This was during construction of the Lithia Motors Pavilion. You can see this on the far right side of the photo.

Also on the right, in the air, is a red-tailed hawk admiring its own logo on the field.

Posted on May 11th, 2026 under only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: grizzly peak, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D500, panorama, photoshop photomerge, Raider Athletics, wrestling. Comments Off on 10 years ago

Spring in Ashland, Oregon (March 2025)

Posted on March 25th, 2026 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: flowers, grizzly peak, NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 nikon lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, spring. Comments Off on Happy fifth day of spring

January 2026

Posted on January 27th, 2026 under only in ashland. Tags: campus, grizzly peak, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50II, snow, Southern Oregon University, winter. Comments Off on SOU campus morning after a night of snowfall on Grizzly

Darius Mims

Posted on January 24th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: darius mims, football, grizzly peak, nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6III, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Darius Mims!

Aukai Grace

Posted on December 23rd, 2025 under only in ashland, people. Tags: AC Reyes, Aukai Grace, football, grizzly peak, nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6III, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Aukai Grace!

SOU football end zone crowd earlier this month

Details here.

Posted on October 18th, 2025 under only in ashland, people. Tags: football, grizzly peak, Mark Siders, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, Raider Athletics, rocky raider, Tamron 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD. Comments Off on Gameday!

Mt. Shasta, Pilot Rock, I-5, and Emigrant Lake (July 2022)

Posted on July 11th, 2025 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: emigrant lake, grizzly peak, hike, i-5, landscape, mt. shasta, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, pilot rock. Comments Off on Three years ago from Grizzly Peak

March 31, 2025

Spring officially began about 10 days before I took today’s photo. Summer begins in about a week, and Grizzly Peak no longer looks much like this.

Posted on June 12th, 2025 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: flowers, grizzly peak, landscape, NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 nikon lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, spring. Comments Off on The End of Spring

Posted on April 28th, 2025 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: clouds, emigrant lake, grizzly peak, hike, landscape, mt. ashland, mt. shasta, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, panorama, photoshop photomerge, pilot rock, skywatch. Comments Off on One year ago today…