Author Archives: Trail Rocker

Last evening I drove north to Marysville in hopes of catching a nice sunset near the Sutter Buttes.  The Sutter Buttes is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s smallest mountain range.  Technically speaking, it is not a mountain range at all.  What it is is an extinct volcano.  Either wayContinue reading “Sutter Buttes Sunset”

Yesterday, Barbara, Toby and I took a couple of scenic drives along the coast and through the redwoods.   First, we headed west along the Klamath River to where it meets the sea.  Here there is a vista called the Klamath River Overlook.  Now to get to the overlook you have to hike, only aContinue reading “The North Coast”

Yesterday Barbara, Toby and I explored Redwood National Park.  We started out by heading south to the visitors center.  However, when we arrived the gate was closed.  So while we waited for the visitor’s center to open we took Toby down to the nearby coastal beach.  This was likely Toby’s first visit to the ocean. Continue reading “Redwood National Park”

Last evening I hiked back down to the beach in hopes of seeing a beautiful sunset over the waves of the Pacific ocean. I wasn’t disappointed.

Yesterday I took a hike down the beach in search of the two Bald Eagles I saw here a year ago. One of the eagles was right where I saw it last year. I took some photos, explored the beach a little more and then headed back home. Unfortunately, the photos that I took yesterday,Continue reading “In Search Of”

Last Monday Barbara and I arrived at South Beach Oregon for a three week stay.  On Tuesday I took a hike on the beach.  It felt good to be with the ocean again.  I always enjoy hiking along the beach.  To me the ocean is a wonderful combination of power and beauty but at theContinue reading “South Beach”

Yesterday Barbara, Toby and I took a short 0.6 mile roundtrip hike to Little ZigZag Falls. This is a beautiful hike along ZigZag Creek. I posted some photos below.

Yesterday I made an encore trip to Trillium Lake. I wanted to take photos using two different cameras using all of the same settings but one. Both cameras were set to aperture priority while the second camera was additionally set using the High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature. I took approximately 20 photos with each cameraContinue reading “Trillium Lake”

Currently Barbara and I are staying at the Mt. Hood Village RV Resort with our friends Glen and Kathleen. Barbara and I stayed here last year and really like the area. There’s so much to do in the area. Kathleen really wanted to see nearby Multnomah Falls so Barbara and I suggested that the fourContinue reading “Mt. Hood Scenic Loop”

Last week Barbara and I joined several people from the Grand Design Idaho Rally onboard a cruise ship tour of Lake Coeur d’Alene. In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful lakes in North America. Whenever I take this cruise, it reminds me of years ago when I was working in Billings Montana,Continue reading “Lake Coeur d’Alene”