Category: Destinations

places to visit and locations for photography

Columbia River Gorge Fall Color Report

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1215" align="aligncenter" width="467"] Triple Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.[/caption] Fall color is just starting to happen in the Columbia River Gorge. The bigleaf maple and vine maple leaves are taking on autumn hues, but right now there is as...Read More

Photographing Washington guidebook is here!

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
It's finally here! Photographing Washington has arrived and I can now sell and ship autographed copies. This travel guidebook for photographers covers the best places for landscape, scenic and nature photography in The Evergreen State. I logged countless miles on roads...Read More

Canyonlands National Park – False Kiva

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
  Prior to leading a photo tour to Canyonlands and Arches National Parks in Utah a couple of months ago, I spent a few days exploring the Moab area and doing some photography for myself. One of the first hikes...Read More

Windward Oahu

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1178" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Windward Oahu Sunrise[/caption] The Windward side of Oahu has always been one of my favorite places in the Hawaiian Islands, and I was fortunate to live there for a good number of years. This view is...Read More

Olympic National Park 75th Anniversary

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[photoshelter-gallery g_id="G0000wTV1CZoM0B0" g_name="Washington-Olympic-National-Park" f_show_slidenum="t" img_title="casc" pho_credit="iptc" f_link="t" f_enable_embed_btn="t" f_send_to_friend_btn="t" f_fullscreen="t" f_show_watermark="t" f_htmllinks="t" f_mtrx="t" fsvis="f" width="675" height="600" bgcolor="#AAAAAA" btype="old" bcolor="#CCCCCC" crop="f" twoup="t" trans="xfade" tbs="5000" f_ap="t" bgtrans="f" linkdest="c" f_constrain="f" f_topbar="f" f_bbar="f" f_bbarbig="" f_show_caption="f" f_smooth="f" f_up="f" target="_self" ]   Washington's Olympic National Park...Read More

Tulip Time in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1118" align="aligncenter" width="650"] A rainbow of tulip blossoms[/caption] After months of gray skies and dreary weather, the sight of daffodils and tulips popping up in gardens, fields and farms is a delight here in the Pacific Northwest. The colorful...Read More

University of Washington Cherry Trees

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1077" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Cherry trees blossoming on the University of Washington campus[/caption] It's cherry blossom time and the trees are blooming all over the country. In Washington State, Seattle residents and visitors look forward each spring to the beautiful...Read More

Happy Birthday, Oregon!

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[photoshelter-gallery g_id="G0000IQEPZ2X.m2o" g_name="Happy-Birthday-Oregon" f_show_caption="t" img_title="iptch" pho_credit="f" f_link="t" f_enable_embed_btn="t" f_send_to_friend_btn="t" f_fullscreen="t" f_htmllinks="t" f_mtrx="t" fsvis="f" width="684" height="513" f_constrain="t" bgcolor="#c8c0af" btype="new" bcolor="#CCCCCC" crop="f" trans="xfade" tbs="3000" f_ap="t" bgtrans="f" linkdest="c" twoup="f" f_topbar="f" f_bbar="f" f_bbarbig="" f_show_watermark="f" f_show_slidenum="f" f_smooth="f" f_up="f" target="_self" wmds="llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.Y5O.5F23wL3hiPwAhJLr1JsdP7SX7pB4FQqsbGLm09zlJw6vgdw--" ] February 14 is not...Read More

Backpacker Magazine cover – Sahale Arm Trail

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1040" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Backpacker Magazine cover , March 2013 issue.[/caption] It's always great to have the cover of a magazine feature your photo, but even more so when that publication is one of your personal favorites and always a...Read More