Unfinished Business: Central Oregon
I have been to Central Oregon way too few times. As such, I will try to make this interesting anyway. Smith Rock, July 2024 ©2024 Gary L. Quay I will never climb Smith Rock. Looking at it, and taking pictures...
Places I’ve been with cameras
More Scenic Wonders of Doom!
My Places of Doom Tour is growing. Among other sources for the list that follows, I found a trove of historic Oregon place names printed by the Oregon Historical Quarterly in 1944. Here some of the highlights: Asbestos Bloody Creek...
The 2024 Scenic Wonders of Doom Calendar is here!
The long-promised 2024 Scenic Wonders of Doom calendar has arrived! Not only that, but I may actually be able to take orders on the website for it. I’m slowly getting it figured out. The price is $20.00 with $9.00 shipping...
2023 Calendar – Sold Out!
I have 2023 made a calendar that will be for sale as of the 9th of December. This is an experiment to see how much interest there will be in producing more of them in future years. I do...
Scenic Wonders of Doom
There are names, and then there are NAMES. In the Pacific Northwest, places like Portland, Eugene, or Klamath Falls have normal, family-oriented names, while Deadman Pass, Cape Disappointment, and Starvation Creek are another matter entirely. How did they get these...
Rain Comes Early to the Columbia Gorge
Rain usually does not come to the Columbia Gorge until late September, but we got an early shower today. It was good to see and feel. The American West has become drier over recent years, so much so that reservoirs...
The Donner Pass Summit Tunnels, Truckee, California
I had planned to make my next post about the return of my newly repaired Deardorff 8×10 camera, but it was not to be. I haven’t had the opportunity to use it much. I did, however, take a trip to Truckee,...
Dufur, Oregon
I discovered Dufur about ten years ago. It was new to me, but the little town along Route 197 just south of The Dalles has a long history of agriculture, vintage cars, and those arid landscapes I have come to...
Sproing!
Things are popping up all over the place.Really, all the best titles begin with a Don Martin sound effect. Sproing! For those who read Mad Magazine in the 20th Century, you know what I am talking about. I truly...
The First Balsamroot of the Season
As promised, here is my first Balsamroot of the season. The Balsamroot is native to the Western US. In Oregon, it grows in the highlands of the dryer areas of the Eastern Columbia Gorge. Balsamroot Wildflower, Eastern Columbia Gorge, OregonI...