Flying home from China, a rear treat to fly over the Aniakchak Caldera and Vent Mountain in the Aleutian range.
Away from the glitz and glamour of Shanghai. A cold fired lunch of freshly made noodles in the Agricultural backwater town of Tianfanjiezhen in Jiangxi province.
2018/06/06 Somewhere in China!
2018/06/07: On my whirlwind trip to China last week there really wansn't any time for sight seeing but we did get a couple of free hours in the old pottery city of Jingdezhen.
2018/06/03: A hike from triangle pass, first along an old abandoned section of the CCT and then on to Grassy Knoll & Grassy Pass.
2018/05/28: Breakfast in Mitchell City Park. © Chiyoko Meacham
2018/06/10: Pascal reaching the goal of our little expedition to find Apparition Falls. Hidden in the forest below Zigzag Mt.
2018/05/31: A quick evening hike up & down the old Salmon River Trail.
2018/05/28: Memorial Day we returned to Eclipse Central - Sutton Mt. In the hopes of finding the Hedgehog Cactus in flower. Thank's to Chizuru's eagle eyes we were successful!
2018/05/28: Camped out in Mitchell city park for the weekend we had the chance to visit the Painted Hills in Evening Light at 6-7pm & again in morning light at 6-7am. Watching the colors change in intensity as the Sun rose and set.
2018/05/27: Part I of our Central Oregon trip, a quick hike up the shot Blue Basin Trail. The beginning just looks a bit like an old cement works but the end is worth it :)
2018/05/20: The Nesika side of the Christmas Ornament trail leading into the burn.
2018/05/24: Hood gfrom the Summit of Tom, Dick & harry Mt.
2018/05/24: An evening after work hike up Tom, Dick & Harry. The forecast thunderstorms never materialized, lovely weather and the Summit to ourselves.
2018/05/20 Bickle's View Point, Nesika Lodge.
2018/05/18 Chiyoko finally opened her bottle of Pimm's
2018/05/19: Pascal & I volunteered for a Nesika Lodge work weekend now that they can finally begin the cleanup process after last years fire.
2018/05/17: Chiyoko & I made an after work hike up Dog Mt. to see the flower show! Light on the West facing slopes is always best in the evening as are the crowds!
2018/04/29: Lost in the Columbia Hills hidden in trees about half a mile from the Crawford Ranch
2018/05/13: I'm thinking this old Wigwam or Behive burner just outside Sandy at Shorty's Corner will be gone soon as there is now land clearing going on around it.
2018/05/13: Hoya 72 Filter, channel swapped in Luminar.
2018/05/13: We escaped the first 90 degree day of the year by hiking up to the still snow covered Burnt Lake for sunny skies and highs in the high 70's.
Just walking in the woods again!
2018/05/12: Another attempt at editing this photo, I havent yet decided if I prefer the previous version or this one.
2018/05/06: I put a bit more work into this photo, one of my favorite bits on the section of the Cascadia Crest trail that we walked on Sunday.
2018/05/06: A great day in the woods checking out the old route of the Cascadia Crest Trail from North Augsburger to Triangle Pass. Some white knuckle driving on the way in also involved! © Chiyoko Meacham
2018/04/27: Mosier Plateau.
2018/04/27: The long decommissioned White River Power Plant at the base of White River Falls.
2018/04/27: Checking out the Mosier plateau trail for the first time.
2018/04/26: Taken from the Silcox Hut on a hot sunny afternoon. Red and Blue colour channels swapped and processed in Luminar.
2018/04/27: Over 30 years in Oregon and this was our first trip out to White River Falls! A very cool waterfall and great fun watching all the swallows nesting on the cliffs.
2018/04/29: Our Annual Spring tramp around the Columbia Hills. The flowers were not as spectacular as they have been in recent years. Perhaps a result of last years really hot & dry Summer. Still a great place for a Spring with big skies!
2018/04/26: IR Converted into B&W
Willamette Falls Oregon City - 2018/04/25
2018/04/22
2018/04/22: We hiked into Lost Lake before the final two miles of road is opened and the crowds arrive. Great Weather, few people!
2018/04/19: We went for our first after work hike of the year, a loop around Trillium Lake.
2018/04/18
2018/04/15: Hiking the Mosier area on a damp drizzly day. A surprisingly good display of flowers already along the old highway trail between the town and the tunnels.
The Liver Birds, Liverpool 2016.
Photo edited in Luminar with Nicoolesy Parchment
2018/04/08: A few photos from our recent Smith Rock trip edited with a UV filter just for a different look!
2018/04/08: Sunday we escaped the never ending rain of the West side & crossed the mountains in search of Sun. After negotiating snow packed roads in the mountains we were rewarded 2 hours and 10 minutes later at Smith Rock!
2018/04/01: Back at Burdoin again for a second week of exploring, this time we took a different way up that provided us with a lot more views. We missed our planned route down but found another!
2018/03/30: Chiyoko's hot cross buns hot out of the oven!
2018/03/28: An evening taking Cherry Blossom Photos in Portland's Waterfront Park with Akitomo & Pascal.
2018/03/25: Matilda plays with her new mouse!
2018/03/25: Up on Burdoin Hill looking west down the gorge.
Finished scanning in 1996: Our annual trip to Elk Lake with the Tolls.
Scanning in slides from 1996: The Bowthorpe Oak Claims to be England's oldest oak tree with an estimated age of 900 - 1000 years. Growing in a farm field not far from Stamford England, it's hollow trunk was used as a pig pen for many years. Photo Taken: 1996