Herman Creek
The fall colors and recent rain made for a sunning hike along Herman Creek in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge this afternoon.
Fall in the Columbia River Gorge
This has just been an amazing Oregon autumn! Winter is around the corner, but the leaves haven’t given up their fight yet—especially in the Columbia River Gorge! Here’s a shot of the fall colors reflecting in Benson Lake at the Benson State Recreation Area near Multnomah Falls. (Click image to see a larger version).
McGee Creek
Summer in Oregon is quickly coming to an end, so I jumped at the chance to get up on the Mountain one last time before the rains set in! This is a shot of McGee Creek near McNeil Point high up on the north side of Mount Hood. Capturing this image required a challenging 10 mile hike, but it was worth every step!
Jefferson Wilderness
My wife and I just returned from a week-long backpacking trip in Oregon’s amazing Mount Jefferson Wilderness. This was sunset over Marion Lake and Three Fingered Jack on Day 1. We had stunning views of Mt. Jefferson throughout our trip. Here’s a shot of the Mountain from its South side on our second day. On the third day, the sunrise revealed an interesting lenticular cloud over the summit of Mt. Jefferson as seen here from the shore of Hank’s Lake. (Yes, that’s our orange tent down there at the edge of the lake!)
Honey Bee
After a long day at work, this honey bee and I were both in need of a drink.
Light Orb
The concept behind creating a light orb is simple: you set your camera to take a long exposure, you walk out in front of the camera with a flashlight on a string, and then you start swinging that flashilight around quickly while you turn in a circle.
Serpent Tongue
I had to get pretty up close and personal with this beautiful snake as it slithered across a trail near my home, and that’s when he gave me the tongue.
Columbia Gorge Sunrise
4am comes early, but sometimes the best images require a bit of sleep deprivation. This photograph was taken just after the sun broke through the fog that had settled in the Columbia River Gorge. This photo was taken high above the Columbia River from Oregon’s Women’s Forum State Park, looking east along the river past the Vista House at Crown Point.
Owyhee Canyonlands
Deep in Oregon’s southeast corner sits an immense tract of jagged rock formations, sagebrush steppe and strikingly colored desert known as the Owyhee Canyonlands. This is Oregon’s “Grand Canyon” – one of the largest unprotected roadless areas in the continental United States — and it contains hundreds of miles of wild and scenic rivers and a geological beauty that rivals desert lands that many Oregonian’s believe only exist in southern Utah.
