Wanders & Wonders

Mount Rainier Timed-Entry Permits

Posted on May 11, 2024May 12, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

Are you planning to visit Mount Rainier National Park this summer? As it has done with several other popular parks recently, the National Park Service recently implemented a reservation system for Rainier that requires a timed-entry permit. Here’s what you...Read More

Using AI for Photography

Posted on April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

Racoon in Asilomar State Park, California, USA. This photo was made with AI. No, I didn't go online and prompt some wizard to produce an image of a raccoon in a forest, but I took advantage of some amazing technology...Read More

Cat and Kittens

Posted on March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

The Cat and Kittens sea stacks at Bandon Beach on the southern Oregon Coast. Penelope and I spent a few days at Bandon on the southern Oregon Coast this week. Bandon Beach has been one of our favorite places in...Read More

Isle of Lewis and Harris

Posted on March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

When Muench Workshops asked me if I would lead a photo workshop on the Isle of Lewis and Harris in Scotland, I said "Sure!" without having the vaguest idea about where it was or what was there. I soon found...Read More

Hermosillo, Mexico

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

Three long days of driving brought me from Oregon to the city of Hermosillo, the capital of the state of Sonora, Mexico. When traveling, I usually prefer camping in Rusty, my Volkswagon Westfalia, but I opted for a hotel for...Read More

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2023January 4, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

Frost and snow-covered pine trees; West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park My best to you and yours at this special time, and hoping that 2024 brings you health, happiness, peace, love, and many excellent adventures.

10 Tips for Photographing Fall Color

Posted on October 12, 2023April 17, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

If you are like most nature and landscape photographers I know, long about late summer you're really looking forward to the changing of the seasons and hitting the trail for some fall color photography. Here are some tips for creating...Read More

Oak trees and lichen

Posted on February 10, 2023February 15, 2023 by Greg Vaughn

Oregon oak trees with lichen; Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The day started out, once again, cold and with a solid overcast sky. But I hadn't been out photographing for days, needed some exercise, and very much wanted a...Read More

Top 10 for 2022

Posted on January 8, 2023January 9, 2023 by Greg Vaughn

It's a new year and I'm making my way home from Mexico with a drive up the Baja Peninsula. Not rushing this trip and taking time to review the past year. I'm way behind on processing the photographs I made...Read More

Summer Lake Wildlife Area

Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 by Greg Vaughn

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregvaughn/51993545808/in/dateposted-public/ Summer Lake Wildlife Area is one of the best places in Oregon to view and photograph migrating waterfowl, shorebirds, and other waterbirds. Similar to a national wildlife refuge but managed by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW),...Read More