28th May 2010

Historic Oregon Marker: Marie Dorion

Historic Oregon Marker: Marie Dorion “Native American of the Sioux Nation, gained recognition for her endurance and courage in the early American West. As the only woman on the long...

28th May 2010

Historic Union Oregon

Historic Union Oregon Union, Oregon is a very typical of Eastern Oregon towns. It grew fast on promises of the rail road coming through, then failed as the promises never...

28th May 2010

Historic La Grande

Historic La Grande The “Historic La Grande” Oregon Historical Sign E6 The sign says: “La Grande was the first town permanently settled in Northeastern Oregon. Daniel Chaplin laid out the...

27th May 2010

Danford Balch Homesite and "Witches Castle"

Danford Balch Homesite and “Witches Castle” In Northwest Portland just Northwest of where the Lewis and Clark Exposition was held is Danford Balch’s Homesite (or as the sign in the...

22nd May 2010

USS Turner Joy

USS Turner Joy The USS Turner Joy was one of two United States Naval Destroyers involved in the Tonkin Gulf Incident. This incident caused the United State Congress to pass...

21st May 2010
Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens, Oregon

Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens, Oregon

Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens, Oregon <img src="http://PNWPhotoBlog.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2010/05/Coffenbury-Lake-1024×768.jpg" alt="Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens, Oregon" title="Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens, Oregon" width="1024" height="768" class="aligncenter size-large wp-i Early morning fishing on Coffenbury Lake in Fort...

21st May 2010

Pacific Sunset

Pacific Sunset A typical early Spring Sunset on the Pacific Ocean. This was at the South Jetty on the Columbia River.

21st May 2010

The Astoria-Megler Bridge across the Columbia River

The Astoria-Megler Bridge The Astoria-Megler Bridge is probably the single most dominate feature in Astoria Oregon, and probably the most beautiful bridge across the Columbia River. It crosses the river...

17th May 2010

The “Other” Shoe Tree

The “Other” Shoe Tree Driving on Highway 26 east of Mitchell Oregon on the way to John Day Oregon is this “Shoe Tree.” There is another such tree further south,...

17th May 2010

The "Other" Shoe Tree

The “Other” Shoe Tree Driving on Highway 26 east of Mitchell Oregon on the way to John Day Oregon is this “Shoe Tree.” There is another such tree further south,...

17th May 2010

Painted Hills, Oregon

Painted Hills, Oregon I’ve resisted the urge of HDR photography for quite some time believing that I don’t need to resort to Photoshop trickery to make my photography better. But...

03rd May 2010

Fort Yamhill Blockhouse and Joel Palmer House

Fort Yamhill Blockhouse and Joel Palmer House This is the second building left from Fort Yamhill. After the Fort was disbanded and sold, the Blockhouse was moved nearby and used...