Three Sisters from Wychus Overlook (March 2021)

Posted on August 25th, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, hiking, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Three sisters standing tall and proud

Butterfly on thistle (Metolius River)

Posted on August 7th, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, wildlife. Comments Off on Riverbank Reverie

Wizard Falls Hatchery

Posted on July 29th, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, fishing, NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii. Comments Off on Oncorhynchus mykiss X 1,000+

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 Off on A year ago

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