How to tell if you’re hiking in the Coast Mountains trail of British Columbia: State of the art bridges over creek crossing Deep mud with slippery logs and branches strategically placed for optimum ankle twisting I actually love these types of trails, there’s a sense of true wilderness about them, unlike some of the crowded …
California’s Sonoma Coast
California’s Sonoma Coast Sunset, Sonoma Coast California #60392 Purchase California’s Sonoma Coast stretches roughly from Bodega Bay in the south to the Mendocino County line in the north. In this post, I will feature areas of Sonoma Coast State Park, a highly scenic and popular area to the north of Bodega Bay. This was my …
Burney Falls and Sonoma Valley California
Burney Falls and Sonoma Valley California Burney Falls #60182 Purchase Last April I visited Burney Falls and Sonoma Valley California as part of a Spring photography tour. This tour encompassed Hood River Oregon the northern California coast and finally back to eastern Oregon. On the way to the California coast, I took the opportunity to …
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Washington Pass North Cascades
Washington Pass North Cascades Liberty Bell Mountain North Cascades #61304 Purchase My last post featured a hike up to Maple Pass along the North Cascades Highway of Washington State. This post will feature the second part of that short trip. Not far up the road from Rainy Pass and the Maple Pass trailhead …
Maple Pass North Cascades
Maple Pass North Cascades Hikers on Maple pass Trail, North Cascades #61268 Purchase Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit a few of my favorite areas along the North Cascades Highway. The first being a wonderful day hike up to Maple Pass. It’s been quite a number of year since I did this hike, …
Mount Shasta Pluto’s Cave
Mount Shasta Pluto’s Cave Mount Shasta #60134 Purchase Mt. Shasta is one of the most strikingly beautiful mountains in the Cascades. At 14,179 feet it is the second highest in the range. It is also a sacred mountain of the Klamath tribe. On my way south to the California coast I made a point of …
Liking Lichens
Liking Lichens Lichens #59874 Purchase One of my favorite quirky subjects I love to photograph are lichens. Lichens grow just about everywhere but unfortunately are unappreciated by most people. They are some of the oldest organisms on land, going back perhaps 600 million years. They live in some of the most extreme conditions and are an important food source for animals …
John Day River Oregon
John Day River Oregon John Day River, Oregon #59904 Purchase This post will begin a series of recaps from my recent spring photography trip. My first stop was Cottonwood Canyon State Park, along the lower John Day River Oregon. This is Oregon’s newest state park and it was a pleasure to visit. As you can …
New Images Mount Shasta
New Images Mount Shasta Mount Shasta #60133 Purchase I’m still editing all the new images from my recent trip to California and Oregon. However, there are some obvious highlights I’m anxious to share, this photo of Mount Shasta being one of them. Making this photo was one of those lucky close calls. After driving …
Sonoma Coast California
Sonoma Coast California Sonoma Coast Sunset #60382 Purchase I’m back in the office today after five weeks on the road in Oregon and Northern California. Tons of work to catch up on plus a huge editing/processing project to begin. Since while on the road I only posted a few quick iPhone pics I felt …
