Oregon 2017
Here's the Hells Canyon Dam on the Snake River. I hiked along the steep eastern bank, with help from some well-placed stairs, to get this perspecitive of the dam.
A view of the Snake River from the Dam
A small park along the river where we enjoyed our lunch
August is not the best time to find blossoming flowers in Oregon, but I had to try with a few
These flowers were common along the roadside
A late bloomer
More roadside flowers
The Snake River in Hells Canyon
Hay harvest along the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway
The Washington side of the Columbia River is now populated with vineyards and orchards thanks to irrigation
A view of the drip system of irrigation at a vineyard
It looks like a bountiful harvest soon
Wind turbines populated the bluffs above the Columbia River
More wind turbines
An overview of the Columbia River Gorge with Mt. Hood in the background
Another view of the Columbia River Gorge
We heard the view of Mt. Hood from Lost Lake was special and we weren't disappointed.
A closer look at Mt. Hood from Lost Lake
We were told the shot to get of Mt Hood was from Trillium Lake south of the mountain. While the water was calm to capture a reflection the light on the mountain was poor.
We came back to Trillium Lake a week later in hopes of better light. Here is Julie in position to capture the sun hitting the mountain, but it never did.
This is my best photo of Mt Hood from Trillium Lake. I was hoping for something more spectacular but that's the nature of landscape photography.
Of all the photos we took at Trillium Lake, I like this one best of a kayaker moving slowly in position to fish amidst the low lying fog
There are many falls along the Columbia Gorge as you move toward Portland. We had time to hike only to one, selecting Wahclella Falls. This photo shows the stream emanating from the falls.
It was well worth the hike to see the spectacular Wahclella Falls.
And another view of Wahclella Falls with a young man below to give the falls some scale.