November 2023, Portland Japanese Garden • Sony a6400 (Sony 35mm 1.8 and Sigma 16mm 1.4 lenses)

May 2023, Along Columbia River Gorge, Oregon • Sony a6400 (Sony 70-350mm and Sigma 16mm 1.4 lenses)

November 2022, Lincoln City, Oregon • Sony a6400 (Sony 70-350mm and Sigma 16mm 1.4 lenses), DJI Mini 2 drone

November 2022, Depoe Bay, Oregon • Sony a6400 (Sony 70-350mm and Sigma 16mm 1.4 lenses), DJI Mini 2 drone

North of Astoria, across the Columbia River in Washington state, are two lighthouses. We had tried to go to the lighthouse in Cape Disappointment when we lived in Washington. The trip was fraught with troubles and was as you may have guessed a disappointment. We also tried to do the North Head lighthouse in the same trip, but something that I can’t remember prevented us from seeing it. So while we were in Astoria,…

We traveled down the southern Oregon Coast in the midst of deep summer. When Labor Day weekend rolled around, I was missing that week on the road and sea stacks for miles. Living in Lincoln City, the north coast is much closer to us. While we’ve visited a few places like Cannon Beach and Pacific City, we hadn’t truly explored everything (especially Astoria).

Having lived in Oregon for a year now, we’ve traveled to many parts of the state. But the southern Oregon Coast still eluded us. And! It seemed to be holding the greatest treasures of all. The crowded coastline of sea stacks all the way to California. We set off for a week long adventure from the Central Coast to the Southern Coast and some Redwoods.