new deck. With the fallen Japanese maple leaves I couldn’t really see the deck though.

January 11th, 2012 | Tags: autumn, leaves | Category: nature, only in ashland | Comments Off on Colorful path

Today’s photo has nothing to do with Ashland, Oregon. I hope you don’t mind that I stray from Ashland every once in a while. Today’s pic is from Amsterdam last summer. For more of my Amsterdam photos click here.

January 10th, 2012 | Tags: buildings, night photography, water | Category: outside of ashland, places | Comments Off on Amsterdam at night

Autumn in Portland, Oregon

January 9th, 2012 | Tags: autumn, portland, signs | Category: outside of ashland, places | Comments Off on Pine Street

The interior of the McCall House takes you back in time just like the exterior.

January 8th, 2012 | Tags: national register of historic places | Category: only in ashland, places | Comments Off on McCall House – Ashland, Oregon

Northwest Pizza & Pasta Co.'s new lunch special

I have always been a fan Northwest Pizza & Pasta Co. in Ashland. They have some of the best pizza in town (behind Martolli’s and Standing Stone but ahead of Great American and Giseppi’s in my opinion). There are new owners who have recently remodeled the place and changed the lunch special (no more salad bar but the lunch special still includes a salad). The pizza hasn’t changed much.

Northwest Pizza & Pasta Co. in Ashland, Oregon - new interior

No more ordering at a counter. They have a couple of new, big-screen TVs too.

January 7th, 2012 | Tags: food, Northwest Pizza and Pasta Company | Category: only in ashland, places | Comments Off on Northwest Pizza & Pasta Co. – Ashland, Oregon

Terriel Thomas takes a shot against Concordia University

SOU is taking on Oregon Tech tomorrow night if you are in town. I took today’s photo last week.

January 6th, 2012 | Tags: basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Southern Oregon University, sports | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Southern Oregon University Men’s Basketball

I spotted this 100+ year old pamphlet in the Ashland Artisan Emporium, a rather interesting place of business in the Ashland Shopping Center (where DJ’s Video used to be).

A much larger, and cleaned-up, version of the photo on this brochure can be seen in Larks. I don’t think there is an Upper Falls in Ashland Creek anymore. (Correct me if I’m wrong.) Is this where the reservoir is now?

January 5th, 2012 | Category: lithia park, only in ashland | Comments (2)