I am pressing full steam ahead into retirement but I am not very good at it yet. Another rights of passage.
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Cannon Beach Outing
This time Lori, Jeanette and I were off to meet up with Sylvie at the Oregon coast to search for Puffins and have a small beerfest. After picking up Sylvie in Seaside we went down to Cannon Beach for a beach walk and to see the Tufted Puffins on Haystack Rock. Seeing a puffin in …
Burnt Lake – E. Zigzag Mt. Hike
Hiked Burnt Lake Trail up to ZigZag Mt. Trail and on the East ZigZag Mt. Summit. The hike was 11.5 miles out and back with 2600 Elevation gain. On the trail for 6 hrs. and 15 min.
Exploring new trails in Forest Park
The middle section of Forest Park has a maze of trails and firelanes. I have not fully explored this section of the Park so I started today with my first hike to discover what is here. I started at the, never visited before, Springville parking lot. I head down Firelane 7 to the Trillion Trail. …
Past Tense
I got bit by the photography bug when I was in high school. I use to tell people I was addicted to photography and if I went a few days without taking a photograph I would have withdrawal symptoms. Most of the photography I have done for the last 40 years has been done to fulfill other peoples photos needs. Towards the end of my career as a commercial photographer I did get burnt out. Now that I am retired look forward to trying to find the passion I had when I started in my own work.
You can see more of my commercial work Here.
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Pretty Pictures
My formal training was in photojournalism. The art of documenting and telling a story. But I always had a draw to nature photography. My blog post allow me to continue to tell photograph story while here I am placing a more artistic side.
You can see more of my work here.
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