Mt. Hood (Oregon – July 2026)

Today’s photo was taken at the turnaround point on the “Timberline Lodge to Zig Zag Canyon” trail on AllTrails.

Posted on July 21st, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: hiking, landscape, mt. hood, NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii. Comments Off on Zigzag Canyon

Smuggler’s Cove sunset with Blumenthal Falls on the right (November 2025)

Posted on January 1st, 2026 under Oregon. Tags: clouds, landscape, NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, pacific ocean, panorama, photomerge, skywatch, sunset, waterfalls. Comments Off on Happy New Year!

From the Elk Flats and Devil’s Cauldron Overlook Trail

We didn’t make it to the Devil’s Cauldron (or Short Sand Beach as we had been there the prior evening for sunset) as the trail was pretty muddy from rain. Instead we headed back and went to the north-facing side of Elk Flats Rock viewpoint.

Posted on December 17th, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: hiking, landscape, NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, pacific ocean. Comments Off on Treasure Cove

Near Treasure Cove, just north of Manzanita, Oregon

Posted on December 11th, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: landscape, NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, pacific ocean. Comments Off on Sea Stack

“There are four lights!” –Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Posted on December 9th, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: clouds, landscape, NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, pacific ocean, skywatch. Comments Off on Sunbeams