Category: Destinations

places to visit and locations for photography

Fall in the Eastern Sierra: Iconic Locations and Inspiring People

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1525" align="aligncenter" width="534"] Aspen trees and granite, Sierra Nevada.[/caption] A couple of weeks ago I wandered to the east side of the Sierra Nevada in California to lead a private photo workshop, meet some long-time photographer friends, and make...Read More

Fall Color Report – Mt. Lassen to Mammoth Lakes, California

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1512" align="aligncenter" width="695"] Aspen grove at Conway Summit, US Hwy 395 on 9/28/14.[/caption] For the past couple of days, I've been traveling south from north central California to the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, with an eye out...Read More

Hiking Salmon Lakes Trail in the Oregon Cascades

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1471" align="aligncenter" width="434"] Salmon Lakes Trail, Willamette National Forest.[/caption] Mention any place in Oregon you visited with “Waldo” in the name and anyone who knows the central Cascades will ask, “How bad were the mosquitos?” Waldo Lake, one of...Read More

Rafting the Wild and Scenic Rogue River

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1454" align="aligncenter" width="650"] A calm stretch on the Wild & Scenic Rogue River.[/caption] Southern Oregon's Rogue River has long been a favorite of whitewater rafting and kayaking enthusiasts, fishermen, hikers and wildlife lovers. After a couple of inflatable raft trips...Read More

Photographing Washington Wins IBPA Award

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
I am very happy to announce that my book Photographing Washington won Silver in the Travel category in the Independent Book Publishers Association annual Benjamin Franklin Awards. The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, which includes fifty-two categories recognizing excellence in book editorial and...Read More

Sierra Skies

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1431" align="aligncenter" width="686"] Sierra Nevada Mountains from Owens Valley.[/caption] Landscape photographers love the Sierra Nevada range not just for the majestic mountains but also because the skies are often filled with dramatic cirrus and cumulous clouds. I drove for miles...Read More

Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Report

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1419" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lupine and balsamroot, Columbia Hills State Park, with the Columbia River and Mount Hood in the distance.[/caption] Want to photograph wildflowers at their peak in the Columbia River Gorge? Now’s the time. I’ve been wandering the...Read More

Wildflowers blooming at Mount Pisgah

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[caption id="attachment_1385" align="aligncenter" width="675"] Trillium (aka Wakerobin) blooming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum.[/caption] With just a few days of warmth and sunshine following weeks of cold and rain, the wildflowers have started blooming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum here in Oregon's southern...Read More

Top 10 Places on the Big Island for Nature Photography

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1368" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lava from the Pu'u O'o eruption flowing into the ocean.[/caption] For a number of years I had the good fortune to live on the Big Island of Hawaii. The largest in size (but not population) of...Read More

Mount Rainier National Park Road Construction

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_1374" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Paradise Inn, Mount Rainier National Park.[/caption] If your photography plans include a trip to Mount Rainier National Park anytime in the next several months, you may encounter delays due to construction on Washington State Highway 706....Read More