Spring Hike to Oregon Butte, with Rooks Park Aside

It's a steep climb to the Oregon Butte lookout at nearly 7,000 feet, b ...

Updated: May 31, 2007 1:21pm PST

Mount Howard via the Wallowa Lake Tramway, June 6, 2007

The tramway to Mount Howard, at 8,200 feet, rises about 4,000 feet fr ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2007 2:04pm PST

Sunny weather on the Oregon Coast in June, 2007.

It's apparently unusual to spend a week on the Oregon Coast without do ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2007 11:55pm PST

Seven Devils

A loop hike around the Seven Devils, near Riggins, Idaho, took Sadie a ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2005 1:43pm PST

Cummings Creek deer, Steller's Jay, Oct. 29, 09

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 10:50pm PST

Another Fall at Mill Creek, Rooks Park Oct. 27, 09

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 8:33pm PST

Steelhead at Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River, 10-26-09

Updated: Oct 27, 2009 1:25am PST

Fishing at Ringold, Photos of a Coyote, 10-18-09

Updated: Oct 26, 2009 10:04pm PST

Elkhorn Circuit Trail. 10-12-09

Updated: Oct 26, 2009 8:30pm PST

October, 2009 Mill Creek

Updated: Oct 08, 2009 7:08pm PST

Brook, Kyle, Genevieve Bella Brown

Great-granddaughter Genevieve Bella Brown was born Saturday to Dawn's ...

Updated: Oct 08, 2009 6:18pm PST

A Bear, Deer, a Pileated Woodpecker and Fishing on the South Fork Walla Walla River, Sept. 28, 2009

The trail leads for 20 miles up to Deduct Spring, with good fishing al ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2009 11:28am PST

Hiking after Sasquatch at Deduct Spring, Sept. 24, 2009

Several years ago, a watershed patrolman videotaped two sasquatch at D ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 7:36pm PST

Fishing again, Sept, 14, 2009

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 3:02pm PST

Minks and other critters, Sept. 27, 2009

This is another dog-walk with a a camera.

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 2:02pm PST

Watching Herons Fish and Mink Run, 090908

Photographing herons and other critters turns out to be a pleasant way ...

Updated: Sep 08, 2009 10:19pm PST

Blue Mountain Scenic Byway Again, 08-30-09

Updated: Aug 31, 2009 8:30am PST

North Fork Umatilla Wilderness, 8-25-09

Updated: Aug 26, 2009 9:03pm PST

A Young Mink at Mill Creek, 08-10-09

Wathing a mink find dinner

Updated: Aug 10, 2009 5:09pm PST

More Oregon Coast in July, Aug. 10, 09

Updated: Aug 09, 2009 11:31pm PST

July at the Beach, 2009

Updated: Aug 04, 2009 8:08pm PST

On the Road: Highway 14 (Columbia Gorge), July 26. 09

Updated: Aug 01, 2009 6:46pm PST

Harvest Days, Walla Walla, July, 23, 2009

Updated: Jul 26, 2009 7:48pm PST

Emerald Creek Garnets, 070309

Updated: Jul 18, 2009 8:45pm PST

Mount St. Helens, To and From, 070609

Updated: Jul 07, 2009 3:15pm PST

Back Yard, wheat, 070109

Updated: Jul 07, 2009 9:48am PST

More stuff, 062609

Photos taken in Spokane and at Mill Creek.

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 9:06pm PST

Days of Wildflowers. Steep Canyons and a Pileated Woodpecker, 061509

Umatilla National Forest, in the Tollgate area, 061509

Updated: Jun 16, 2009 7:47pm PST

Fishing Mink, Heron, Pelican on a Sunday drive, 061409

A mink on Mill Creek takes two crayfish and one prize native trout alo ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2009 11:22pm PST

Return to Zumwalt Prairie, and environs, 060909

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 9:58pm PST

Lick Creek Trail, 060809

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 7:31pm PST

A Cold Day in the Park, 12-30-08

Snow and temperatures in the teens lend a sharpness to dog walking at ...

Updated: Jun 07, 2009 6:52pm PST

Mill Creek Wild Roses, Honeybees and One Heron at Lunch, 060709

Nora and I took another walk along Mill Creek (We saw the Coyote earli ...

