Mt. Shasta (left) and Black Butte (far right)

I never grow tired of gazing at Mt. Shasta. I have taken about ten photos from this same location (and posted about four or five of them including this one most recently), but they all look different depending on the time of day, season, and clouds. This location, by the way, is the first (of several) official viewpoints on I-5 heading south from Oregon. I was on my way down to Oakland this past Friday when I took today’s photo.

Posted on February 22nd, 2015 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, mt. shasta, Nikon D750, Tamron SP 24-70mm Di VC USD. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta

hiking Castle Crags

Today’s photo is from nearly two years ago. We weren’t really hiking Castle Crags (in the background to the right), but the views of Castle Crags from this location were fantastic. For more on how to get to today’s photo spot see this prior post.

Posted on June 15th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, castle crags, hike, landscape, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Castle Crags

Mt. Shasta and Interstate 5 (Northern California)

Posted on May 10th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, i-5, mt. shasta. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta and I-5

flying over Lake Shasta

Posted on February 20th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: aerial, california, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Flying over Shasta Lake

Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Old Santa Barbara Mission Cemetery

Santa Barbara has the largest fig tree in the USA, but this isn’t it. The one pictured here is still a massive presence on the cemetery grounds of the Santa Barbara Mission.

Posted on January 8th, 2014 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens, Nikon D600, Santa Barbara, trees. Comments Off on Ficus macrophylla

Today’s photo comes from our trip to Santa Barbara last week. This is the beach right next to UCSB, and this dad was taking his kids out surfing. With the challenges of moving waves, and the hopes of the young, I thought it made a good photo for the first day of a new year.

Posted on January 1st, 2014 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: beach, california, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, Santa Barbara. Comments Off on What does 2014 hold for you?

Surfing in the sea near Carmel-by-the-Sea

Today’s photo is from our drive back to Oregon from our Christmas in Santa Barbara. We headed up California State Route 1 (AKA Highway 1 or Coast Highway) and stopped off for a beautiful sunset in Carmel. Just before that sunset, today’s photo happened.

Posted on December 28th, 2013 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, carmel by the sea, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on Surfing Carmel

Nine-photo photomerge from the Santa Barbara County Courthouse

According to the TripAdvisor website, the best attraction in Santa Barbara is the nearly one-hundred-year-old Santa Barbara Courthouse. Today’s photo is about 200 degrees of the view from the top of the clock tower. The Santa Ynez Mountains, pictured in this panorama, were our next stop.

Posted on December 26th, 2013 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, mountains, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, photoshop photomerge, Santa Barbara. Comments Off on Santa Barbara panorama

Josh Donaldson of the Oakland Athletics

Money can’t buy you love. Nor can it buy you a ticket to the post-season in MLB. The A’s clinched the American League West title earlier today with a payroll less than half that of the San Francisco Giants. The Giants will be lucky not to come in dead last in the National League West.

Posted on September 22nd, 2013 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: baseball, california, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, sports photography. Comments Off on Oakland A’s win the west