I recently had the opportunity to photograph a group of arborists scale the aptly-named Big Tree in La Pine State Park. The climbers, from the nonprofit Ascending the Giants, set out for the top of the ponderosa pine to take measurements and video of […]
Colorful Hills (sort of)
A few weeks back, I got out of town for a day and headed east to check out the colored volcanic ash/rock formations that make up parts of the John Day Fossil Beds. Though the cloudy, overcast day rendered the rocks a little less vibrant, […]
On the Mountain
I’ve spent a good deal of time so far this winter up on the snowy slopes of Mt. Bachelor. Unfortunately, the majority of that time has been sans snowboard. I have enjoyed photographing a few high school alpine ski races, a halfpipe competition, and numerous […]
Tree Beer
It’s nice when hobbies/interests and work overlap. Being a fan of homebrewing, I enjoyed documenting local brewer Paul Arney’s quest to use a spruce tree from his backyard as a vessel for brewing a Finnish style of beer called Sahti. Arney, owner of The Ale […]
2012
While looking through the thousands of rectangles that represent what I’ve seen and done this past year, I’m reminded of how much things can change in a year’s time. I started 2012 off by moving to a new home in a new state for a […]
USGP Cyclocross
At the risk of posting too much cyclocross of late, here’s one last collection of photographs from the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross in the Old Mill District in Bend last weekend. The weekend of races drew some of the top competitors in the world […]