SW Oregon Shots

[Miguel Delinquento]

My family and I spent a week in SW Oregon Siskiyou mountains and the Illinois valley about 30 miles inland and north of the California border.

We camped out at a research field station with scientists who are studying the impacts of the Biscuit Creek fire of 2002.

Deer Creek ran right near our campsite.

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Nearby fens host lots of rare wildflowers and plants; this shot should be enlarged to poster size for best viewing.

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The pitcher plants trap the flies and then confuse them within the translucent hoods. Water from the fens raises up as the insects fall down the stem. There they drown, decompose, and nourish the plant.

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These hillsides go up $8 Mountain

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The fire wiped out 500,000 acres in Oregon and California.

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We also visited the Oregon Caves. They are marble and were only discovered in the late 1870s.


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In the 1880s early tourists actually signed their names into the marble, and the ink has been preserved by the marble creation process. This signer was a famous Oregon college professor; several buildings are named after him.

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The Illinois river is the premier white water rafting river in the US. Just spectacular.

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They built a foot suspension bridge over the river where it is especially deep. About 50-60 feet high and yes kids jump off. And my kids watched and absorbed it all. . .

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And finally a fun superlarge tree house-yep lens flare but hey we're on vacation

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[thapamd]

What a beautiful series, Miguel! Many of them are really, really good. My favorite is probably the 6th shot will those strong vertical lines! :D :thumb

[dseidman]

That's some really pretty scenery! The standout images (in my opinion) from this series are 6-8. Good work.

[Miguel Delinquento]

Thank you both for your kind words. Sooner or later we will run into each other somewhere in Puget Sound.

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[Robbug]

Nice series - agree with above - #6 grabs my eyes and makes them move to the top.

#8 - I feel like I am there and can hear the echoes. Must have been a real treat to see all that.

Rob

[Miguel Delinquento]

Thanks Rob, it was a fascinating place, well worth visiting. I was very satisfied with the performance of the Metz 58-AF strobe in combo with the Pentax K20D and DA 12-24mm.

I remember when Silverdale was a four-street little place, no malls, one tavern.

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