Following a memorable first attempt at photographing Crater Lake at night (see earlier post), I returned two months later for another try.

Built as the nation’s first World War I memorial and located near the eastern gateway of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Maryhill Stonehenge is a full-scale replica of England's prehistoric megalithic Stonehenge.

Following my memorable after-dark experience on Mauna Kea Volcano in May 2025 (see post below), I returned two months later hoping to capture images and time-lapse video of both W.M. Keck Observatory telescopes’ lasers in action.

Native Americans living in the U.S. Pacific Northwest about 7,700 years ago witnessed the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Mazama, a towering volcano in southern Oregon.

During summer 2025, abundant surface water at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon’s high desert attracted large numbers of birds and other species, which made for excellent photo opportunities.

The summit area of Mauna Kea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi is considered sacred by many indigenous Hawaiians.

I spent a day in March 2025 along the central Oregon coast with a group of Western Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) - a species threatened by habitat degradation and human disturbance.

In late autumn, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep migrate from the high peaks of the Gros Ventre Mountains to Miller Butte, a wintering area on the National Elk Refuge in western Wyoming. During the rut, rams vie for mating rights with ewes through fierce head-butting competitions. I was fortunate to witness one such competition from close range in December 2024.

For more than a decade in the 2010s and early 2020s, two Shiras Moose bulls ruled the area around Grand Teton National Park: Shoshone and Hoback. Their wanderings, escapades, and a likely confrontation between them were chronicled by local photographer Mike Jackson (https://goldenstudios.com/shoshone/https://goldenstudios.com/hoback/). I was fortunate to encounter each of them on separate occasions spanning three years.

Much of Australia’s wildlife is unique and occurs nowhere else in the world.

Flame skimmer or Firecracker Skimmer (Libellula saturata)

Three American Badger cubs were anxious to explore their surroundings while I shared a few hours with them in June 2024.

What kits do when Mom isn’t home

The Sun’s 11 year sunspot cycle is approaching its peak and the results have been spectacular.

Mountain Goats are back near Mount St. Helens.

Totality!

My Nikon companion and I near Mount St. Helens, Washington, on a perfect snowshoeing day.