Root Glacier (Alaska)

Less than an hour before this photo taken, I came face to face with a bear on the trail to this glacier. Unlike other bears I have met in the wild, this one didn’t run the other way. Instead, it started up the trail toward me. I know, you’re supposed to “get big” when you are in a bear staredown, but my natural instinct was to back up. The dog in this photo was 50-100 feet behind me on the trail and decided to get between me and the bear. That scared the bear off, and so I’m still here to tell the story.

September 16th, 2023 | Tags: hiking, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve | Category: Alaska | Comments Off on The dog that saved me

A snake in Devil’s Lake (Oregon)

September 15th, 2023 | Tags: bend, Central Oregon, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, wildlife | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Devil’s Lake serpent

Mossy trees on the South Sister/Moraine Lake Trail (Oregon – September 2023)

September 14th, 2023 | Tags: bend, Central Oregon, hiking, moss, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50 | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Tree sweaters

September 13th, 2023 | Tags: crater lake, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, panorama, photomerge | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Discovery Point view of Crater Lake

View from Soda Creek Campground (Site 9)

If you care more about views than facilities, Soda Creek Campground is glorious. No water or electricity, and the toilet is a bit of walk, but the neighboring Soda Creek meadow is amazing, and you won’t have far to go if you want to hike up South Sister or to Moraine Lake.

September 12th, 2023 | Tags: bend, Central Oregon, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, sunset | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Soda Creek Campground