Tag: Travel

Central Oregon Visitors Guide

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

The Central Oregon Visitors Association chose one of my photos from Smith Rock State Park for the cover for this year's Official Visitor Guide. Smith Rock is world famous as a rock climbing site - several of the popular routes...Read More

Fall Color Photography in Oregon

Posted on October 16, 2013October 23, 2013 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1236" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Vine maple in autumn, McKenzie River National Recreation Trail.[/caption] Autumn just may be the very best time of year for landscape and nature photography in Oregon. Every region of the state boasts locations with vivid fall...Read More

Canyonlands National Park – False Kiva

Posted on August 28, 2013August 28, 2013 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1188" align="aligncenter" width="600"] False Kiva, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.[/caption] Prior to leading a photo tour to Canyonlands and Arches National Parks in Utah a couple of months ago, I spent a few days exploring the Moab area and doing...Read More

Arizona Centennial

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Greg Vaughn

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Bandon Beach, Oregon Coast

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_785" align="aligncenter" width="675" caption="Face Rock and sea stacks at Bandon Beach"][/caption] One of the most scenic places on the Oregon coast is Bandon Beach. It's one of my personal favorites, and I think it is has some of the...Read More

Maui: Beyond Hana

Posted on November 23, 2011November 21, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_683" align="aligncenter" width="700" class=" "] Alau Island at sunrise, Hana Coast, Maui.[/caption] After negotiating 600 curves and 54 bridges on the narrow, winding 52 miles of Hana Highway, a lot of visitors to Maui just spend a couple of...Read More

Parks Canada Centennial

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_642" align="aligncenter" width="595" caption="Sunset over Wickaninnish Bay from Green Point in Pacific Rim National Park; Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada."][/caption] The U.S. can proudly claim the world’s first National Park with the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872,...Read More

Where in Washington for Fall Color Photos

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_616" align="aligncenter" width="465" caption="Vine maple and huckleberry, Gifford Pinchot National Forest."][/caption] Interested in where to find the best autumn foliage for landscape and scenic photography in Washington State? I did a quick circuit around the Cascades last week and...Read More

Waterfalls on the Big Island of Hawaii

Posted on September 30, 2011December 8, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_591" align="aligncenter" width="595" caption="Nanue Falls on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island."][/caption] The Big Island of Hawaii was my home for a number of years and is still one of my favorite destinations. Largest of all the Hawaiian...Read More

¡Viva Mexico!

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_549" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Tile mural in the town of Dolores Hidalgo depicting Father Hidalgo's cry for independence."][/caption] 16 de Septiembre is commemorated throughout Mexico with perhaps even greater fervor than the 4th of July in the USA. On this...Read More