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Silcox Hut on Mt Hood

I had the pleasure of going up to the Silcox Hut above Timberline Lodge last weekend and although the weather was pretty bad to start with, it cleared up nicely as the evening went on and made for a very beautiful night. I was able to capture the mountain and the hut in two very different ways and am very happy with how they both turned out. Riding up the mountain on the snow cat was also a cool experience! 

Silcox Hut at sunset as the clouds clear over the summit of Mt Hood

Peak of Mt Hood and Silcox hut under the stars

Looking up towards the summit of Mt Hood as the clouds begin to break up

Mount St Helen's behind Portland

I had a unique opportunity recently to visit a house that had an absolute amazing view of downtown Portland and Mt St Helen's in the distance. It was awesome getting to see a view of the city that I have never really seen before!

Mount St Helen's behind downtown Portland at sunset

Shooting star above Mt Hood

I finally was able to make it up to Sherrad Point on my 3rd attempt recently. It was definitely worth the continued attempts. The view of Mt Hood was great and it was at a high enough elevation to cut out the light pollution from Portland. 

 

To see more of my night images, check out my project, Night

Shooting star above Mt Hood and Mt Hood national forest, Oregon

Oak Alley view

I wish this was the view I got to wake up to everyday. Shot from the second story of the Oak Alley Plantation. 

 

View from Oak Alley Plantation

Shooting star above the Gorge

On an endless quest to go through my old pictures, I stumbled upon a cool picture taken just east of Portland, Oregon from the Vista House of a shooting star above the Columbia River Gorge from a few months ago. The lights glowing in the distance are from the Bonneville Dam.  I love being able to get to some nice dark sky so easily! To bad we have so many cloudy nights in the Pacific Northwest. To see more of my star shots, check out my project, Night

 

 

Shooting star above the Columbia River

Testing out my new camera

This weekend I went camping at Detroit Lake, Oregon and was able to try out my new 5d mark III shooting the stars. Unfortunately the moon was out and made shooting most of the sky pretty difficult. I was still able to get a cool shot of a campfire lighting up the trees under the big dipper though. I can't wait to really put this camera to the test shooting some new star pictures. Check back soon for more star pictures! In the meantime feel free to check out my other nighttime star pictures

 

 

A campfire lights up the trees under the Big Dipper at Detroit Lake, Oregon

Grow your groceries

This past weekend I was able to finally check out my brother’s awesome garden down in Sacramento.  He, with some help from my niece and nephews, has an amazing garden going. Seeing how happy his kids were while helping out in the garden was awesome.  It was awesome getting to see what he was doing as I am currently on my own quest to grow my own groceries. I definitely am going to add a vertical strawberry tower in my garden. It is so easy and cheap, and takes up so little room it is perfect for me! He’s so good at backyard organic gardening, he has started to help other people setup their own gardens too. If you want to grow your own groceries, I definitely recommend checking him out! 

Grow Your Groceries

Here’s a couple of my favorites! If you want to see any more, check out the gallery of the rest of them!