On the morning of May 18, 1980, the Pacific Northwest woke up expecting another uneasy spring day beneath the shadow of a restless volcano. For weeks, Mount St. Helens had been grumbling. Earthquakes rattled nearby communities. Steam bursts shot from the summit....
Few photographers captured the raw emotion of the Great Depression quite like Dorothea Lange. Armed with a camera and an unshakable sense of compassion, Lange traveled across the American West documenting the lives of struggling families during one of the hardest...
On Nov. 30, 2023, a young humpback whale, approximately two years old and now identified with the number CRC-20899, was seen breaching near Seattle's iconic Space Needle. This event, captured in photographs by Jeff Hogan of the Soundwatch Boater Education Program,...
Have you ever witnessed nature's very own light show? Portland-based prodigy, Jay Shah, has astoundingly captured this spectacle, illuminating the darkness around Arch Rock, situated along the serene stretches of Oregon's southern coastline, just a breath away from...
If you've never been, Smith Rock State Park is a little slice of high desert heaven near Redmond Oregon, and around 26 miles northeast of Bend. It's popular with rock climbers, hikers, photographers, and nature lovers. This is the perfect place to take the...
Spring has arrived, and with it comes the highly anticipated cherry blossom season. Trips to Discover, a renowned travel website, recently published a list of the top 14 places worldwide to witness these stunning blooms. To no surprise, two of the locations on the...
If you live in Oregon, then you know just how rare a snow day on the Oregon coast is. Many of us, myself included, woke up to a most beautiful and surprising sight this morning. The power was out briefly, however, at least for us the power has been restored. All the...
His name was Al Monner and he never became a world-famous photographer (unlike his peers Ray Atkeson, Minor White, and Dorothea Lange). As far as Oregon is concerned though, I would argue that Monner gave us a priceless look into life during WWII. Born and raised in...
Most of you know the story itself. You were there to witness the massive May 18th, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens in southwestern Washington State, or your forebears have related the tale. It's one of awe, but also of destruction. In total, 57 people lost their lives...
In the Cascade mountains not far from Eugene sits the widest covered bridge in Oregon, which is the perfect spot to stop on your trip down Highway 58 to stretch your legs and take in the views of Dexter reservoir. History Of The Lowell Covered Bridge In Oregon In 1874...
Erosion and flooding are a potential problem along the Oregon coast and its estuaries wherever natural and human built environments interact. This becomes apparent each year when the highest tides crash against the shoreline and sometimes come up over roads and...
Perhaps I find beauty in decay. Maybe I'm fascinated by history. Even more so, perhaps I'm just compelled to document what's disappearing from our state or already gone. Each property begs the questions: What did people do here? What were their lives like? Why did...