Wreck of the Peter Iredale (post 2 of 2: Sunset)
West of Astoria, Oregon, on the wide and well-preserved historic beaches along Fort Stevens State Park, a visitor may be surprised to find the remains of a shipwreck from 1906. The Peter Iredale, once a 300-foot-long wooden sailing ship with four tall masts, is now only the skeletal remains of its iron hull sticking out of the sand.
Wreck of the Peter Iredale (post 1 of 2: daytime)
West of Astoria, Oregon, on the wide and well-preserved historic beaches along Fort Stevens State Park, a visitor may be surprised to find the remains of a shipwreck from 1906. The Peter Iredale, once a 300-foot-long wooden sailing ship with four tall masts, is now only the skeletal remains of its iron hull sticking out of the sand.
Sunset at Rocky Butte
In northeast Portland, there is a nice viewpoint at Rocky Butte Natural Area. The park covers the remains of an extinct volcano and gives you — on clear days — a nice view of several more volcanoes, both extinct (e.g., Mount Tabor, Pilot Butte, etc.) and active (e.g., Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens).
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
This refuge, located just west of Ridgefield, Washington, is home to a wide variety of plants and animals.
Tigard Festival of Balloons
There is not much more visually fun out there than a whole bunch of balloons firing up their burner engines and floating up into the clear blue Oregon skies!
The Oregon Garden, July 2024
Even though it was in the heat of summertime, we still saw many animals in this botanical garden, including a few very happy and loud frogs.
Westmoreland Park, Portland
A quick visit to Westmoreland Park, a lovely community park in SE Portland, Oregon…
Downtown Portland on the first day of summer
Summer has begun in 2024 here in Portland. So I took the day off work and headed downtown with my Leica T (L-mount) rangefinder to grab some snapshots…
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm (Set 2 of 2), April 2024
Frolicking with tulips on a perfect spring morning. This is post two of two, and it features the 85mm photographs.
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm (Set 1 of 2), April 2024
Frolicking with tulips on a perfect spring morning. This is post one of two, and it features the 50mm photographs.