Updated: Jun 07, 2009 5:52pm PST

Dawn and Steve, family and friends, on Wedding Day, May 31, 2009

Updated: Jun 02, 2009 1:46pm PST

Rubber boa, fishing on the Snake River with Jon and ticks, 05-29-09

Updated: Jun 02, 2009 11:39am PST

Audubon Celebration of the Sun and Sage Birding Loop, 05-22-09

Updated: May 22, 2009 10:16pm PST

Dog's Playing at Mill Creek, etc., 05-19-09

Updated: May 22, 2009 3:51pm PST

More Faces of Palouse Falls, 05-19-09

Updated: May 22, 2009 3:35pm PST

Another Spring on the South Fork WW River, 05-16-09

Updated: May 22, 2009 2:45pm PST

Snowshoeing at Anthony Lake, 5-15-09

Updated: May 22, 2009 2:15pm PST

More young owls and bumblebees, Bennington Lake, 05-06-09

Updated: May 08, 2009 9:17pm PST

More Juniper Dunes plus owlettes and an osprey fishes at Bennington Lake, 05-15-09

Updated: May 08, 2009 8:40pm PST

Lincton Mountain, 05-03-09

Too wet to snowshoe with Nora on Tollgate Mountain, so we came home on ...

Updated: May 03, 2009 8:58pm PST

Annual trek to the Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area, via the only access (the privately owned north entrance), April 10, 2009

This eight-mile-lone, five-mile wide wilderness has been isolated by a ...

Updated: Apr 11, 2009 9:56am PST

Stay-at-home Vacation, March 17-22, 2009

Badgers, deer, redtails, sandhill cranes and stunning scenery comprise ...

Updated: Apr 11, 2009 8:57am PST

Spring Critters, 03-22-09

Updated: Mar 29, 2009 9:01pm PST

A Monday Drive

This portion of the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway offers the Hells Canyon ...

Updated: Mar 29, 2009 8:57pm PST

Umatilla Forks in March, 03-17-09

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 11:41pm PST

Owen Beach, Tacoma, 03-07-09

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 11:24pm PST

Wallula Gap on the Columbia River, 03-16-09

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 10:10pm PST

Lewis and Clark Trail, from Government Beach to Hat Rock, March 3, 2009

A day hike across a sandy trail with basalt formations, with Nora the ...

Updated: Mar 09, 2009 12:19pm PST

An Owl, a heron, eagles and deer

Photos from the area include eagles from Kennewick, an owl from Bennin ...

Updated: Mar 09, 2009 11:56am PST

February Snake, 02-20-09

Updated: Feb 22, 2009 1:33pm PST

Tucannon River 02-17-09

February sunshine highlighted a fishless stealhead trip to the Tucanno ...

Updated: Feb 22, 2009 9:52am PST

Shots from Charbonenau Park on the Snake River and nearby environs, 021209

A detour while en route to a oil change produced these photo.

Updated: Feb 15, 2009 7:16pm PST

Umatilla River for steelhead (none) and photos (many), 021009

A trip to fish the Umatilla River out of Pendleton turned into a journ ...

Updated: Feb 15, 2009 6:29pm PST

Hiking up the Creek on Super Bowl Sunday, 02-01-09

Despite spring-like temperatures, elements remain along the South Fork ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2009 8:05pm PST

Looking for Elk in Palmer Valley and Elkhorn, 1-22-09

Rumors of elk moving into Palmer Valley to escape deep snow in the Blu ...

Updated: Jan 23, 2009 8:22pm PST

Looking for Eagles on the Columbia River, 1-14-09

A day trip along the Columbia turns up eagles in beautiful downtown Ir ...

Updated: Jan 23, 2009 7:30pm PST

Touring Raptor Country (and the back yard), 12-05-08 and 1-12-09

A significant number of hawks (red-tailed, Northern harriers, kestrels ...

Updated: Jan 15, 2009 7:43pm PST

Part II, Hanford Reach National Monument, The Dunes, 1-14-09

A two-mile stroll along high cliffs above the Columbia River, across f ...

Updated: Jan 14, 2009 3:23pm PST

Nora along the Columbia, Hanford Reach National Monument, Jan. 4, 2009

Aftr several days of being house bound because of deep snow and freezi ...

Updated: Jan 08, 2009 8:07pm PST

Cross country skiing at Bennington Lake, 12-18-08

An unusual snowfall, about 2-feet of powder, made for excellent and co ...

Updated: Dec 26, 2008 4:34pm PST

Nora the Schnauzer, Thereapy Dog, and Snowy Backyard, 12-19-08.

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 7:42pm PST

Pioneer Park on Snowshoes, 12-21-08

A two-foot snowfall in the Walla Walla area made snowshowing one of th ...

Updated: Dec 21, 2008 11:56pm PST

Driving through the Snow to Wallowa Lake, 12-10-08

Updated: Dec 15, 2008 6:53pm PST

Even more Mill Creek Herons, 11-28-08, along with an American dipper, 11-29-08

Mill Creek, at the edge of Walla Walla, provides an opportunity to wal ...

Updated: Nov 30, 2008 9:14am PST

Wallula Gap on the Columbia River, 11-16-08

Ancient Ice Age Floods from Lake Missoula broke through here on their ...

