Shore Acres, Oregon Coast
Just south of the town of Coos Bay is one of the most wonderful destinations on the southern Oregon coast, Shore Acres State park. Shore Acres is the site of an old estate, whose wonderful gardens are still maintained, and which sits on sandstone cliffs above the Pacific. Truly spectacular ocean views combine with truly spectacular sandstone formations, wow...
The Beaches of Bandon, Oregon
In May 2015, I explored the incredible beaches of Bandon, Oregon. The rock monoliths there, particularly the well-named Face Rock, are surreally beautiful, and while I did my best to capture them, they truly must be seen in person to be believed…
Flower Gardens, May 2017
Two incredible flower farms (both family-owned) north of Salem, Oregon: Adelman Peony Gardens and Schreiner's Iris Gardens…
Tollen Farm, Oregon, April 2017
Lots of fun animals including miniature donkeys, horses, even a llama with a most amazing face…
Molalla River Recreation Area, May 2017
A series of hiking and mountain biking trails that take you through forests so thick they make you feel a million lightyears from the Willamette Valley just a little below…
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, May 2017
It's a gorgeous little park adjacent to Reed College, and it is packed to the gills with a wide assortment of rhododendrons. And ducks and geese, for that matter...
In the Studio with Pacific Latitudes
Pacific Latitudes is a fun new Portland band, and when they entered B-Side Recording Studios to record their first album, I jumped at the chance to take some photos. Nate, Billy, and Davey are great guys...
Leach Botanical Garden, May 2017
Exciting blooms and berries from a seemingly endless array of plants...
Fields Bridge Park, West Linn, Oregon
Continuing my quest to visit all the parks of Oregon, I visited Fields Bridge Park in April 2017…
Camas Lily Bloom in Camassia Natural Area, April 2017
April 2017. It was time to return to Camassia Natural Area in West Linn, Oregon. Why? Because the camas lilies were all in bloom of course! Brilliant blue hues blanketed the fields in the park, which is about 26 acres of protected oak groves nestled across from Oregon City. There were other flowers too, white, pink, yellow...