Category: Oregon

• Central Oregon & Crater Lake Trip (Jun 12-17, 2023) Part 3

  

  Walking Painted Hills Overlook Trail and the Painted Cove Trail in the Panted Hills unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument outside of Mitchell, OR

  Murali Narayanan

  June 27, 2023

  Briggs Junction, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Mitchell, Oregon, Oregon – Central, Pacific Northwest, Painted Hills, USA

  Central Oregon, Colorful hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Mitchell, Oregon, Overlook Trail, Pacific Northwest, Painted Cove Trail, Painted Hills, Wildflowers

• Central Oregon & Crater Lake Trip (Jun 12-17, 2023) Part 2

  

  Part 2 of the Jun 2023 6-day trip across Oregon.

  Murali Narayanan

  June 26, 2023

  Broken Top, Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway, Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Deschutes National Forest, Elk Lake, Lava Lake, Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, Oregon – Central, Oregon – South, Pacific Northwest, South Sister, Sparks Lake, Union Creek Resort, USA

  Alpine Lake, Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway, Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Deschutes National Forest, Lakes, Mountains, Union Creek

• Central Oregon & Crater Lake Trip (Jun 12-17, 2023) Part 1

  

  Over the course of six days, we embarked on a fun & productive 1200-mile journey across Oregon, exploring captivating destinations such as Silver Falls State Park, the Cascade Lakes, Crater Lake, and the Painted Hills. Our primary objective was to capture the enchanting beauty of waterfalls, mountains, lakes, wildflowers, and even the Milky Way. This…

  Murali Narayanan

  June 25, 2023

  Oregon, Oregon – Central, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, USA

  Creeks, Nikon, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, Silverton, South Falls, Streams, Waterfalls

• Solar Eclipse Trip (Aug 20-25, 2017)

  

  August 20, 2017 (Day 1) Larry, Mythili and I rented a Ford Expedition and loaded the tent, camera equipment, sleeping bags, and food and started the drive to the town of Madras in Oregon considered to be one of the best spots to experience the solar eclipse. As all the hotels within 50 miles of…

  Murali Narayanan

  August 27, 2017

  Bandon Beach, Cannon Beach, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, Oregon Coast, USA

  Anemone, Barnacle, Coos Bay, Florence, Haceta Lighthouse, Haystack Rock, Lighthouses, Newport, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Sea Stacks, Seaside, Seastar, Solar Eclipse, Tidepool, Vidae Falls, Waterfalls, Yaquina Head Lighthouse

• Oregon Coast & Crater Lake (Jun 2014)

  

  Highlights In June 2014, I took a 4-day trip to the Oregon Coast and Crater Lake National Park and stopped at the Silver Falls State Park on the way back home. I covered about 1200 miles as shown in the trip map below. The Oregon Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 13, 2017

  Bandon Beach, Cannon Beach, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, USA

  Cape Meares Lighthouse, Cascade Range, Crater Lake, Lighthouse, Mt. McLaughlin, Newport, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Salt Creek Falls, South Falls, Yaquina Head Lighthouse

• Columbia River Gorge, OR in the Fall of 2016

  

  Highlights Last October, 4 of us did a 2-day trip to the Columbia River Gorge area to experience the fall colors around the popular waterfalls along the Oregon side of the river. Here is a sampling of images along with location information, and photography tips. We left Redmond, WA at 8am and after a brief…

  Murali Narayanan

  May 6, 2017

  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, USA

  Bridal Veil Falls, Chanticleer Point, Elowah Falls, Horsetail Falls, Latourell Falls, Multnomah Falls, Shepperd’s Dell Falls, Troutdale, Vista House, Wahkeena Creek, Waterfalls

• Mt. Hood & Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

  

  Highlights Last weekend (April 20-23, 2017), my friend Larry and I took a weekend tour around Mt. Hood and the Silver Falls State Park in Oregon. Here is a sampling of images and tips from the trip. You can view the high resolution images @ Flickr. We did about 750 miles of driving. Below is…

  Murali Narayanan

  April 29, 2017

  Hood River, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Silver Falls State Park, USA, Washington

  Landscape photography, Long exposure photography, Lower South Falls, Middle North Falls, Nikon, Nikon D7100, Nikon D800, North Falls, South Falls, Upper North Falls, Waterfalls