Posted on September 24th, 2019 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: landscape, mountains, mt. ashland, night photography, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, nikon d7000, snow, winter. Comments Off on Night (twilight) skiing

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

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After a few weeks of summer, we are back to spring today and for the next week or two.

Today’s photo is from a different time of year when the weather couldn’t make up its mind with regard to which season it should be.

Posted on May 14th, 2019 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: ashland springs hotel, autumn, mountains, mt. ashland, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D500, snow. Comments Off on Change in the weather

Last week we flew from Medford to Salt Lake City. I’ve made that trip a number of times, although not recently, and this was the first time we went by air. The views, even though it was the middle of the day (so no sunrises or sunsets), were quite nice.

Posted on April 30th, 2019 under outside of ashland. Tags: aerial, mountains, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on MFR to SLC

My random, desktop image of the day is this one from a little over two years ago.

Posted on April 23rd, 2018 under nature. Tags: landscape, mountains, mt. ashland, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, snow, winter. Comments Off on Highway 66 descent

One of the reasons I enjoy teaching in Copenhagen in the summer is the weather is better than Ashland (to me anyway, I prefer 70s to 90s). The air is crisp and clean in Copenhagen, and Ashland can frequently be smoky in the summer. This year I missed Ashland’s clean air summer season and returned just in time for the smoke.

Today’s photo comes from my return flight to Portland (PDX) from Iceland (KEF). This wasn’t anywhere near Ashland, and probably not that close to Portland. It could have been Idaho or Washington. However, visibility out of PDX was horrible so the smoke was very much in Portland.

In the three + days I’ve been home Ashland has been hot and smoky (although not as bad as it can become).

Posted on August 7th, 2017 under outside of ashland. Tags: aerial, mountains, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Smoke in the west

Today’s photo is from this morning. The whole town was in shadow, but Grizzly Peak was glowing.

Posted on January 13th, 2016 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: clouds, grizzly peak, mountains, Nikon AF‑S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens, Nikon D750, snow, sunrise, winter. Comments Off on Grizzly Peak Sunrise

View from Grizzly Peak during minimal snow winter

I have yet to break out my snow shoes this winter. Last weekend we hiked to the top of Grizzly Peak where I took this photo from. Last year at this time this was the scene miles below the location of today’s photo.

This year we were able to drive all the way to the parking lot which is pretty much unheard of in January or February. From there the trail usually has several feet of snow on it in winter as it is in the shade and doesn’t melt until May or so. Not this year.

Posted on February 1st, 2014 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: grizzly peak, hike, mountains, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, winter. Comments Off on Strange winter scene on Grizzly Peak

Cold Blue Mountain
Ashland, Oregon

Cold Blue Mountain, a band from Chico, California, is scheduled to play at Club 66 next Friday night (1/17/14). Today’s photo is of Ashland’s own cold blue mountains from last month’s snow storm.

Posted on January 5th, 2014 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: club 66, cold blue mountain, mountains, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D600, snow, winter. Comments Off on Cold Blue Mountain