My sister’s birthday today so after telling her happy birthday and staying within a tight carbon burn constraint (<30 minutes total driving to / from), a different twist to Spencer Butte / Ridgeline was the order of the day. The … Read More

A new camera page was added this morning …. ~20 pics of hummingbirds. Some of my favorites that clearly show different birds and kinds of hummingbirds Enjoy … https://www.goatbells.blog/camera/hummingbird-fav-pics/

Planning a good day hike in late Fall in Oregon can be a challenge – especially when one’s calendar is not completely flexible, i.e., hiking on a specific day. That was my situation this week – I was going to … Read More

For a November day, these are odd to see with the sun out (at least in OR)

A close-in hike in the November fog would have been hardly memorable or even something to post on (same hike I do regularly to keep carbon cost as low as possible – a 10 minute drive from home), but one … Read More

Most, if not all, were taken while hiking / backpacking. Each view was spectacular from the hiker’s lens Clicking on pic will open 90% quality resolution – if you have good compute / graphics power, please do so.

In the process of pulling some of my favorite pics to print and display around the house, groupings naturally surfaced. While the ‘fav page’ is yet to be published, early looks at the groups will be posted here. The first … Read More

Ok, i’ll admit it, I have serious feet / toes issues. I was blessed with genetic bias for bunions, hammer toes and corns (calluses). Those are usually enough to give serious hikers an issue. In addition, I have run (and … Read More

On a recent local gear test hike, the weather was mostly wet (but warm) and pictures were few. The gear test itself will be written up shortly as the gear now has >50miles of experience. Regardless, the day was slim … Read More

A two day set of pics from a gear test hike really showed OR skies and trees (weather too) … Enjoy – posted on camera page, or directly