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Face Rock, Oregon

Bandon, Oregon, is one of my favorite beaches in the state, filled to bursting with huge rock features; the most impressive of which is the surreal, unreal beauty of Face Rock…

Face Rock, Oregon

Northwest Coos County Beaches

The terrain at both Horsfall and Bastendorff beaches is wide and flat, surrounded by large dunes where people were riding horses and OHVs…

Northwest Coos County Beaches

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...

Shore Acres, Oregon Coast

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…

The Beaches of Bandon, Oregon

Treadwell Mine, Douglas, Alaska

On the edge of downtown Douglas, Alaska, in a lush forest with a serene, rocky beach, you can find the remains of the Treadwell gold mine. What once was a thriving hub of miners, horses, and donkeys, is now a lovely hiking trail in which you come across strange metal pipes and machine pieces, concrete walls, and glory holes...

Treadwell Mine, Douglas, Alaska

Tacoma, Day 2: Five-Mile Drive in Point Defiance, July 2016

For Travel Tacoma and Visit Rainier, five of us bloggers/instagrammers took part in an "instafam" tour of the greater Tacoma and Mt. Rainier areas in July 2016. Here is the first of several blog posts about the trip. One of the true must-sees when you're in Tacoma is the Five-Mile Drive through Point Defiance Park. You'll find hiking and biking trails through lush forest; you'll relax on serene Owen Beach with wonderful views of Pugent Sound and Mt. Rainier alike; you'll see thriving wildlife... particularly raccoons (one of my favorite animals). 

Tacoma, Day 2: Five-Mile Drive in Point Defiance, July 2016

Alaska: North End of Douglas Island

On June 29, 2016, during my trip through Alaska, we explored the northern end of Douglas Island, across from Juneau. The water and sky were matching shades of bright, light blue.  The air was calm and smelled like seaweed (in the best possible way). We drove North Douglas Highway to the end stopping along the way at beaches and overlooks.

Alaska: North End of Douglas Island

Portraits of Me, by Gaby Alvarez

A couple weeks ago in Culver City and Venice Beach, California, I got my portrait taken by my good friend, photographer Gaby Alvarez. She shot me with her Mamiya 645 camera. 

Portraits of Me, by Gaby Alvarez

Janne Robinson: Feminist Shoot

Janne Robinson is a writer, a speaker, a force of nature, a cresting wave of positive energy. We did a multi-location brand shoot together in September 2015 on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Here is the second of the sets, this one centered on a shirt with the letters: FEMI NIST. We were joined in several shots by Emily Deslaurier.

Janne Robinson: Feminist Shoot