Tag: Pacific Northwest

Fall Color in the Oregon Cascades

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
It's looking like 2025 is a banner year for photographing fall color in Oregon's Cascade Mountains. I spent a delightful day cruising Aufderheide Memorial Drive, aka West Cascades Scenic Byway, aka Forest Road 19, and found conditions better than I...Read More
Mount Rainier and reflection in Upper Tipsoo Lake at sunrise;

Mount Rainier Timed-Entry Permits

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
Summer 2025 Update: This year the timed entry permits are only required for the Sunrise Corridor on the northeast side of the park. Permits are no longer required at the west side Nisqually Entrance or the southeast entrance at Ohanacopesh....Read More
A sandhill crane at Summer Lake Wildlife Area

Summer Lake Wildlife Area

Posted on 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
Balsamroot at The Nature Conservancy's Tom McCall Preserve overlooking the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.

Balsamroot at Rowena Crest in the Columbia River Gorge

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_15145" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Balsamroot at Rowena Crest overlooking the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.[/caption] On a plateau formed by lava flows eons ago, the Nature Conservancy’s Tom McCall Preserve at Rowena sits several hundred feet above the Columbia River....Read More
Sunset and storm surf at Shore Acres State Paråk on the southern Oregon coast.

Sunset at Shore Acres State Park

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
Shore Acres State Park is one of the best locations on the Oregon coast, possibly on the entire west coast USA, for nature photographers. Giant waves crash on the rugged rock cliffs during storms, wind and waves have eroded sandstone...Read More

National Trails System Anniversary

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2148" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] McKenzie River National Recreation Trail near Clear Lake, Willamette National Forest, Oregon.[/caption] This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act. The system includes our National Scenic Trails (like the PCT and...Read More
Balsamroot at Tom McCall Preserve, Rowena, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.

Columbia River Gorge Wildflowers

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_2133" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Balsamroot at Tom McCall Preserve, Rowena, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.[/caption] Now is the time to head to the Columbia River Gorge for wildflower photos. I stopped for a check at the Nature Conservancy’s Tom...Read More