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

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

Today they are in Ashland (maybe?), and tomorrow I’ll see them play in Eugene.

June 15th, 2026 | Category: only in ashland | Comments Off on Monolord in Ashland

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.

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

Myia Weiler

June 13th, 2026 | Tags: Myia Weiler, Raider Athletics, wrestling | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Myia Weiler!

June 4, 2026

June 12th, 2026 | Tags: concert photography, Eight Dollar Mountain, NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 nikon lens, Nikon Z6III, pheasant fields farm | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Eight Dollar Mountain @ Pheasant Fields Farm

Kierstin Grotewiel

While the coaches leaned heavily on when teams were eliminated at the 2026 NAIA Softball World Series, giving Southern Oregon a final rating at #5, Massey Ratings, which does a much better job of considering strength of schedule and other factors, has the Raiders at #2.

Final 2026 NAIA softball rankings according to Massey

June 11th, 2026 | Tags: Kierstin Grotewiel, nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6III, Raider Athletics, softball | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on SOU softball ends @ #5 (or #2)

Bryson Kievit with the tackle for a loss

June 10th, 2026 | Tags: Bryson Kievit, football, Raider Athletics | Category: only in ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Bryson Kievit!

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.

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

Norman Huynh conducts BFO (June 2025)

June 8th, 2026 | Tags: britt festivals | Category: outside of ashland, people | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Norman Huynh!