Updated: Nov 25, 2008 8:04pm PST

Nora fishes on the Deschutes, 11-19-08

Updated: Nov 22, 2008 11:40am PST

Iron Horses and Petroglyphs near Vantage, 11-6-08

A 20-year-old, 15-horse sculpture highlights a ridge above the I-90 fr ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2008 11:33pm PST

Golden Hour Herons, etc, 8-31-8

Shadows an hour after sunrise give a dramatic quality to photos at Mil ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2008 10:06am PST

Steelhead fishing on the Grande Ronde River with Eagle Cap Fishing Guides renowned Mac Huff, 10-19-08

Updated: Oct 22, 2008 8:42pm PST

Sand dunes at the Potholes, 9-25-08

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 8:33pm PST

Brown pelicans, seals at Oregon Beach, 10-17-08

Brown Pelicans remain on the endangered species list, but the 1980s er ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 8:04pm PST

Grande Ronde Lake, 10-1-08

Updated: Oct 17, 2008 4:12pm PST

Frosty flights at Mill Creek, Oct. 27, 07.

Updated: Aug 31, 2008 6:12pm PST

Walking Ben Lake with the Camera, 8-29-8

Herons, dragonflies and comorants highlight another walk around Bennin ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2008 12:30am PST

A new back pack for Nora, Meadow Creek, 8-24-8

Nora and I met campers and long-time (18 years) forest-service volunte ...

Updated: Aug 29, 2008 1:37pm PST

Nora visits Mirror Lake, 8-1/3-08

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 1:39pm PST

Shad fishing at McNary Dam, 7-13-08

Shad fishing produced no action at McNary Dam, but a few good photos b ...

Updated: Jul 25, 2008 7:14am PST

Lick Creek, North Fork Umatilla Wilderness, Bear Hunt, June 28, 2008

Nora the Schnauzer and I hiked six hours along two ridges in the NFU W ...

Updated: Jul 21, 2008 3:48pm PST

Columbia River Bonefish (Carp) with a flyrod, 7-6-08

Fly fishing for carp, Columbia River bonefish, grows in popularity. Pr ...

Updated: Jul 21, 2008 3:33pm PST

Snake River Bass Fishing, Heller Bar, Grand Ronde River, 6-10-8

The temperature reached a sizzling 105 degrees along the Grande Ronde ...

Updated: Jul 21, 2008 11:48am PST

Blue Hole

As the Imnaha River rushes from the Eagle Cap Wilderness it shoots bet ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2008 7:15pm PST

Memorial Day at Bennington Lake, May 26, 2008

A quiet, memorial-day walk around Bennington Lake turns up several enc ...

Updated: Jun 05, 2008 4:47pm PST

Nora tip toes through the tulips at scenic Steamboat Rock, 5-20-08.

Updated: May 30, 2008 9:30pm PST

Sheep Creek Falls, 5-15-08, Still changing

Updated: May 26, 2008 11:06pm PST

North Fork Umatilla Wilderness, 5-10-08

This trail along the North Fork Umatilla River and up the canyon wall ...

Updated: May 21, 2008 3:52pm PST

Oregon State Aquarium, Newport. 04-18-04

For closeup photographs of interesting, often rare, wildlife (fish, ma ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 3:09pm PST

Sea Lions and coastal stuff, April 26, 2008

Officials at the site call the Sea Lion Caves near Florence, Ore. the ...

Updated: Apr 28, 2008 8:59am PST

Oregon Coast beachcombing, April 14-18, 2008

Updated: Apr 22, 2008 7:36pm PST

Nora's adventures on the Wahluke National Wildlife Refuge (Saddle Mountain and White Bluffs) 04-9-08

On a Sunday drive Nora experienced a full day of excitement.

Updated: Apr 12, 2008 12:12am PST

Nora's first trip to the Juniper Dunes Wilderness, 03-31-08

A pearl-gray sky, with frequent patches of blue, and a steady stocking ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2008 4:01pm PST

Tick hunting with Nora the Schnauzer, 3-31-08

With spring, tick season opens in much of the Northwest, so a well-tra ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2008 12:59pm PST

Sandhill Cranes of Othello, Basin City, 3-18-08

With the 11th annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival set for the last ...

Updated: Mar 29, 2008 7:25am PST

Twin Sisters Hike, 3-12-08

The Twin Sisters, a basalt rock formation, is about 30 miles west of W ...

Updated: Mar 29, 2008 12:27am PST

Lowland lakes March fishing at Tucannon River impoundments, 3-3-8.

Nora the Schnauzer, a people dog for sure, took her first-ever fishing ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2008 7:28pm PST

Steelhead fishing from Boggans Oasis to Troy, Ore., and watching deer and turkeys on the Grande Ronde River canyon walls, 2-25-08.

Updated: Mar 03, 2008 5:06pm PST

Keepers from walking the dog at area parks and during a business (basketball game) trip to Spokane, 2-24-08

Birds and Nora pose at the Pioneer Park aviary, eagles along the parks ...

