Late March Ambiance, lodgepole pine forest, Ochoco mountains, Central Oregon.

A March scene from central Oregon’s Painted Hills.   It is early morning and the sun is still below the horizon but the mounds of colorful bentonite pellets have already began to glow in their multi-colored exuberance.

Lone wolf, Oregon’s high desert, mid-November sunset…

But we will keep the lights burning

Under the intense afternoon sun of Central Oregon’s high desert, the Painted Hills of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument seem like a mirage; especially during the rare occasions when there are clouds in the sky. Strange clouds. Or maybe you are seeing things.

This time of year when it is (usually) wet and dark in our neck of the woods, I like to sift through images from drier/sunnier seasons, and the dry side of the mountains.  Sometimes I find images I overlooked the first time…
Like this barn  in Central Oregon…

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A rocky formation that seems out of place in the middle of Central Oregon’s farm country. New images uploaded here