“Dusty Trail”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 18mm, f/11, 1/400s, ISO 500. What’s left of a section of the Rigdon Lakes Trail.

Trail remnant through a burned area

“Missing Trees”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 20mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 320. Upper Rigdon Lake (trees are missing due to the 2022 Cedar Creek fire).

Mountain reflected in a lake

“Oregon Morning”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 200. Diamond Peak behind Waldo Lake.

A lake in the morning

“Hang on”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 35mm, f/9, 1/400s, ISO 2500. Along the Deception Butte trail.

small bug on a flower

Finished: Bull Mountain, by Brian Panowich 📚. Multi-generational novel revolving around a family of outlaws in Georgia who move from moonshine to pot to meth over the decades. I did not see the ending twist coming at all, though in retrospect it was well-telegraphed. Enjoyable.

“Peaceful”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/9, 1/20s, ISO 640. Bridge over Deception Creek.

#mbjune Day 26: bridge 📷

Wooden bridge in the forest

“Lunch Counter”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 lens with MC-20 teleconverter @ 629mm, f/12.6, 1/500, ISO 800. Turkey vultures with sea lion carcass at Baker Beach.

#mbjune Day 25: decay 📷

Birds and carcass on the beach

“Burnt Diamond”

Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 100mm, f/11, 1/640, ISO 320. Diamond Peak through standing dead timber from the top of Deception Butte.

View of Diamond Peak

“Posing”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 42mm, f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 500. At the Deception Butte trailhead.

Lorquin's Admiral (I think) butterfly

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