It was a typical west coast, wet gray dawn. The bridge carrying Highway 101 over Yaquina Bay frames the harbor entrance in the fog.
Early morning. Safe from the turbulent ocean. Newport Harbor, Oregon.
The Harbor at Newport, OR.
The sun casts an awsome light show over the entrance to Tillamook Bay
Waves crash against Tillamook Rock north of Cannon Beach Oregon.
Smoke from wildfires burning around Mt Jefferson in central Oregon makes for som dramatic sunsets.
Oregon's 2nd tallest waterfall, Salt Creek Falls plunges 286 feet over basalt cliffs into the basin below.
A gnarly juniper tree shows off its dark red grain and bright green lichen after a rainstorm
First light casts its morning colors on the Columbia River.
It was near rutting time. It was at Page Springs Recreation Area in Southeast Oregon. It is a magnificent Mule Deer Buck.
It was near rutting time. It was at Page Springs Recreation Area in Southeast Oregon. It is a magnificent Mule Deer Buck.
This Great Horned Owl squints down at us from a large, old cottonwood tree on the grounds of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge headquarters.
This Great Horned Owl squints down at us from a large, old cottonwood tree on the grounds of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge headquarters.
This Red-Tailed Hawk was keeping an eye on Liddy and I as we walked around in the grasses below her perch in the willows above Benson Pond in the south end of the Malhuer National Wildlife Refuge.
A Coyote examines the grass beside the East Canal Road at the south end of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Perhaps there is a mouse there for dinner.
A coyote trots along the East Canal Road at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
A coyote studies our car from the grasslands of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
The Steens Mountain Wilderness is managed in cooperation with the local ranchers by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is a vast 500,000 acre region south of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The South Steens Herd Management Area (HMA) is traversed by the South Steens Loop Road making it easy to spot and photograph these magnificent animals in the wild. The herds in this HMA are managed to maintain healthy Pinto specimens.
The Steens Mountain Wilderness is managed in cooperation with the local ranchers by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is a vast 500,000 acre region south of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The South Steens Herd Management Area (HMA) is traversed by the South Steens Loop Road making it easy to spot and photograph these magnificent animals in the wild. The herds in this HMA are managed to maintain healthy Pinto specimens.
The Steens Mountain Wilderness is managed in cooperation with the local ranchers by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is a vast 500,000 acre region south of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The South Steens Herd Management Area (HMA) is traversed by the South Steens Loop Road making it easy to spot and photograph these magnificent animals in the wild. The herds in this HMA are managed to maintain healthy Pinto specimens.
An old abandoned home takes some protection from a cottonwood tree that has spread its branches above it.
