Pont du Parayre, Le Ruisseau d’Audiernes, Peyrusse le Roc, France. Meaning, “Bridge Parayre, The Stream of Audiernes, Peyrusse le Roc, France”.
This is one of my personal favorite photos. Perhaps due to the emotion that I feel when I think of the day that I spent with friends getting this shot at such an historic culturally rich location, but certainly this little bridge had a lot to do with it.
The story behind the photo.
A Christmas Cabin in The Woods – It was late in the day on the eve before Christmas Eve when I decided to drive up to the Little Zigzag River to get some fresh air and take a few photos of the creek in the snow. It was getting dark and I wasn’t too pleased with the photos that I took there, but as I was driving back home I passed by this cabin in the forest.
Dew Drops in The Forest – “You’re too close to the trees to see the forest.” To which I reply, “Well, sometimes there’s more to the forest than just the trees!” First I see a forest, then trees, then leaves, then bark, pine cones, moss, mushrooms, bugs, dew, grains of sand.
Here on Mount Hood we are literally surrounded by forestlands. Our homes touch the edge of the Mount Hood National Forest and with increased recreational usage, and in light of the recent Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia River Gorge, concerns about wildfires and overuse are increasing. Many people aren’t aware that our local village … Read more
Panther Creek Falls Washington during high water. It was a great day to visit this waterfall. I had tried to drive to the trail two weeks prior and was stopped by fallen trees and unmelted snow. In the meantime the road had been cleared and so Darlene and I decided to drive up and give … Read more
Could you feel comfortable in a cabin in the woods like this? This is just one of the rustic early 20th Century cabins that are situated in the forest around Mount Hood. This particular cabin is in the little town of Rhododendron. Located in the Mt Hood National Forest you are guaranteed that you won’t have … Read more
Gateway to Cold Spring Creek I stand at the window to the light of the universe, the smell of the earth, the sound of a dynamic reality and the sight of beautiful, precious life. This is only one of many spots to get a shot along Cold Spring Creek beside the trail to Tamanawas Falls, … Read more