Tag: Bureau of Land Management

Fall Color on Steens Mountain

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1825" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Aspen trees in fall color at Jackman Park on Steens Mountain, southeastern Oregon.[/caption] If you’re looking for a good place to photograph Fall Color, Steens Mountain in southeast Oregon is looking good right now. Overall, I’d...Read More

Went looking for a waterfall, found a leaf.

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1539" align="aligncenter" width="457"] Alsea Falls, Coast Range Mountains, Oregon.[/caption] Shortly after moving to Oregon a number of years ago, I visited Alsea Falls, a pretty little cascading waterfall on BLM land in the Coast Range mountains. I made a photo...Read More

Rafting the Wild and Scenic Rogue River

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1454" align="aligncenter" width="650"] A calm stretch on the Wild & Scenic Rogue River.[/caption] Southern Oregon's Rogue River has long been a favorite of whitewater rafting and kayaking enthusiasts, fishermen, hikers and wildlife lovers. After a couple of inflatable raft trips...Read More

Alabama Hills Arches

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_827" align="aligncenter" width="685"] Mount Whitney and the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains seen through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills.[/caption] The fantastic rock formations of the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California, have been favorite subject matter for photographers for...Read More

Take a Hike! National Trails Day.

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_525" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Father and son hiking on Drift Creek Falls Trail, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon."][/caption] Saturday, June 4, is National Trails Day, an annual event that celebrates trails of all types for non-motorized adventure and recreation in the...Read More

Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness proposal

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_299" align="aligncenter" width="332" caption="The Wild & Scenic John Day River at Cathedral Rock"][/caption] For the past couple of years, the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) has been working to bring together landowners in the John Day River Basin and...Read More

Bend Badlands Wilderness

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_141" align="aligncenter" width="355" caption="Juniper tree and rabbitbrush, Bend Badlands Wilderness, Oregon"][/caption] Late last week, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which will provide protection for thousands of acres in...Read More