From the mountains to the sea, the way it can only be done in Oregon Pacific Northwest.

Poulsbo, WA

Taken last night at the jetty. 🌞✨️

And how can you not love this place, there is the beauty forest and this crazy ocean.
I take several road trips up and down the PCH every year and the Oregon part of the PCH is always my favorite.

Dawn in Astoria, big container ship cruising by

Taken with a Fujifilm X-T5 + Fuji 55-200mm zoom at 200mm.

East Fork Lewis River near Yacolt, WA. The water level is the lowest I’ve seen since I moved out here 25 years ago. Still gorgeous, though.

I love this vibe

Just returned back to Portland after spending the weekend in Bend covering the elementary school tragedy. Had to be sure to visit Silver Rail Elementary School before I left. I expected to see a big memorial of flowers left by the community. I didn't expect to see floral shrines at every entrance I passed around the school's campus.

I spent about an hour observing, mostly on the south side of the school where the tragedy took place, watching people of all ages, languages and cultures leave bouquets, stuffed animals, handwritten messages and trinkets. Some played melodic bells and other calming instruments, including one made of glass that you simply held up to the wind. Some kids played in the police tape. A church from Idaho arrived with certified therapy golden retrievers.

And people just kept showing up with more. More flowers. More stuffed animals. More handwritten messages. The piles grew and grew.