Spent some time this summer exploring Mt. St. Helens (known as Lawetlat’la to the Indigenous Cowlitz people, and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat). The North side where the volcano exploded 30+ years ago is a unique look at the landscape slowly regenerating. The Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument was established on August 27, 1982 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan following the 1980 eruption.[2] The 110,000 acre […]
There’s a lot of lakes in Washington. I found one with no trail or notes but someone had hiked to the right of the same watershed and then veered right at the end. I took his notes verbatim, same time of year, same relative path, I’ve hiked 23 miles +vert in one day and didn’t […]
A year of filming water in all its forms from the Pacific Northwest (primarily Mt. Hood) // Filmed over June 20th, 2019 – June 10th, 2020 – This came together as a way to showcase some of the time-lapse and video footage as a photographer I normally don’t publish. Shot starting from last year’s summer […]
Falls Creek Falls located in Skamania, Washington follows the river for 2 miles before approaching a multi tier More info Fall 2018
Miles of Salmonberries cover the riverside near Nehalem where an old rail line washed out years ago. In Feburary of 2016 I had made my first visit and it was exciting to see the growth from the past 4 years. Soon this trail will be gone if no further maintenance occurs. After the December 2007 […]
Plenty of parking & camping – select photos from biking around Portland, Oregon the month of April. As with most cities across the world –– downtown has become unusually quiet. Instead of my usual destinations I have spent a lot of my free time cruising the streets and appreciating the tranquility. Chaos 1 week later
Photos from Taipei last January during the Redbull Threestyle world Championship and KAWS : HOLIDAY Exhibit in Chiang Shek Memorial Hall . A few days of walking around the city in-between events.
Winter approaches as noted by the sun’s height at noon. Storms in the higher elevations produce the seasons first snows while the lower lands receive their share of rain. The rivers are starting to rush as sediment and stormwater drops from otherwise tranquil waterfalls. Fall is in the air. We drove and camped in a […]
Photos from Last Spring down in the valley of Yocum Ridge
A popular route but some easy access to some beautiful alpine meadows, farther you venture up the trail to the ‘end point’ the fewer traveling – backpackers and less inclined.
