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 62 – Still Waiting for Spring
The snow system has passed and the weather is warming again. I tramped though the snow today looking for more signs of spring. I didn't find too many. I know they're out there though. Mostly what I found was dead foliage from last fall. It's still has its own beauty though. It's supposed to …
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 …
Day 47 – A Blustery Day
Today was one of those cool, blustery days where the wind blows right though you. I took a walk up the butte hoping to get some photos of grasses and other plants but it was blowing so hard everything was moving too much to get very many decent shots. On the backside of the butte, …
Day 42 – Mountains
How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! John Muir Every day I am in awe of the mountains. Today the fog cleared, the sun was shining, the sky was blue, and the mountains stood in all their glorious beauty. On days like today, the majesty of these mountains literally takes my breath away. …
Through My Lens 