The Peter Skene Ogden State Park is intense, for such a simple park. Located 9 miles (14 km) north of Redmond along on U.S. Route 97, the vertical basalt cliffs and river canyons are just ridiculously steep! There are three bridges crossing the canyon: one for pedestrians, the Highway 97 bridge, and the historic Crooked River High Bridge which is now closed to vehicles.
No all who wander are lost, but getting lost in this amazing part of eastern Oregon really isn’t half bad.
Grain elevator in Eastern Oregon.
Likewise, this amazing grain elevator was confirmed to have been dismantled since I last checked in on it. Dang biggest structure for miles around, and I never even got to look at the inside!
I first came across this bit of desolation near Kent, OR back in 2012.
On this property was a gallon glass jug that had been halfway filled with bones from dead critters, mostly mice.
It creeped me the heck out. I came back to check in on the bottle this year, and to my surprise it was in the exact place I’d left it.
Mind you, this is three years later, but this time… there was only like two or three mice bits left! Nothing else but air, a few bugs and a little bit of dust!
What kind of weird carnivorous jug is this?
I left it where it stood.
Heck, there’s holes as big as your head all around the house, so I wasn’t about to stick around and figure this mystery out.
Cray…
A flashback to a great location portrait shoot for the talented Mia Allen. Sure, I went a little blind making this shot happen… but dig that glow!
Let’s revisit the sweet old custom-built Yamaha bobber by Jared Johnson of Holiday Customs.
He’s been busy making new custom rides since this shoot, and I look forward to a chance at shooting some more of his beautiful projects. I’ll shoot your ride, if you want some classy photos of it. Just contact me and let me know when you’re ready!
This was a vista from the fabulous voyage into deeper California with my buddy Mikah Sykes and (the infamous) Lazer, searching for yucca flowers in overdrive. It’s not you, no… it’s an inside joke. Just don’t eat all the dolmas, k?
Great studio shoot today for FOX 12 Oregon: Amy Troy, Mark Nelsen, Shauna Parsons, Wayne Garcia, Nick Krupke, Pete Ferryman, Kimberly Maus, and Tony Martinez came by the studio for updated headshots. In fact, the talented anchors Nora Hart and Andy Carson finally met each other face to face for the first time, and in my studio no less! As Ice Cube would say… today was a good day.
This was a candid shot from a engagement portrait session. I enjoyed the vivid colors so much I thought it would make a good oil painting, too.