Tag: Travel

Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Park

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_208" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Bunch Falls, Olympic National Park."][/caption] I'm back on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington this week, making a circuit of the coast, rainforest and mountain areas. Started in the incredibly lush temperate rainforests of the Lake Quinault...Read More

Shi Shi Beach and Point of Arches

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_200" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Point of Arches and Shi Shi Beach at dusk."][/caption] Olympic National Park in Washington state is a wondrous place, with environments ranging from snow-covered volcanic peaks to lush temperate rainforest to wild and remote Pacific coast....Read More

Faded Glory

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_189" align="aligncenter" width="399" caption="A fading arrowleaf balsamroot flower"][/caption] Like many nature photographers, I've been chasing wildflowers this Spring. Many miles on the truck and quite a few on foot looking for splashes and carpets of color in meadows and...Read More

Dalles Mountain Road, Washington

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_186" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Balsamroot and lupine flowering on slopes of Columbia Hills State Park, Washington."][/caption] Dalles Mountain Road is one of the premier wildflower spots in the Pacific Northwest. Each Spring, these slopes overlooking the Columbia River Gorge in...Read More

Wallace Falls, Washington

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_182" align="aligncenter" width="346" caption="Wallace Falls, Cascade Mountains, Washington"][/caption] Continuing my Washington travels, after photographing the Skagit Valley tulip fields I headed into the Cascade Mountains via US 2, the Stevens Pass Highway. At Wallace Falls State Park I hiked...Read More

Skagit Valley tulip fields

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_176" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Roozengaarde tulip field, Skagit Valley, Washington"][/caption] For the next several days I'll be traveling around Washington state, aiming to capture some of the spring flower bloom. This morning I visited the Roozengaarde fields, part of Washington...Read More

Photographing Oregon guidebook featured in the Eugene Register-Guard newspaper

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_167" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Painted Hills at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument"][/caption] The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon's daily newspaper, interviewed me for a feature on my book "Photographing Oregon" in the Sunday, April 26th, edition. Here's some links to the...Read More

Photographing Oregon book release celebration

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

If you're anywhere in Oregon's southern Willamette Valley this weekend, please join me in celebrating the release of Photographing Oregon. There will be a slide show and some prints on display, and we'll have light refreshments. The event takes place...Read More

Photographing Oregon's Amazon.com rank

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_153" align="aligncenter" width="317" caption="Southern Oregon coast"][/caption] A friend just sent me an email to let me know that on Amazon.com books, as of today Photographing Oregon ranks #1 in the category Travel>United States>States>Oregon, and #4 in Arts & Photography>Photography>Travel. ...Read More

"Photographing Oregon" has arrived!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

I am very happy to announce the release of my new book, Photographing Oregon. The latest in the series of specialized travel guides published by PhotoTripUSA, the book is written for those with an avid interest in photography, from beginners...Read More