Palouse Falls Palouse Falls I have just realized that I have completely missed my Palouse Falls post. From the May trip I did to Walla Walla and south-east Washington. So without further ado here are the pictures that I have already shared on Instagram and Facebook. Pentax HD Ltd. 20-40mm/2.8-4.0 @30mm
Abiqua Falls Abiqua Falls I have finally saw the Abiqua Falls last weekend. It has been on my waterfalls-to-see list for a long time but there never seem to be a good time to drive there. I drove there on Saturday after a lazy morning and parked about 3 miles from the waterfall as
Hamilton Mountain Hamilton Mountain Last weekend I joined a group of friends on a hike to the Hamilton Mountain on Washington side of the Columbia River. First serious hike of the year with more to come (hopefully - unless the kitesurfing season starts sooner than expected). It's always fun to get "
Oregon Tamanawas Falls After almost two weeks of constant rain last weekend was forecasted with some nice sunny weather so together with my friend Diego (a traveler and great photographer - check out his blog Superzuri at http://www.superzuri.com) we head out to Mount Hood east slopes to explore the Tamanawas
Dry Creek Falls Dry Creek Falls Looking for a hike last weekend on oregonhikers.org I decided on a 4.4 mile out and back to Dry Creek Falls in the Cascade Locks. The hike was very easy with a low incline and was a perfect choice for a rainy fall Saturday. The lush green colors
Wahclella Falls First signs of fall on Wahclella Falls trail While the summer is still trying to hold back and I'm trying to cling to its warmth, it seems that fall is definitely approaching. The nature feels that as well and last weekend I've ventured back to Wahclella Falls trail looking for the first signs of
Mount Hood Ramona Falls Finally did a hike last weekend. We got some long needed rain that hopefully helped all the firefighters tame some of the wildfires out there. I was staying at a friends house in Mt. Hood area for a birthday/end-of-summer party and decided to do a quick hike - I&
Columbia River Gorge Starvation Creek Trail Few shots from my last weekend hike to Starvation Creek - my weekend mornings were rather slow recently due to some fun evening events in Portland, so by the time I've made it to the trailhead the sun was less then optimal to therefore I didn't
Waterfall Elowah and Latourell in the spring Last weekend I met some new friends who recently moved to the Portland area and wanted to show them the grandure of Gorge nature. I took them to the Vista House and showed them later few short hikes to Latourell and Elowah waterfalls. I couldn't resist catching few
HDR Discovering Oregon #1 (White River Falls) I found a great resource for finding some amazing waterfalls lately (at http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws) and decided to check out White River Falls near Maupin, OR. I must say this one is a trully hidden gem. Pentax HD Ltd. 20-40mm/2.8-4.0 @23mm f/8 30s ISO
Pacific NW Silver Falls Last weekend together with a group of friends I went for a hike along the Silver Falls loop, if you're in Oregon for a short time this hike is definitely one you wouldn't want to miss. I did this one last year in the summer and
Columbia River Gorge Horsetail Falls Loop Last weekend was particularly gloomy and wet, nonetheless as soon as I saw a little sun on Sunday I've decided to go for a short hike and drove to the Horsetail Falls Loop in the Gorge. It's a perfect hike for beginners with just about 2.
Hawaii Maui I broke my weekly cadence of creating new posts, it was bound to happen sooner or later I hoped it would be later but unfortunately some nasty cold got the better of me for the last two weeks. Anyway since I didn't had a chance to get out
Columbia River Gorge Columbia Gorge Waterfalls Columbia River Gorge has a lot to offer with hundreds of hikes, spectacular views of the river and mountains and plenty of waterfalls. I did a lot of hiking past two years but I still have lots of places I need to discover and I want to come back to