Sumpter Oregon has been around since the 1860s, when it was first settled by gold miners on their way to California. Finding gold in the area, they decided to seek their fortunes in the shadow of the Blue Mountains.

Amusing stories of travels throughout Oregon's beautiful–and sometimes not-so-accessible–scenic areas, from the perspective of a not-so-athletic photographer.
"When I first became interested in photography, I thought it was the whole cheese. My idea was to have it recognized as one of the fine arts. Today I don't give a hoot in hell about that. The mission of photography is to explain man to man and each man to himself"
~Edward Weston
Archive for July, 2005
Sunday, July 10th, 2005
Friday, July 1st, 2005
I especially like the way the dark red “Cesar E Chavez” rose turned out. It was early evening and the sun was getting low in the sky, casting long shadows and caressing the flowers with a touch of gold.