Never having been to the northwest, much less its coast, one of the things that confounded me is how a bank of clouds and fog could move in and hover for hours on end. My limited beach time has been spent on the Atlantic or Gulf. Not only is fog out of character, but clouds […]
What could be better for a landscape photographer than trekking up and down the beautiful Oregon coast photographing the wonders of God’s creation? Perhaps taking timeout for a nap atop a dune with the cloud-muted sun shining down, light breeze in the air, and a temperature of 65F! 🙂
From Wikipedia: Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Historic Columbia River Highway. The falls drops in two major steps, split into an upper falls of 542 feet (165 m) and a lower falls of 69 feet (21 m), with […]
A picture is worth …. Everyone knows how to complete this sentence. It is often cliche, but oh so true. The forests of Oregon, and in this case the Columbia River Gorge area, are lush beyond belief. I hope this image does justice to this fact. And if so, just imagine what it must be […]
Cloud cover and fog rule this beach. Yet to me, this brought more of a calm and soothing feeling as opposed to one of dreariness. It causes one to slow down and experience textures … the visual textures of sand and the “Haystack”, as well as the tides themselves. And the tide expands beyond a […]
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This will hopefully be the beginning of several blog posts from last week’s trip to Oregon with my best bud Carl. Oregon was new to both of us, so lots to explore. We spent months planning (perhaps better stated as Carl did months of planning while I contributed occasionally). We not only agonized over where […]
Old piers and sea structures are amazing. How they withstand the test of time, the tides and undercurrents, and the extreme weather elements, I’ll never know. They are stalwart giants engulfed by the perpetual movement of water and sand. There is nothing around them that is foundational or solid, yet they find a way to […]
I heard an interview titled “The Last Quiet Places” with Gordon Hempton this past Sunday, May 13th on NPR. He is an acoustic ecologist and the author of “One Square Inch of Silence: One Man’s Quest to Preserve Quiet.” The interview was a fascinating listen about the power of quiet and natural sounds. Hempton says […]
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“Art is the window to man’s soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson A consistent theme of “times gone by” pervades my thinking when visiting the Smokies. This is partially because the area reminds me so […]
I posted a fall version of this back in October, but spring has such a different feel with the greenery. I wish timing had worked out for us to experience the flowers at peak, but the textures of the green ferns and ground cover did not disappoint. Carl’s presence is important to comprehend the scale […]
National Park Service: At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the highest point in Tennessee, and the third highest mountain east of the Mississippi. Only Mt. Mitchell (6,684 feet) and Mt. Craig (6,647), both located in Mt. Mitchell State Park in western North Carolina, […]
Visiting the Cades Cove and Townsend areas last fall inspired me to revisit in the spring. It did not take much arm twisting to get Carl, Jerry, and John to join in. We all were eager to see the mountains in full bloom, however mother nature decided to expose the full splendor of her flowers […]