Warm breezes

The warm weather seems to have come back to us recently. With that blessing of sunshine I've been able to get out with my camera a bit more and do some exploring. It's hard to beat Oregon in the summertime. I've got some hike planned for the next two months that should hopefully produce some pretty shots. These are mostly from trips to the Columbia River Gorge, and the last two are from a great spot up on the west side of Mt. Hood called Ramona Falls.

Camera: Canon FT QL

Film: Fujifilm Superia X-TRA 400

Listening to: Slap Shot - Last Laugh

This is the season of the fire

After a mild winter, it's starting to warm up here in the city. It feels like spring, but I can't help to think that there will be a good storm/cold snap before the new season really kicks in. These shots are from the roll that I referenced in the last post. The last of my tri-x from winter. These shots will take you past Ecola Falls, the little waterfall at the viewpoint on top of Multnomah Falls, Mirror Lake, a foggy SE night, Council Crest, and  lunch in a snow cave near Trillium Lake. Color shots next time maybe, but none of this is planned.

Listening to: Amebix - Winter

Can You Walk Single File?

This post is a little bit of a mish mash of subjects that were all on my most recent roll. Looking out from Sherrard Point at the top of Larch Mountain. The Lost Lockets return home from tour show. How cool is it that they use machetes as instruments? Then a few from a walk out High Bridge at Eagle Creek, and then finally one from my new favorite warm up spot. Until next time. Oh, almost forgot. One of the slappers has a cool new photo blog of life around Stockton, CA. Give it a look. http://mapstostockton.tumblr.com/

Listening to: Weedeater - Homecoming

  

Take a ride on the fly

These shots are from a little day trip from a few weeks ago out to Coyote Wall. This another one of the great spots in the Columbia River Gorge, a little over an hour from Portland, near White Salmon, WA. This hike also marks the first occasion of me getting bit by a tick. Luckily I got the little bastard off before he was able to really bury himself in my side, but I still wasn't stoked.

Listening to: CCR - Lookin Out My Back Door

Keep Rollin Rollin Rollin

Some nice days, some rainy days, and even some snowy days lately. Luckily this erratic weather provides some interesting fodder for new shots. This roll is from some of the nicer days in February and early March. This was the same roll that had those two shots from Eagle Creek in the last post. The rest of these are from walking around my neighborhood on some of those nice winter days.

In other news, I'll soon be a contributor to a new blog. A bunch of skateboarders from around Europe, the U.S., and possibly South America, will each be representing a city, and posting art, or photos based on a theme each month. I think posts will be going up every couple of days from a different city. We're still working out the kinks, but it's a fun project, so keep an eye out for upcoming posts at: http://sillylittleartproject.tumblr.com/

Listening to: Roberta Flack - Conversation Love 

Didn't see a single eagle.

Eagle Creek is one of the most popular hiking destinations in Oregon. Or so I had heard. After living out here for eight and a half years, I finally took the drive up the gorge, passed the Bonniville Dam, to see what all the fuss was about. Luckily when you go out on a Monday, and have a forecast with a high of 48, and a chance of rain, you can get the trail mostly to yourself. Fortunately we didn't really get rained on, and ended up knocking out somewhere between 13 and 14 miles that day. Film ran out early on, but I got some digi pics as well. Enjoy, then get outside and enjoy outside.

Listening to: Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band - Stay Away