I have long wanted to explore Colorado’s aspen color in the autumn and this pandemic year seemed the ideal time. So, I headed out on a planned 2-3 week trip when color was reported happening. Unfortunately, I found the color to be spotty & subpar and returned home after only a week. See the trip’s […]
Neowise Comet from Sparks Lake
Comet Neowise’s heavenly appearance in mid-July gave me an opportunity for a Covid-safe photography outing in Bend’s neighborhood. So, on a clear night I made the short drive to Sparks Lake and spent 3 fabulous, star-filled hours waiting for the sky to sufficiently darken and the comet to set near South Sister. See the resulting […]
Virus-Shortened Roadtrip
In early March, Martha and I headed out in Starr for 1-1/2 weeks of visiting folks in Santa Fe and Tucson. She was then to fly home while I would continue on for another 2+ weeks of photographic explorations in the SW. And we had a fabulous time catching up with Berkeley & Marie & […]
Southwest Roadtrip
In early December I took advantage of Martha’s 3 weeks in India to take Starr on a 2 week trip to southern Arizona and western New Mexico. My itinerary was a long list of candidate locations and a desire to “go with the flow.” After a wonderful family Thanksgiving stop in San Francisco, I continued […]
Autumn at Silver Falls State Park
I can’t believe that in my 40 years in Oregon I had never visited Silver Falls State Park. The Willamette Valley’s peak autumn colors, together with a forecast of heavy cloud cover, were the impetus to drive over the mountains and right that wrong. Over an afternoon and morning, I hiked to 9 of the […]