No. 58
Greg and I usually do an annual bike ride between our birthdays. This year’s trip was a 4-day adventure exploring the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, which borders Oregon and California.
The Dutchman Peak Lookout was built in 1927 and is the last remaining cupola-style lookout (a “cupola” is a small dome-shaped structure built on top of a building’s roof).
After Dutchman Peak, we rode south into California to Donomore Cabin; this cabin was built in 1935.
After 70+ miles of trail-riding we were on the hunt for food. While we were cruising along Scenic Route 238, a deer jumped directly into my leg… flipped and spun in the air… fell into the ditch… then got up and limped away! Luckily there was no damage to me or the bike. Unfortunately for the deer, I don’t know if he lived much longer after that.
Ok, this photo above is pretty interesting! What you’re looking at are fossilized steam pinnacles from what used to be Mount Mazama. Mount Mazama was a volcano that erupted about 7,700 years ago, and is now known as Crater Lake.
Those little “hills” in the background are what’s left of Mount Mazama — that’s the bottom of the volcano/mountain!
This island is called Wizard Island and is actually a volcanic cinder cone that rises 755 feet above the surface of Crater Lake.
Crater Lake is 1,943 feet deep, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States.
Since this month marks one year of having this blog page, I thought I’d share some thoughts on the experience.
I really like the blog platform more than I thought I was going to! It’s been fun thinking of photography with more of a journalistic approach, rather than searching for that “one perfect photo” to post. It’s also weird how hard it was in the beginning to photograph the little things I’d normally skip over. Now, every time I take a photo, I’m thinking about how it fits into the story. I’m still figuring out where I want to take my photography and storytelling, but I feel like I’m getting closer with every post.