Updated: Feb 24, 2008 9:14pm PST

Winter on Hurricane Creek, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Feb. 18, 2008

On sunny days in January and February local folks often hike into the ...

Updated: Feb 24, 2008 12:59pm PST

Record snowfall at Bluewood, Feb. 13, 2008

Updated: Feb 17, 2008 11:46pm PST

First outing with Nora the Schnauzer, Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge, 2-5-08

At three months old, Nora's energy level appears boundless. Shoestring ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 3:30pm PST

Snowshoeing at Woodland Sno-Park, Jan. 28, 2008.

Updated: Feb 03, 2008 2:08pm PST

Bennington Lake with sunshine and snow

A stroll along Mill Creek's Kingfisher Trail and around Bennington Lak ...

Updated: Jan 24, 2008 11:59am PST

Odd n' Ends from Dec. 2007, Jan. 1, 2008.

Photos taken at Mill Creek, the Wallula area and Charbonneau Park-Ice ...

Updated: Jan 14, 2008 9:52pm PST

Oak Creek Elk Feeding Station, 1-13-08

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife feeds hundreds of Rocky ...

Updated: Jan 14, 2008 6:12pm PST

Christmas, 2007

Christmas (before, during and after) included visits by family and fri ...

Updated: Jan 02, 2008 9:12pm PST

A Farwell to Sadie the Dalmatian, and a Welcome to Nora the Schnauzer

Sadie the Dalmatian, 15, died Dec. 16, 2008, peacefully at home in the ...

Updated: Jan 02, 2008 6:14pm PST

The Blue Mountain Wildlife rehab center, 12-14-07.

The rebhab center (near Pendleton Oregon) keeps about 50 birds, almost ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2007 10:31am PST

South Fork WW River in December, 12-16-07

Winter along the South Fork Walla Walla River, with its naked trees, r ...

Updated: Dec 17, 2007 7:06pm PST

Season's First Ski Trek, Dec. 4, 2007.

With temperatures in the 50s and a steady drizzle, the first ski outin ...

Updated: Dec 05, 2007 12:11pm PST

Wallowa Lake Wind Storm

Winds reported at 122 mph hit Wallowa Lake State Park, at the edge of ...

Updated: Dec 02, 2007 6:00pm PST

An Archer after Pheasants

Hunting pheasants on a fog-bound November morning can be challenging, ...

Updated: Dec 02, 2007 4:24pm PST

The Heron Obsession (with other birds and a squirrel), Oct. 29 through Nov. 9, 2007.

A walk along Mill Creek for an hour or two nearly each day invariably ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2007 8:27pm PST

White Bluffs of the Columbia River Basin, Nov. 6-07

Wildfire during the summer left the Wahluke Unite of the Saddle Mounta ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2007 4:04pm PST

Dug Bar and the Nez Perce Crossing of 1877, 10-29-07

The 177-mile trip, total, to Dug Bar includes a 25-mile stretch that t ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2007 3:37pm PST

Heller Bar and the Grande Ronde, 10-22-07

On a day when steelhead proved scarce, photogenic scenes and critters ...

Updated: Oct 23, 2007 8:09pm PST

The spider with a fly

The spider on the iron front-yard railing clutched the fly, 10-23-07

Updated: Oct 23, 2007 7:23pm PST

River otters and scenes, Mill Creek, 10-11-7

This otter popped onto a weir as I stood beside the stream, and it nev ...

Updated: Oct 23, 2007 7:15pm PST

Fall Fishing in the Deschutes, 10-14-07

With Mount Adams and Mount Rainier on one or another horison, and with ...

Updated: Oct 16, 2007 7:39pm PST

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 10-9-07

With a detour of a few miles, we often visit The Turnbull Natonal Wild ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2007 10:43am PST

Family feud, between a great white egret and a great blue heron, Oct. 5, 2007.

Egrets and herons belong to the same bird family, but the larger heron ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2007 7:46am PST

Snake River Steehead, Oct. 1, 07.

I spent one morning checking out the steelhead fishing at the mouth of ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2007 6:18am PST

Sunset from Skyline Drive

From Skyline Drive, and Table Rock, you can see the sunset beyond the ...

Updated: Sep 25, 2007 11:38am PST

An evening walk at Mill Creek, Bennington Lake 9-20-07

Many photographic shubjects present themselves at dusk along Mill Cree ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2007 10:25pm PST

More Mill Creek birds, Sept. 15, 2007

Updated: Sep 19, 2007 7:54pm PST

Hike along Hurricane Creek

Hurricane Creek, in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, couldn't have been more ...

Updated: Sep 19, 2007 7:08pm PST

Umatilla Wildlife Refuge

The Umatilla Wildlife Refuge borders the Columbia River near Irrigon, ...

