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posted: August 31st, 2015 |
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This page begins with August 5th and our flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport for a vacation in Oregon. While there, Kazuya and I also got married! This page covers August 5th, 6th and a part of the 7th only. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin August 5th |
The first shot in this row is a photo taken from the window of an ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787. The 2nd shot shows a sparrow picking up crumbs in the Vancouver, B.C., Canada Airport.
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| End August 5th, Begin August 6th |
Now it's August 6th and the first shot here was taken while looking down Randy Street in Ashland, Oregon. The 2nd shot shows the camper trailer that we stayed in (actually only slept in and kept our gear in) while staying at my friend Steve A's. home in Ashland.
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The first shot here shows a sight which we saw as we walked to a pond near Steve's house in Ashland - an American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) on a Sunflower. The 2nd shot shows a Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) plant in Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon.
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On August 7th my friend Steve A., drove us (Kazuya, me and another friend - Tim S.) to Crater Lake National Park. The first shot is scenery along the highway and was taken from the car window, so the foreground is blurry. The 2nd shot shows Mt. McLoughlin (9,495 ft = 2,894 m). I climbed this mountain with Steve and some other friends way back on May 31, 1972. The 3rd shot shows the 'Great Meadow' - Near Lake of the Woods, Oregon.
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Here are two more shots of Mt. McLoughlin. The sky was somewhat smoky due to nearby forest fires. The 3rd shot shows me at the 'Great Meadow' - Near Lake of the Woods, Oregon.
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Here are 2 shots of Kazuya at the 'Great Meadow' - Near Lake of the Woods, Oregon.
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All three of these shots show Mare's Egg Spring in Klamath County, Oregon. The roundish balls which are apparent in the 3rd shot are NOT rocks, they are a very rare type of fresh-water algae called 'mare's eggs' for which this spring bears its name. This algae - Nostoc pruniforme - only grows at a very few places in the world.
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The first shot here shows a Thimbleberry - Rubus parviflorus - a very delicious and somewhat uncommon type of berry. The 2nd and 3rd shots were taken as we traveled along the highway towards Crater Lake National Park
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The first shot here is another which was taken from the car window as we approached Crater Lake National Park. The 2nd shot shows a beautiful - and large - Ponderosa Pine Tree (Pinus ponderosa) as we approached the south entrance to Crater Lake National Park. The 3rd shot is another highway scene and several Ponderosa Pine Trees.
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The first shot here shows Kazuya standing beside a large Ponderosa Pine. The 2nd shot shows a type of moss which is common in this dry country and the 3rd shot was taken as Kazuya looked up into a Ponderosa Pine.
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All 3 shots in this row were taken as we were looking down into Annie Creek Canyon. This is along the highway as one drives up the south entrance road of Crater Lake National Park. The center image is a 2-shot panorama.
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Here are 3 more shots which were taken while looking down into Annie Creek Canyon.
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Now we have arrived at Crater Lake - we are driving along what is known as Rim Drive. The first image is another 2-shot panorama. In the 3rd shot, the background rock is Llao Rock. Such stunning and amazing beauty!
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In first position in this row is a zoomed-in shot of Llao Rock. The 2nd and 3rd shots show our friend Steve A. with, of course, Crater Lake behind him.
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Here is a shot which shows me, Steve A. and Tim S. with Crater Lake in the background. The 2nd shot is another which shows our friend Steve A. and the 3rd shot shows Crater Lake and Wizard Island.
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Here are 3 more shots of Crater Lake. The 1st image is a 2-shot panorama, the 2nd image is a 4-shot panorama and the 3rd shot shows Wizard Island and Llao Rock.
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The island in the first shot in this row is called Phantom Ship. The 2nd shot shows Kazuya and me and the 3rd shot shows a very old tree with Crater Lake behind it.
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Here are 3 shots of a Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel. These small rodents are very plentiful here.
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Here are 2 very beautiful shots of Crater Lake and Wizard Island. The 2nd image is another 2-shot panorama. The 3rd shot shows another Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel.
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Here are 2 more shots of a Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel. Of course one is not supposed to feed the wildlife and before you come to arrest me for the center shot - I am not feeding it - it is merely smelling a toothpick which I am holding. The 3rd shot shows a Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana).
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The first shot in this row shows a Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) (lower bird) eyeing a Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) (upper bird). The 2nd and 3rd shots show Wizard Island, the 3rd shot being zoomed-in quite a bit.
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Such amazing scenery. The 2nd shot is Anemone occidentalis.
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Here are 2 more shots of Crater Lake and the center shot again shows Anemone occidentalis. The 3rd shot shows a distant forest fire.
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Here is one more shot of that distant forest fire. The center shot shows such beautiful clouds and Crater Lake.
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Now we are driving out the north entrance of Crater Lake National Park. The 1st shot shows Mt. Thielsen and a portion of the Pumice Desert. The 2nd and 3rd shots also show Mt. Thielsen (9,182 ft = 2,799 m), but were taken from farther north - at the Diamond Lake overlook. I have climbed Mt. Thielsen twice. The first time was on September 15, 1973 and the 2nd time was on June 15, 1974. From October, 1972 to March, 1975 I lived merely 20 miles from Mt. Thielsen.
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The first shot in this row shows Diamond Lake and Mt. Bailey in the background. Mt Bailey is 8,363 ft (= 2,549 m). I also climbed this mountain twice. The first time was on May 27, 1973 with Steve A., Tim S. and Bob D. and the 2nd time was on September 2, 1973 with Tony and Janet S. The 2nd shot is another of Mt. Thielsen and the 3rd shot is zoomed in to Mt. Bailey's summit area.
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These final 3 shots on this page are all of Mt. Thielsen and the center one is a 2-shot panorama. These were taken from along Highway 230.
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| End Page 1, but August 7th Continues on Page 2 (in mid-afternoon) |
| Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this page. Now, please go on to Page 2 for the continuation of this month's adventures in Oregon. |
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