Modes of Transport / Off-the-beaten-path / USA

Wallowa County Fly-in & Classic Car Show

Maybe it’s just because I don’t go to airshows all that often, but there were a bunch of surprises waiting for me at the Wallowa County Fly-in. It wasn’t just an airshow, but also a classic car show. In fact, it was also a pancake breakfast and a silent auction...

Miscellaneous

The Bailey Clan

The pets I’ve been babysitting for the past month in Oregon are, at times, needy and annoying but always cute.

Nature / USA

Say Hello to my Little Friend

Hummingbirds are beautiful but skittish and difficult to photograph because they move to fast. That hasn’t stopped me from trying. Here, I got a handful of really beautiful shots. Plus I show my setup.

Nature / Off-the-beaten-path / USA

Starry, Starry Night

For the last several nights I have been out well past midnight taking photos of the night sky. It’s very dark in this remote corner of Oregon and there are million stars out. It’s quite magnificent, really. Here are some of my favorite photos from those excursions.

Nature / Off-the-beaten-path / Strenuous / USA / Wandering

One of the Best Mountain Ranges You’ve Never Heard Of

Right in the back yard of the place where I’m housesitting sits the Wallowa Mountains. Literally. The entrance to a state park is four houses away. I go walking in there almost daily. I have hiked 9,000 feet up into the mountains, ending up well above the snow line. They...

Nature / Off-the-beaten-path / USA / Wandering

Evil Kneivel tried to jump THIS?!

Until I came through Idaho and eastern Oregon, what I knew about the Snake River Canyon was that Evil Kneivel tried to jump over it on a rocket-powered motorcycle in the 1970s. Having now ridden my own motorcycle along some 100 miles of the Snake River, I can say

History / Off-the-beaten-path / USA / Wandering

Oregon Ghost Towns (part 3)

Of course all these photos from the ghost towns I’ve been visiting were originally taken digitally and in color. However I Photoshopped them to be black-and-white, sepia, silver toned or sometimes with strange colors because the subject matter seems to demand it.

History / Modes of Transport / Off-the-beaten-path / USA / Wandering

Oregon Ghost Towns (part 2)

Ghost towns aren’t just about the old, dilapidated buildings. For reasons unknown, people sometimes left their entire lives behind. Including cars, trucks, furniture and many other things. Here are some of the cars and trucks I found while touring the ghost towns.

History / Off-the-beaten-path / USA / Wandering

Oregon Ghost Towns (part 1)

Before I came to remote Joseph, OR I had done some research online. I found that there are approximately eleven ghost towns within an hour or so from here.

Nature / USA / Wandering

Even better than a unicorn

Those who have known me for even 10 minutes know that I am no fan of the cold. I don’t use air conditioning and only rarely use fans. I don’t love extreme heat but can tolerate it better than most. On the other hand, I hate being cold. So it...