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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Chehalem Ridge Nature Park
A hike at chehalem Ridge Nature Park with Lori, Jeanette and Sylvia. Cloudy, cool but not rain. Afterwards we went to Murrayhill Taphouse for lunch. We hiked 6.5 miles and 850 ft. total elevation gain. Time on trail was 3 hr. and 10 min. with a moving average of 2.3 mph.
Hamilton Mt. Saddle Hike
I did a hike with Lori, Jeanette and Sylvia on a sunny day to the Saddle on Hamilton Mt. We started at the Beacon Rock Equestrian Camp and took the Equestrian Trail up to and back from the Saddle. We did about 7.7 miles with 1500 gain in 41/2 hours. Afterward we went to Backwood …
Indian Point Conditioning Hike
I need to get some elevation gain workout in and we had some nice weather so I did a hike up to Indian Point High Point. This route combined Herman Creek Trail with Nick Eaton Trail, the Connector Trail and Gordon Creek Trail to make a lollypop loop. I had some Fall color and about …
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.



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.



