…we headed up the Upper Table Rock Trail for an amazing sunset.

Posted on April 13th, 2025 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, sun star, sunset, trees, Upper Table Rock. Comments: None

December 2024

I’ve been on Ridge Road hundreds of times in the past 24+ years, but this is the first time I saw it from this location–across Lithia Park walking along the TID near Hearts Nature Trail.

Posted on January 5th, 2025 under only in ashland. Tags: grizzly peak, hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Ridge Road with Grizzly Peak in the background

Ashland, Oregon – December 2024

Today’s photo comes from a short hike we did a bit over a week ago on the west side of Lithia Park. We were on the TID (AKA “ditch trail”) between the Granite Street Trail and Hearts Nature Trail. (More on hiking in this area can be found here.) The scene looked as if someone threw lit candles dripping with hot wax at this tree.

Posted on December 28th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, trees. Comments Off on Hot wax tree

Descending from Wagner Butte (April 2018)

Posted on November 24th, 2024 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: hike, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR Lens, Nikon D750, rain, snow, spring, wagner butte, winter. Comments Off on Hiking in inclement weather

May 2024 (Upper Table Rock)

This song bird was singing for a while with no others responding. I tried to answer by mimicking the sound, but the bird just looked at me like I was an idiot.

Posted on September 15th, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: hike, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, Upper Table Rock, wildlife. Comments Off on Salpinctes obsoletus

View from Songer Butte summit (March 2024)

This time of year (late summer), things aren’t so green or full of water.

Posted on August 29th, 2024 under only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: emigrant lake, hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Emigrant Lake from Songer Butte

Upper Table Rock along the Rogue River (May 19, 2024)

May isn’t the best time of year for wildflowers on Upper Table Rock, but there were still lots along the way up. March and April are better months (especially in years with lots of early spring rain) for wildflowers on the top.

Posted on June 21st, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland, photography. Tags: flowers, hike, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, Upper Table Rock. Comments Off on Upper Table Rock Wildflower

Upper Table Rock Sunset (April 2023)

Posted on June 2nd, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, sunset, Upper Table Rock. Comments Off on Sunset from Upper Table Rock

A “blue belly” Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) curing a tick of Lyme disease

Posted on May 28th, 2024 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: hike, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, Upper Table Rock, wildlife. Comments Off on Western Fence Lizard with a tick