The first time a hawk dropped out of the sky, folded back its 4’ wings and torpedoed straight onto my fist, I knew I was addicted...
Layers and layers of hills or mountains, misty or smoky sunsets, beams of light coming through trees or clouds, snow and ice...
Watching the mountain change colors at the end of the day, and sleeping under the milky way cannot be beaten by the rush of the city...
Seeing the world through a lens has greatly helped my appreciation for nature as well as to take more time in areas and get different perspectives that in most cases people would have never seen.
ost of that time was spent in and around the Columbia River Gorge, photographing the waterfalls I had dreamt about for years...
These are things I wouldn't normally have gone out of my way to see in the past, but have become some of my favorite memories now...
The pink outline of the sun began to peak over the treetops as I pulled into the campground on the outskirts of Trillium Lake...
From Portland, you fly right past Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, and the Three Sisters...
When you look at a photo, it should invoke emotion, be a tangible representation of that moment in time...
Before I was old enough to speak, my parents were taking me on trips to places like Yosemite, the Redwoods, and even all the way out to the forests on the East Coast...
Tea was just part of me. It was never center stage, it was just an extension of my existence and upbringing.
After the first mile the trail starts a slight climb with a more open forest covered with beargrass, which blooms in July.
This summer we all squeezed into the van with our gear like old times and set out for another adventure...
out in the country near Cottage Grove, and that is where my love for photography began...
being out in the forest watching the rays of light come through the trees, capturing the movement of a waterfall, or watching the sun rise is where I find peace...
Littered all over with caves, sea stacks, waterfalls, and sand dunes, why would you go to one of the most touristy spots in the whole state?