Category: Photography

Triple Play – Three Waterfalls In One Day

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[caption id="attachment_668" align="aligncenter" width="465" class=" "] Spirit Falls, Umpqua Natonal Forest, Cascade Mountains, Oregon.[/caption] A very scenic drive on Forest Service roads in the Umpqua National Forest will take you to a trio of waterfalls between Cottage Grove and Oakridge,...Read More

SATW Bill Muster Photo Contest Award

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[caption id="attachment_660" align="aligncenter" width="526" caption="Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi, Thailand."][/caption] Since 1981, the Society of American Travel Writers has honored the finest travel photography with the annual Bill Muster Photo Competition, named for long time SATW member and accomplished...Read More

Waterfalls on the Big Island of Hawaii

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[caption id="attachment_591" align="aligncenter" width="595" caption="Nanue Falls on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island."][/caption] The Big Island of Hawaii was my home for a number of years and is still one of my favorite destinations. Largest of all the Hawaiian...Read More

Hawaii Volcano Eruption

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[caption id="attachment_504" align="aligncenter" width="327" caption="Molten lava splattering during Hawaii's Kilauea volcano 1986 fissure eruption."][/caption] Madame Pele has been putting on a spectacular show the past few days at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This is a new phase of an eruption...Read More

Favorite Photos of 2010

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[caption id="attachment_444" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Aspen trees, eastern Washington.[/caption] I've been inspired by the blogs of a number of photographers who've recently posted their top photos for 2010, so decided to add my own to the mix. Most of the photographers...Read More

The Enchantments – Alpine Lakes Wilderness

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[caption id="attachment_419" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Alpine larch trees at Perfection Lake in The Enchantments.[/caption] On a beautiful early October morning I stood with a 40-pound pack on my back at the bottom of Aasgard Pass and exclaimed "O.M.G.!" Twice. Once for...Read More

National Wilderness Month

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[caption id="attachment_411" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Wildflower meadow, Mount Adams Wilderness, Washington.[/caption] September is National Wilderness Month. I've had the good fortune to hike and backpack in several wilderness areas recently, and firmly believe that our federally designated Wilderness areas rank right...Read More

Bangkok and Chiang Mai named Best Cities

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[caption id="attachment_405" align="aligncenter" width="343" caption="Young Thai woman in traditional costume at Siam Niramit in Bangkok."][/caption] The readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have voted Bangkok as their favorite city in the world. I had the opportunity to visit Thailand earlier...Read More

Photographing Oregon chosen travel book of the year

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The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), recently honored the best books in 50 categories at the 22nd Annual Benjamin Franklin Awards™ in New York City prior to the BookExpo America tradeshow. Photographing Oregon was named best book of the year...Read More

Take a hike! National Trails Day

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_371" align="aligncenter" width="333"] Spray Park Trail, Mt. Rainier National Park.[/caption] Saturday, June 5, is National Trails Day, so let's get out there and take a hike! This annual celebration of hiking and walking trails was started in 1993 by...Read More