Dusk from campsite #7 in the Mallard Marsh Campground

Posted on June 10th, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, landscape, Mt. Bachelor, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera. Comments: None

View of the sun setting behind part of the Devil’s Chain from Soda Creek Campground (September 2023)

The Devil’s Chain is one of the youngest mountains you will ever encounter. These volcanic, rhyolite lava domes and flows are only 2,000 years old. Nearby, Mount Bachelor is only 6X older. The Blue Mountains in Northeast Oregon, on the other hand, are 50,000X as old!

Posted on February 21st, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, sunset. Comments Off on Devil’s Chain Sunset

from Tumalo Falls (Bend, Oregon – September 2022)

Posted on January 24th, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: bend, Central Oregon, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Tumalo Creek

Petersen Rock Garden – Swan boat (March 2021)

I could find only two photos on the internet of this boat in operation–both appeared to be from the 1960s or early 1970s. Maybe this beauty had been dry docked for 50 years when I took the photo almost five years ago. Actually the wood and paint are much newer than that so maybe it had been repurposed in the fairly recent past. I don’t think the ponds/lagoon had water for about a decade until new owners took over in 2023. I haven’t been back to see the improvements.

Posted on December 21st, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, petersen rock garden. Comments Off on Happy Sunday from Noah’s Ark

The answer to last week’s question is pizza… while camping. Who would have thought such a thing was possible?

Posted on September 23rd, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, food, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera. Comments Off on Campfire Pizza