A week ago this was my view while on the River Trail in the Sheep Rock Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Central Oregon.

Posted on October 6th, 2017 under Oregon. Tags: autumn, hiking, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Autumn comes to Sheep Rock and the John Day River

Clearwater Falls (North Umpqua Highway, Oregon)

Posted on October 4th, 2017 under Oregon. Tags: clearwater falls, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, waterfalls. Comments Off on Waterfall Wednesday

On our way back from Bend this past weekend we stopped at Crater Lake. Although it was completely cloudy and raining moments before we arrived, 80% of the sky was blue soon after our arrival. The views were spectacular. More to come…

Posted on October 2nd, 2017 under Oregon. Tags: crater lake, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, sunstar. Comments Off on Phantom Ship @ Crater Lake

Manzanita Lake @ Lassen Volcanic National Park (September 2017)

Posted on October 1st, 2017 under Other. Tags: Lassen Volcanic National Park, Manzanita Lake, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Reflecting on September

Blue Basin Overlook Trail

We went to two units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument yesterday (Painted Hills Unit and Sheep Rock Unit). I already want to go back to do the unit we missed (Clarno Unit) and catch a few of the trails we didn’t have time for. We hiked 8 of the trails. Most were short (under a mile each) and flat. However, the Blue Basin Overlook Trail was over 3 miles and included 760 feet of elevation gain. That wouldn’t have been so bad if it was our first trail of the day, but it was our 7th. The views though… wow!

Posted on September 29th, 2017 under Oregon. Tags: hiking, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Blue Basin Overlook Trail