Updated: Aug 28, 2007 2:59pm PST

On The Road Again: Eastern Oregon, Yakima River

One weekend, we drove the Elkhorn Scenic Drive Byway and the next I fi ...

Updated: Aug 28, 2007 1:58pm PST

Dried-up Thief Valley Reservoir and environs, Aug. 14, 2007

We (Darlene, Sadie the Dalmatian and I) visited Thief Valley Reservoir ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2007 3:28pm PST

Grande Ronde Lake

Grande Ronde Lake sits at 7,100-feet elevation in the Anthony Lake Rec ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2007 12:09pm PST

Picking fossils in Fossil, Ore., July 29, 2007.

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument offers a view of plants and ...

Updated: Aug 02, 2007 11:05am PST

Praying Mantis, Great Blue Heron, July 26, 2007

A praying mantis from the backyard, and a Great Blue Heron from Mill C ...

Updated: Jul 26, 2007 7:09pm PST

Francis Lake, Eagle Cap Wilderness, July 16-18, 2007

It's a nine-mile climb, seven up and two down, along seemingly endless ...

Updated: Jul 23, 2007 9:11pm PST

West Eagle Meadows, Boulder Park, July 3-5, 2007

Sadie and I avoided fireworks by camping at West Eagle on the south si ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2007 3:22pm PST

Front-yard honey bees

A squadron of honey bees worked over the trumpeter vine beside the hou ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2007 6:34pm PST

Sunny weather on the Oregon Coast in June, 2007.

It's apparently unusual to spend a week on the Oregon Coast without do ...

Updated: Jun 24, 2007 11:55pm PST

Front Porch Hummingbirds, Wal-Mart Frogs

Hummingbirds allow photographs through the front-room window, and the ...

Updated: Jun 17, 2007 2:58pm PST

Ponds on the Forest

Checking out three ponds, once gravel pits that filled with water and ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2007 7:19pm PST

Mill Creek night herons, California quail and swallows, not to mention blooming flowers, June 10, 2007

Updated: Jun 10, 2007 2:52pm PST

Mount Howard via the Wallowa Lake Tramway, June 6, 2007

The tramway to Mount Howard, at 8,200 feet, rises about 4,000 feet fr ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2007 2:04pm PST

Spring Hike to Oregon Butte, with Rooks Park Aside

It's a steep climb to the Oregon Butte lookout at nearly 7,000 feet, b ...

Updated: May 31, 2007 1:21pm PST

Looking for sea lions at Bonneville Dam, May 19, 2007.

A spring storm moved into the Columbia Gorge, and while the visit to B ...

Updated: May 21, 2007 1:47pm PST

Juniper Dunes, North Entrance, May 16, 2007

Public access to the Juniper Dunes Wilderness via the north gate, acro ...

Updated: May 21, 2007 1:04pm PST

Within sight of Walla Walla

Sometimes a stay-at-home weekend in and around Walla Walla pays off wi ...

Updated: May 13, 2007 10:12am PST

Along the South Fork Walla Walla River, April 23, 2007

Updated: Apr 25, 2007 3:25pm PST

April on Saddle Mountain (April 19, 2007)

Updated: Apr 25, 2007 12:47pm PST

Sherars Falls, White River Falls, Deschutes River, April 16, 2007

Updated: Apr 20, 2007 11:54pm PST

Springtime in the Columbia Basin, April 13, 2007

Early spring in the valley bring red-faced pheasants, heavy-legged hon ...

Updated: Apr 13, 2007 10:23pm PST

Spring skiing: Horseshoe Prairie, April 3, 2007

A near perfect day on the boards, marred only by a skinned elbow on th ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2007 6:53pm PST

Rainwater Wildlife Area, April 1, 2007

Updated: Apr 01, 2007 8:20pm PST

Swans of Usk, March 27, 2007

Thousands of tundra swans stop to rest at Usk during migrations.

Updated: Mar 28, 2007 12:12pm PST

Sunday drive: Tollgate, Wallowa River and Wallowa Lake, March 18, 2007

On a day warm with silver sunshine, Darlene, Sadie and I drove over sn ...

Updated: Mar 19, 2007 8:20pm PST

Fishing at Rainbow Lake, March 12, 2007

Swans highlight a day at Rainbow Lake, on the Tucannon River, March 12 ...

Updated: Mar 17, 2007 12:45am PST

Fishing at Quail Lake, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

A day at the fly-fishing only lake, near the Columbia National Wildlif ...

Updated: Mar 16, 2007 5:43pm PST

Practice shots: Pioneer Park , Mill Creek and backyard, Feb. 19, 2007

These shots generally developed in our backyard or when walking Sadie ...

