Archives for the “Flowers“ Tag

Lots of pinks Part 2

June 14th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

Here is the second shot of this nice pink and white rose at the Rose Garden in Portland Oregon.

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Lots of pinks Part I

June 13th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

I got two nice pictures of this flower, one for today and one for tomorrow. All taken at the Rose Garden in Portland Oregon.

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Multicolor Rose

June 12th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

Here is another rose from the Rose Garden in Portland Oregon. They are many different varieties of roses to see there.

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Pink in the Rose Garden

June 11th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

I spent an evening this past week at the Rose Garden. Here you can see one of those rose, a nice one in white and pink.

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More flowers on Tom McCall

May 30th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

I though this was an interesting flower I found on the Tom McCall Perserve, but I don’t know the name. if you do, please let me know.

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Puget Balsamroots at the point

May 29th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

Here is one more image of the Puget Balsamroot and Mt Hood in the background on McCall point. This is a very beautiful area and it is hard to decide which pictures to post.

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Memorial day ride

May 28th, 2009     Tags:,

Memorial Day was a beautiful day to go for a ride. Here, I am riding along Wren Rd heading West. I like the colors of the clover fields to the right of the road.

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Puget Balsamroots on the trail

May 28th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

Here is another image on the backside of Tom McCall Point and the Puget Balsamroots that cover the landscape.

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Pointing to Mt Hood

May 26th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

There are plenty more Broadleaf Lupine and Puget Balsamroot flower down the back side of McCall point. You can see here snow coverd Mt Hood and the surounding tree filled countryside in this picture.

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McCall pointing to the gorge

May 25th, 2009     Tags:, , , ,

Here is another view from Tom McCall point. This view is looking west into the Columbia Gorge with the town of Hood River in the distance. The Broadleaf Lupine and Puget Balsamroot were covering the top of the point with lots of colorful images.

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Puget Balsamroot and Mt Hood

May 24th, 2009     Tags:, , , ,

The top of Tom McCall Point, which is about 1.5 miles from the parking lot at Tom McCall Preserve is a nice flat top with awesome views of the surrounding countryside. Here, I was able to capture some Puget Balsamroot up close with Mt Hod in the background. Another place to go watch the sunrise.

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Tom McCall Point Trail

May 23rd, 2009     Tags:, , ,

There is a nice trail that leads to Tom McCall Point with view of Mt Adams and Mt Hood as well as the Columbia Gorge. The is the lower section of the trail which looks like an old road. The trail get narrower and stepper as you go up. The point is hiding behind the clouds in this picture. As you can see, the Broadleaf Lupine and Puget Balsamroot cover the landscape.

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Puget Balsamroot in the sun

May 22nd, 2009     Tags:, , ,

I took the picture just after sunrise on the Tom McCall Preserve, which is located between Hood River and The Dalles along the South side of the Columbia Gorge. The Puget Balsamroot were past their peek, but still giving the preserve some great colors to photograph.

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Colors of Tom McCall

May 21st, 2009     Tags:, , , , ,

I was able to get out to Tom McCall at the beginning of May. The Broadleaf Lupine and Puget Balsamroot were out creating a very colorful scene. I captured this image just before sunrise along one of the trails in the preserve. You can see the columbia river and the mountains to the North in the background.

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Costal Colors

May 19th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

Costal Colors

Shore Acres State Park has a nice picnic area with has great views of the coast. This is of the flowers growing in the picnic area. I search but could not find what type of flower it is, leave a comment if you know.

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Colorful Bullards Beach

May 15th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

The Coquille River Lighthouse is located on the Bullards Beach State Park. I was not able to get a good picture of it because it rainy and very windy at the time we were there. I did get this image, which is right next to the lighthouse. Next Time I get down here, I will have to get a nice sunset shot.

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Louis Simspon’s Garden

May 13th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

One of the places we stop along the Oregon coast, South of Coos Bay was Shore Acres State Park. One of the main attractions in this state park are the formal gardens, which was built by the timber baron Louis Simpson who owned this land. Here is one of flowers that are grown inside the gardens.

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Eagel Creek Wildflowers

April 30th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

I found many of these wildflowers along the Eagle Creek Trail during my hike. I couldn’t figure out what type of wildflower it is, so if you know please leave a comment below.

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More Magnolias

April 25th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

Here is another flower from a different Magnolia tree. This one was close to the first, which was at the Hoyt Arboretum in the Magnolia collection. We got there by taking walking on the magnolia trail after hiking on the Wildwood for 3 miles.

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Magnolia from behind

April 24th, 2009     Tags:, , ,

This is a picture of a magnolia flower from the same tree as yesterday. The . The Magnolia collection at the Hoyt Arboretum is starting to bloom, I will have to go back in a week or two to get some more pictures.

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