Finally, a gorgeous spring day. We took at short drive south to Sunriver Resort to walk around and take some photos. Sunriver is a destination resort with plenty of outdoor activities. Because it was such a beautiful day, there were many people out walking or bicycling on their many bike/walking trails. Some of the facilities …
Day 77 – Mountains . . . again . . . and I need some advice.
After a week of rain, snow, and rain, the sun came out today. I took advantage of the beautiful day to take some photos of the mountains emerging from the clouds. While processing the photos, I noticed an inordinate amount of dust on the photos that had to be removed. It can be done in …
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Day 69 – Bessie Butte
The last two days, we have gone to an area off of China Hat Road, just a short distance from Bend, to photograph the moon and the sunset. We were photographing at the base of a butte called Bessie Butte and yesterday noticed a sign for a trailhead to hike to the top of the …
Day 68 – Sunset on a “Moonscape”
In 2003, a forest fire located on China Hat Road, about 3.5 miles southeast of Bend, burned approximately 3800 acres of the Deschutes National Forest. The area had once been covered in lodgepole pine, but the fire changed all of that. The area is slowly reforesting, but burned out trees still cover the area. Tonight …
Day 48 – Alpenglow
Alpenglow is defined as: "a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains." This morning as I was driving to work, the mountains were clear with just a few clouds hovering around them. I thought it might be a good "alpenglow" morning so I went out to my new favorite spot …
Through My Lens 