Updated: Feb 21, 2007 8:49pm PST

Palouse Falls on the Rocks, Jan. 28. 2007

Sadie and I made a special trip to Palouse Falls the photograph the ic ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2007 9:06pm PST

Ski trekking to High Ridge Lookout, Feb. 12, 2007

With the swirling fog (or clouds) to the east, I felt this 10.7-mile c ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2007 8:59pm PST

Balde Eagle Fest, Grand Coulee, Feb. 18, 2007

Darlene, Sadie and I drove 190 miles to the Balde Eagle Festival at th ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2007 8:37pm PST

Hunting Keys at Juniper Dunes Wilderness,Feb. 5, 2007

Sadie the Dalmatian and I spent several hours traipsing along the lost ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2007 1:57pm PST

Charbonneau Park, Snake River Eagles, Herons, etc.

More photos of birds along the Snake River at Charbonneau Park, near I ...

Updated: Jan 27, 2007 10:44am PST

Elkhorn Wildlife Area Elk Feeding, Jan. 14, 2007

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife feeds about 200 elk daily a ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2007 4:50pm PST

River Otter at Frozen Bennington Lake, Jan. 11, 07

The river otter appeared to be staying at a beaver house, perhaps aban ...

Updated: Jan 16, 2007 1:47pm PST

Snowshoeing at Balloon Tree Road, Dec. 2006

Balloon Tree Road received its name during World War II when a balloon ...

Updated: Jan 07, 2007 8:07pm PST

Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, Jan. 1, 2007

Zumwalt Prairie is the largest and highest quality Palouse bunchgrass ...

Updated: Jan 04, 2007 12:31am PST

Macks Canyon (Oct. 22-23, 2006)

Deschutes River steelhead outing with Sadie the Dalmatian.

Updated: Dec 25, 2006 10:02pm PST

Frosty Rooks Park, Chilly Juniper Dunes, Snowy Tollgate and Icy Walla Walla River, Dec.2006

Updated: Dec 25, 2006 6:16pm PST

Bennington Lake Fall, Oct. 20, 2006

Fall fowl and colors.

Updated: Dec 15, 2006 8:18am PST

Northwest blooms

Wildflowers add color and interest to the Northwest hills, valleys and ...

Updated: Dec 15, 2006 8:10am PST

Views from Rowena Crest, Columbia River Gorge, Nov. 20. 2006

Updated: Nov 21, 2006 1:51pm PST

Herons of Mill Creek (and Egrets), Oct. 11, 06

Practically any stroll along Mill Creek provides encounters with heron ...

Updated: Nov 16, 2006 8:17pm PST

Ringold's stormy weather, steelhead Nov. 6, 06

Even on a wet weekday, many anglers linned the banks of the Columbia R ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2006 8:58pm PST

Elkhorn Scenic Drive, with October snow (Oct. 11, 2006)

These photos resulted from a Sunday drive over portions of the Elkorn ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2006 10:52am PST

Traveling the Tucannon

From the foggy mouth of the Tucannon River to Sheep Creek, and Sheep C ...

Updated: Oct 15, 2006 5:27pm PST

Rough Fork Trail, Oct. 1-2, 2006

Fall colors highlight an overnight trip into the South Fork Walla Wall ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2006 5:06pm PST

Deschutes River Steelhead, Sept. 25, 2006

Plenty of steelhead at the mouth of the Deschutes River in late Septem ...

Updated: Oct 04, 2006 6:49pm PST

Rocky Ford Creek, Sept. 17, 2006

Sometimes the fish bite in September on Rocky Ford Creek. Sometimes th ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2006 10:08am PST

Steelheading at Heller Bar, Sept. 20, 06.

September may be too early to expect steelhead to be moving into the G ...

Updated: Sep 20, 2006 9:42pm PST

Another visit to Mill Creek, Sept. 17, 06

A new flight of waterfowl has moved to Mill Creek, Sept. 17. 2006.

Updated: Sep 20, 2006 8:12pm PST

Mill Creek Afternoons

Milll Creek flows from the Blue Mountains through Walla Walla, and man ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2006 8:50am PST

On the Klickitat, Aug. 19, 2006.

A steelhead fishing trip in late Aug. 2006, find Highway 142 from Lyle ...

Updated: Sep 03, 2006 7:01pm PST

Byways are happy ways

Darlene and I drove portions of the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway and the ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2006 8:25am PST

Bowman Trail, Brownie Basin, Chimney Lake in the Eagle Cap

Bowman Trail in August is dusty, as well as steep, usually with good w ...

Updated: Aug 29, 2006 7:15pm PST

Scenic Loop Bicycle Ride

A 20-mile-plus ride from around Scenic Loop Road in July (30th) passes ...

Updated: Aug 01, 2006 9:43pm PST

Lenice Lake

Lenice Lake, near Vantage Washington in the Lower Crab Creek drainage, ...

