#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?

City of Ashland (Guanajuato 1999)

@cityofashland @gobiernogto @UdeGuanajuato

This year is the 50th year of partnership between the cities of Ashland, Oregon and Guanajuato, Mexico. I happen to be in Mexico at the moment, teaching at the University of Guanajuato. A few days ago I took a bus from the center of Guanajuato to the bus station (so that I could change buses and head to San Miguel de Allende). I was surprised to see a giant mural of Ashland out the bus window on the left. So yesterday I headed back to that location for a closer look. Behind the mural was this plaque commemorating the 30 year anniversary. Photos of the mural coming here soon…

Posted on October 25th, 2019 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: guanajuato mexico, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on City of Ashland plaque… in Guanajuato, Mexico

Pumpkin Carving Ideas for Halloween

Posted on October 22nd, 2019 under only in ashland. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, halloween, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Ideas to turn your pumpkin into a jack-o’-lantern

Last week’s sunrise before a day of, at times, heavy rain couldn’t have been much better–especially with our Japanese maples beginning to show off their fall colors.

Posted on October 20th, 2019 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: autumn, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, skywatch, sunrise, trees. Comments Off on Pre-storm autumn sunrise

Malie Rube

@malierube @SOURaiders @RaiderVB

Posted on October 19th, 2019 under only in ashland, people. Tags: malie rube, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, volleyball. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Malie Rube!

Posted on October 16th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750, water, waterfall. Comments Off on National Creek

Posted on October 13th, 2019 under nature, only in ashland, photography, places. Tags: landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Wedding at the Green Springs

Gov’t Mule

@brittfestivals @govtmuleband

Throwback Thursday to a little over a month ago.

Posted on October 10th, 2019 under outside of ashland, people. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens, britt festivals, concert photography, Gov't Mule, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Gov’t Mule @ Britt

We spent the past weekend near Smith Rock in Central Oregon. Today’s photo comes from a short break we took on the way home. 70 degrees, no people, and a faint smell of campfire to go along with the fresh, mountain air.

Posted on October 8th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: diamond lake, landscape, mount thielsen, Nikon 24-120mm f/4G ED AF-S VR, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Mt. Thielsen from Diamond Lake