“Into the Mist”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/11, 1/20s, ISO 100. Taking a break along the Lawler trail.
“Bad Hair Crowd”
Olympus TG-6 @ 18mm, f/6.3, 1/400s, ISO 400. Close-up of moss along the Lawler Trail.
“Hidden cafeteria”
Olympus TG-6 @ 5.4mm, f/3.2, 1/100s, ISO 800. Bugs feasting in a skunk cabbage blossom along the Lawler Trail.
Looks like Oregon wildfire season is getting underway.
“Capturing the Sun”
Olympus TG-6 @ 9mm, f/4.5, 1/125s, ISO 200. Fawn lily along the Lawler Trail.
“Helleboring”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 33mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 200. A small bit of a meadow full of white false hellebore near the Lone Wolf Shelter.
“Spring Morning”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42 kit lens @ 14mm, f/9, 1/50s, ISO 1250. Along the Lawler Trail.
“Hound’s Tongue”
Olympus TG-6 @ 12.7mm, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 320. Along Lawler Trail.
‘Fire season is here,’ Gov. Kotek declares May Wildfire Awareness Month, state prepares
Ugh.
The 2025 fire season is projected to be more intense than the 2024 season fire leaders said, but emergency response agencies have begun preparing early
Guess I’d better enjoy more hikes before it all burns down.
Finished: Doorways in the Sand, by Roger Zelazny 📚. Another relatively minor Zelazny work, perhaps most notable for the protagonist Fred Cassidy, perpetual college student and climber of buildings. It’s also a bit of an interstellar mystery written with humor.