Updated: Aug 01, 2006 9:34pm PST

East Fork Lostine River Trail, Eagle Cap, July 14-15, 2006

After a winter of heavy snow, the always beautiful valley sparkled in ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2006 9:16am PST

Hells Canyon Scenic Biway and Table Rock, July 12-13, 2006

A pair of trips on 90-plus degree days in Eastern Oregon and Eastern W ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2006 9:13am PST

Fourth of July at Shimmiehorn Pond, 2006

A campout to prevent Sadie the Dalmatian from a fireworks induced nerv ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2006 6:39pm PST

June on the Oregon Coast

Taking photos of life by the sea adds pleasure to the trip, June 18-25 ...

Updated: Jun 27, 2006 9:18pm PST

A Hike from Panjab Trailhead

Bears, elk, deer, squirrels and wildflowers highlight an overnight tri ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2006 7:53pm PST

Lake Ewauna, Crater Lake and the Deschutes River

Some scenes recorded on a trip from Walla Walla to Southern Oregon and ...

Updated: Jun 04, 2006 10:06pm PST

Wings tucked and spread

Interesting photos of birds often come while on fishing, hiking and ca ...

Updated: May 24, 2006 7:06pm PST

North Fork Umatilla Wilderness

Despite its small size, the North Fork Umatilla wilderness, the source ...

Updated: May 24, 2006 6:59pm PST

From John Day Dam (with trophy rams) to Umtanum Falls

A windy day John Day Dam fishing, unsuccessfully, for Northern Pikemin ...

Updated: May 15, 2006 10:46am PST

Fishing, exploring at Lenore Lake

Winds of up to 45 mph, according to warnings on the radio, complicated ...

Updated: May 07, 2006 6:16pm PST

Saddle Mountain Wildlife Refuge

From atop Saddle Mountain in the Wahluke National Wildlife Refuge you ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2006 10:07pm PST

To Eureka Bar in April, 2006

Rain could not dampen this overnight trip to Eureka Bar.

Updated: Apr 10, 2006 7:03am PST

Juniper Dunes Wilderness, March 6, 2006

A landowner denies access to the Juniper Dunes Wilderness from the sou ...

Updated: Apr 09, 2006 8:44pm PST

Sandhill Crane Festival and CNWR

Visiting the annual Sandhill Crane Festival at Othello offers opportun ...

Updated: Mar 27, 2006 10:34pm PST

On the road to Dug Bar, Hells Canyon NRA

The road to Dug Bar, in the Hells Canyon NRA, passes through stark and ...

Updated: Mar 24, 2006 9:48pm PST

Winter Picnic with Eagles, etc.

A sunny-day picnic on Super Bowl Sunday turned up good reasons to miss ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2006 5:55pm PST

keepers

Photos randomly selected that didn't deserve being trashed. Perhaps.

Updated: Mar 05, 2006 5:26pm PST

big and small

The photos were taken on trips in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montan ...

Updated: Mar 05, 2006 10:12am PST

Crab Creek Wildlife Area

With the Crab Creek Wildlife Area, Washington state preserves 17,000 a ...

Updated: Feb 01, 2006 7:42pm PST

Mountains, river canyons, basalt scablands and beaches

Over the years, Sadie and I have camped, hiked, fished and generally e ...

Updated: Jan 25, 2006 7:00pm PST

Backyard-Rooks Park , squirrels, mergansers

On a warm day in January, the 20th, squirrels and juncos cavorted in t ...

Updated: Jan 24, 2006 10:32am PST

Wallula Habitat Management Unit

Fog and sunshine contribute to vivid scenes at the McNary Wildlife Ref ...

Updated: Dec 27, 2005 5:34pm PST

On the trail again!

Scenery and solitude abounds when hiking in the backcountry, winter or ...

Updated: Dec 24, 2005 6:05pm PST

Frosty Bennington Lake, Mill Creek

Frost lay over Bennington Lake and Mill Creek for days in early Decemb ...

Updated: Dec 14, 2005 7:14pm PST

Snowshoe Trip, Andies Prairie

After a heavy snow, wind has created interesting sculptures reminiscen ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2005 11:20pm PST

November on the Klickitat River

Steelhead fishing on the Klickitat River can be a chilly experience in ...

Updated: Nov 29, 2005 9:38am PST

Thanksgiving 2005, our first without Andrea.

Thanksgiving A good number of us meet for another of D ...

Updated: Nov 27, 2005 10:23am PST

Wheatland Pheasant Hunting

More than pheasants popped up during a hunting trip through the wheat ...

Updated: Nov 23, 2005 11:26pm PST

Above the Fog

An early season cross country ski trip to Morning Creek and Andies Pra ...

Updated: Nov 23, 2005 10:53pm PST

Walla Walla Fall

October's leaves and trees on Walla Walla streets, 2005.

