Today’s photo comes from the Elk Meadows Trail hike near Mt. Hood this past August. I believe this is called Newton Creek.

Posted on February 5th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, hike, landscape, mount hood, Nikon D500, water. Comments Off on Snow melt

#johnday @JDFossilBedsNPS #hiking #traveloregon

You can find this place a few hours from Ashland in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The trail for this view is called the Blue Basin Overlook Trail.

Posted on October 27th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: hike, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Out of Ashland, out of this world?

Another shot (actually this is a photomerge of seven photos) from the Castle Crags Dome Hike I did a couple weeks ago.

Posted on May 18th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, castle crags, hike, mountains, Nikon D500, photoshop photomerge. Comments Off on Castle Crags

@CAStateParks

About an hour and half drive south of Ashland on I-5 will put you in Castle Crags State Park. There are several hikes to choose from; we did Castle Dome and Indian Springs which total about 6 miles. That may not sound like much, but with over 2,200 feet of elevation gain (and, of course, descent as well) this is a strenuous hike. The views are totally worth it though.

Indian Springs is probably skipped by most, but I found that little piece of the hike to be totally worth it (on the way down).

Posted on May 5th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, california, castle crags, hike, landscape, Nikon D500, wildlife. Comments Off on Castle Crags Dome Hike

Today’s photo comes from a short hike about 2 hours from Ashland. The end of the hike features this view.

Posted on February 27th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: hike, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, water. Comments Off on Near Toketee Falls

#california #mtshasta #castlelake #heartlake

Posted on February 18th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, hike, landscape, mt. shasta, nikon d7000, summer, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Six and a half years ago…

Posted on January 31st, 2019 under nature, only in ashland, people, photography, places. Tags: hike, landscape, mt. ashland, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, snow, winter. Comments Off on Strolling down Ridge Road

7-photo photomerge of Giant Spruce near Cape Perpetua (Oregon Coast)

One of the five hikes (maps here) we ventured on this past weekend, near Yachats, ended at this tree, nearly 200 feet tall and 600 years old. The hike was awesome, by the way; the trail is lovely, and it’s an easy 2-mile hike out and back.

Posted on November 26th, 2018 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: hike, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, photoshop photomerge, trees, yachats. Comments Off on Giant Spruce of Cape Perpetua Heritage Tree

Cook’s Chasm sunset

Another photo today from our walk on the Oregon Coast yesterday. You can see rain happening in the Pacific Ocean in this photo which was far more pleasant than the rain falling on us a bit earlier. The good thing about the rain was it cleared out most of the tourists.

If you are trying to find this spot, Google “Cape Perpetua Special Interest Area”.

Posted on November 24th, 2018 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: beach, hike, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, rain, sunset, yachats. Comments Off on Cook’s Chasm