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 […]
Owyhee Canyonlands and Southeastern Oregon
The Owyhee Canyonlands, in the remote SE corner of Oregon, have long been on my radar to explore. So, when cooler temperatures arrived this September, friend Andy & I headed out to explore them. That area’s Leslie Gulch was especially enticing, with descriptions of fantastical volcanic towers and gorges which sounded similar to Smith Rocks’. […]
Steens Mountain Wildflowers
I try to visit Steens Mountain most autumns for fall color, but I hadn’t visited during wildflower time … boy, have I been missing out. Although the flowers weren’t especially profuse in late July this year, there was a huge variety and the spots of color added a special touch to this remarkable location! In […]