Updated: Oct 23, 2005 10:17pm PST

Blue Mountain Wildlife

Blue Mountain Wildlife, a facility near Pendleton, Ore., cares for wou ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2005 7:26pm PST

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

The refuge is about four miles from Cheney, Wash., off of the Plaza-Ch ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2005 6:43pm PST

Feeding the goats, May 16, 2005.

Andrea brought a pair of pygmy goats home for Cailin to feed.

Updated: Oct 13, 2005 9:03am PST

Deschutes River Canyon, Again

Photos easily become a preoccupation when steelhead fishing on the Des ...

Updated: Oct 03, 2005 10:20pm PST

Maxwell Lake, Eagle Cap

Maxwell Lake lies below stark peaks and steep slopes after a stiff fou ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2005 3:55pm PST

September blooms in Pioneer Park

Colorful flowers border the entrance road into Walla Walla's Pioneer P ...

Updated: Sep 13, 2005 10:17pm PST

From Dayton to Mount Misery, Pomeroy and back

Driving a loop from Dayton to the Tucannon River, Rose Springs, Mount ...

Updated: Sep 06, 2005 8:44pm PST

Mount Howard

A tram takes visitors to the top of Mount Howard, where they may lunch ...

Updated: Sep 05, 2005 10:27pm PST

Deschutes River

Fishing and camping along the Deschutes River never becomes a chore.

Updated: Sep 05, 2005 9:37pm PST

High Ridge Lookout

High Ridge Lookout sits on ``high ridge'' a mile or so off of Summit R ...

Updated: Sep 05, 2005 9:12pm PST

Rocky Ford Creek

Rocky Ford Creek, four miles or so south of Soap Lake, Wa., functions ...

Updated: Sep 05, 2005 9:11pm PST

Hanford Reach

Hanford Reach via Ringold is across the Columbia River from the old Ha ...

Updated: Sep 05, 2005 10:02am PST

Good food, good times at home

Christmas, Thanksgiving and birthdays often bring the clan, or most of ...

Updated: Sep 05, 2005 8:38am PST

Polaris Pass, Eagle Cap

Polaris Pass loop hike leaves Wallowa Lake via Anaroid Lake Trail (Eas ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2005 11:10pm PST

Imnaha, Snake rivers

Camping and fishing at the confluence of the Imnaha River and the Snak ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2005 2:04pm PST

Seven Devils

A loop hike around the Seven Devils, near Riggins, Idaho, took Sadie a ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2005 1:43pm PST

Leslie Gulch

Leslie Gulch, in Owyee Country, possesses striking rock formations and ...

Updated: Aug 31, 2005 4:16pm PST

Kirkwood Ranch, Hells Canyon, Buck Mounain, Deschutes River

You can reach Kirkwood Bar and upriver points in Hells Canyon by hikin ...

Updated: Aug 27, 2005 11:13am PST

Good Ol' Snow

Cross-country skis and a rented ranger cabin mix well for Dawn, Steve, ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2005 8:54pm PST

John Day Fossil Beds

The John Day Fossil beds spread over several sites separated by miles, ...

Updated: Aug 23, 2005 8:51pm PST

Andrea

Some photos of Andrea, with most taken by her husband Wayne. Andrea di ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2005 10:16am PST

Darlene's strawberry cake

Darlene's strawberry cake has become a choice delight for many people.

Updated: Aug 21, 2005 9:56am PST

Camping on the Selway

Lazing along the Selway River in 2003 became a memorable event with my ...

Updated: Aug 20, 2005 7:57am PST

Joseph, Wallowa Lake, Hat Point

A few days in Joseph, Ore., provided an opportunity to lounge around t ...

Updated: Aug 19, 2005 10:05pm PST

Eagle Cap Wilderness

A jewel in Northeast Oregon, it's a small wilderness and suffering fro ...

Updated: Aug 16, 2005 8:31pm PST

Geocaches at Wallula Junction

Geocaching provides an excuse to take the camera into an intesting cou ...

Updated: Aug 15, 2005 2:18pm PST

Snow on Summit Road

A ski trip with Sadie the Dalmatian, Dec. 7, 2003.

Updated: Aug 15, 2005 1:20pm PST

Washington Coast, Lake Ozette

A three-day, two-night hike along the Washington Coast (April, 2005, t ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2005 11:57pm PST

Red's Horse Ranch, Minam Lodge

Red's Horse Ranch once drew Hollywood's elite, who flew into the Eagle ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2005 11:54pm PST

Steens Mountain

Steens Mountain provides scenic wonders of a jaw-dropping, eye-popping ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2005 9:49pm PST

Dry Falls Lake

Once a waterfall much larger than Niagra; now, a pleasant place to fl ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2005 9:37pm PST

Ginko Petrified Forest

Ginko Petrified Forest is at Vantage, and the iron sculptures of horse ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2005 5:45pm PST

Juniper Dunes Wilderness

Juniper Dunes Wilderness spreads across a small area about 15 miles no ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2005 4:22pm PST