“A Berry-Eating Bear Poops in the Woods”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 41mm, f/8, 1/500s, ISO 3200. Along the Noonday Wagon Road Trail.

Pink bear poop

“Ascent”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 14mm, f/5.6, 1/15s, ISO 6400. Heading up the Ollalie Trail towards Horsepasture Mountain.

I spent a good chunk of today hiking 12 1/2 miles with 3000 feet or so of elevation gain so I could spend a few minutes on top of a mountain in 35-degree weather with cold rain and snow flurries and near-zero visibility.

This is what passes for fun in my retirement.

“Fruitsplosion”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/4, 1/100s, ISO 320. Found along the Ridgeline Trail.

closeup of a small pear&10;

“Trailside Art”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/15s, ISO 2500. Found along the Ridgeline Trail.

glass ornament hiding in a tree

“Tiny Green Pumpkins”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/160s, ISO 2500. Shot at Wild Iris Ridge.

actually poison oak berries

“Nobody Home”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/5.6, 1/160s, ISO 1000. Shot at Wild Iris Ridge.

empty oak leaf gall

“Catching the Sun”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/4, 1/125s, ISO 160. Shot at Wild Iris Ridge.

backlit seed head

“Cedar”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/2.8, 1/500s, ISO 500. Shot at Mount Pisgah Arboretum.

close-up of cedar leaves

“Fishing Hole”

Olympus E-M10 IV with 14-42mm kit lens @ 17mm, f/8, 1/100s, ISO 500. Shot along the North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River.

River with small cliff