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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”

This past Thursday my friend Robert joined me on a hike on Mineral Ridge. I first hiked this trail about a year ago and hope to return again some day soon. I really enjoy this hike with the fresh air, its almost untouched beauty and it’s amazing vistas. The trail is listed at 3.3 miles,Continue reading “Mineral Ridge Trail”

First of all, I want everyone to know it wasn’t my idea to visit this place. Our neighbors, at the RV park, visited the City of Rocks National Reserve on Friday and came back to camp and had to tell us all about it. After hearing about it Barbara decided she wanted to go. So,Continue reading “City of Rocks”

In 1972 my parents packed up the family pickup and camper and took my one brother and I on a four-week coast to coast trip. My other brother had just graduated from high school and was working, so unfortunately he had to stay home. On our way home we stopped at a rest stop onContinue reading “Golden Spike”

Last night, as most of you know, we had a Blue Super Moon. So I drove down to the shore of nearby Blue Mesa Reservoir and took some photos. I wanted to get some photos of the moonlight reflecting off of the water. In addition, I took a couple of photos of the clouds asContinue reading “Blue Super Moon”

This morning Barbara, Toby and I took the 19 mile drive up the Pikes Peak Highway to the summit of Pikes Peak. As those of you know, who have read my previous posts, the summit of Pikes Peak is my favorite place in the world. Up there I feel alive, relaxed and at home. MaybeContinue reading “Pikes Peak Highway”