Category: Destinations

places to visit and locations for photography

Wildflowers blooming at Mount Pisgah

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1385" align="aligncenter" width="675"] Trillium (aka Wakerobin) blooming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum.[/caption] With just a few days of warmth and sunshine following weeks of cold and rain, the wildflowers have started blooming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum here in Oregon's southern...Read More

Top 10 Places on the Big Island for Nature Photography

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1368" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lava from the Pu'u O'o eruption flowing into the ocean.[/caption] For a number of years I had the good fortune to live on the Big Island of Hawaii. The largest in size (but not population) of...Read More

Mount Rainier National Park Road Construction

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1374" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier National Park.[/caption] If your photography plans include a trip to Mount Rainier National Park anytime in the next several months, you may encounter delays due to construction on Washington State Highway 706....Read More

Top 10 Places on Maui for Nature and Landscape Photography

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
A photographer friend who purchased my Oregon and Washington guidebooks, and who knew that I lived in Hawaii for many years, recently asked for recommendations on the best places on the islands of Maui and Hawaii for landscape photography. Like...Read More

Happy 155th Birthday, Oregon!

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
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North Cascades Highway Winter Closure

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1289" align="aligncenter" width="466"] North Cascades Highway through Early Winters Valley in winter.[/caption] As it does every year, the Washington State Department of Transportation has closed State Highway 20, commonly known as the North Cascades Highway. This incredibly scenic road...Read More

Oregon Fall Color Report Update

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1253" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, in Autumn.[/caption] The peak of fall color is hitting the lower elevation areas of western Oregon this last week of October, which is pretty typical for this area. I paid a...Read More

Fall Color Photography in Oregon

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1236" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Vine maple in autumn, McKenzie River National Recreation Trail.[/caption] Autumn just may be the very best time of year for landscape and nature photography in Oregon. Every region of the state boasts locations with vivid fall...Read More

Oregon Fall Color Report: Willamette National Forest

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1222" align="aligncenter" width="467"] Vine maple and Douglas-fir trees, Willamette National Forest.[/caption] Yesterday I drove Oregon Highway 58 up into the central western Cascade Mountains and found that the fall color is fantastic right now. Plenty of golden bigleaf maple...Read More