Aerial photo of Mt. Shasta

Today’s photo comes from a flight back in May when I flew out of the Ashland airport on my way to the Oakland airport. This photo was actually taken on the return trip in the evening.

Posted on September 9th, 2013 under outside of ashland. Tags: aerial, california, mountains, mt. shasta, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta

Mt. Shasta from Mt. Ashland

I believe the smaller mountain between the two is Goosenest.

Posted on February 16th, 2013 under only in ashland, places. Tags: mountains, mt. shasta, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, trees, winter. Comments Off on Another photo of Mount Shasta from Mount Ashland

Northern California Mountains from Mount Ashland

This past weekend we headed up Mt. A to do a little snowshoeing. The sky was ridiculously blue, and the temperatures were in the 50s (even though down below in Ashland the temps were barely 40 degrees). We had ourselves a weather inversion (which has since departed).

Posted on January 24th, 2013 under nature, places. Tags: mountains, mt. ashland, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600, snow, trees, winter. Comments Off on View of Northern California from near the top of Mt. Ashland

Cold sunrise over Ashland, Oregon

Like most of the West Coast of the USA over the past week, Ashland has been freezing–literally. Snow hasn’t fallen for about a week, but with lows in the teens every night since and highs around 30 degrees, not much has melted. Today we may finally hit 40 degrees, and we may even hit 50 at some point this weekend so there is hope that this state of affairs won’t last forever.

Posted on January 16th, 2013 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: mountains, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, snow, sunrise, winter. Comments Off on Frozen morning sunrise

Ashland has had a change in weather over the past few days. This is not so good for those of us who like the warmer temperatures, but it is great for photography with the crazy clouds, different lighting, and unpredictable colors that come with. I took today’s photo before the sunrise when the sky was going bonkers for a few minutes.

Posted on October 22nd, 2012 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: clouds, mountains, nikon d7000, sigma 85mm f/1.4, sunrise. Comments Off on Before the dawn

Today’s photo of Ellie is from the archives. Diamond Lake and Mount Bailey won’t look like this for another four or five months. As we continue through this cold and wet Spring Break one can only dream of the slowly approaching summer.

Posted on March 27th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: ellie, mountains, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, water. Comments Off on Diamond Lake

View from the giant boulders on the White Rabbit Trail on Thanksgiving Day 2011

We met up with some friends on Thanksgiving morning for a short hike (under a couple miles round trip I think) in the Siskiyou Mountains. The drive to the parking lot on Ashland Loop Road was spectacular. The valley was filled with fog, but as we neared the top of the road the sun began to eerily peer through the fog-surrounded trees. The scene looked like something out of a vampire movie. Unfortunately, I was driving, and there would have been a revolt had I pulled over to take pictures of the magical view.

We headed out on White Rabbit Trail (crowded on this day for once) until we came to the large boulders. The view below of the foggy valley was amazing. I was wishing that I had my ultra wide angle lens with me at the time. Alas, today’s photo is the best I could do at 18mm (on a DX).

Posted on November 27th, 2011 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: fog, mountains, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Thanksgiving Day Hike

Mt. Thielsen from Highway 138

Not far from Crater Lake, but even closer to Diamond Lake, is the unusual Mt. Thielsen in Southern Oregon. The volcano that created the mountain has been extinct for a quarter of a million years and glaciers did a number on the rock, leaving this strange-looking shape.

I took today’s photo on our way to Bend last month.

Posted on September 27th, 2011 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: flowers, mount thielsen, mountains. Comments: 1

Wildflowers and distant mountain ranges from Mt. Ashland

I have posted quite a few photos with Mt. Ashland in the background. Today’s pic is a little different as I took it last night while walking to the top of Mt. Ashland while looking south (into California mostly). The mountainside was covered in wild flowers. I couldn’t see all of the mountain ranges in the distance a few minutes before with the bright, summer sun. But as soon as the sun began to set, everything came into focus. It was that magical 10 minutes of the day that happens only at dawn or dusk.

Posted on August 28th, 2011 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: california, flowers, mountains, mt. ashland, sunset, trees. Comments: 1