La Grande OR: On the return trip from La Grande I decided to exit I-84 to follow highway 244 to Ukiah and follow the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway to Heppner. About 5 miles out of Ukiah the road 53 to Heppner was barricaded and closed to all vehicles except snowmobiles. …
La Grande OR: Crossing the Blue Mountains on I-84 I noticed scraps of snow roadside. Elevation at the crest is 4, 193 feet. Summit road exits about 12 miles from La Grande and leads the way into some of the finest wildflower territory in Oregon. This day the road was …
Lyle, WA: Catherine Creek. The siren song of Catherine Creek called to me… an hour’s drive up the Columbia River and a walk through the spring bloom of Grass Widows seemed appealing so I took advantage of a very fine spring day. After checking for mosses near the intersection of …
Gresham OR: The backyard beckoned and I tried to capture the image of a moss growing on an apple tree limb. I haven’t mastered getting depth of field on small objects using a macro-lens but half the fun is trying. This picture was the result of several trips to the …
February 23, 2007: Gresham, Multnomah county, OR: The challenge is to learn about what grows in your backyard… I spotted this stuff growing on a maple limb and after several attempts to get the depth of field I wanted this photo resulted. byLarry Related Images: