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The Photo Gallery

From hiking to Yachats to baseball, a collection of images from my eyes

Pacific Crest Trail

Our Story

Brother-in-law Glenn Petersen on a "shakedown" hike prior to the PCT

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High Sierra marker. These old signs work great but too many of the new-fangled markers are almost unintelligible.

I took this of two young and edgy hikers, enjoying a sunrise at the highest point in the Lower 48—14,505-foot Mt. Whitney, in California's High Sierras. 

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Celebrating a 16.4-mile hike, much of it snow, on the shoulder of Mt. Thielsen in 2011. Camping at 6,200 feet.

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Taking a break at Crater Lake, 2011, on my 452-mile trek across Oregon. The PCT doesn't technically go right by the lake but nearly all hikers swing wide to the east to catch the view.

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The southern terminus, i.e., the Mexican border at about 5 a.m., in 2019.

Six generations (on my mom's side) have stayed at our family cabin on the coast since my grandfather bought it in 1936.

Yachats

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Sally conducts the rare orchestra of not sea gulls but pelicans, which we might see only every few years.

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Wind-sculpted scallops of sand at Agate Beach, just south of the Yaquina Lighthouse

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Late afternoon sun illuminates the clouds after a winter storm.

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Left, grandkids at sunset. Right, the view from atop Cape Perpetua, which I hike a few dozen times a year, never gets old.

Sailing

No sailing this summer (2021)—time to get the PCT finished—but we've had some great memories at Fern Ridge Lake with At Last.

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Top, my favorite photo of our boat at Cultus Lake's West End, during the smoke-shrouded first week of September. Above, left, Fourth of July fireworks at Fern Ridge, 2018. Above, right, At Last awaiting her being pulled for the last time in 2018. Below, son Jason with a leap into the deep. 

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Wild card

A little of this and that.

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Top, grandson Lincoln before a game in Creswell, 2017. Middle, left, a little boy in Haiti, 2009, while I was volunteering on a Haiti Foundation of Hope mission. Above middle, Below, two winter hikers on Mary's Peak. Middle right, son Ryan and daughter-in-law celebrating success at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival with his new documentary, Alaskan Nets, which won the Audience Award. And, of course, the proud parents, Sally and Bob.

Cathy Schaeffer's sixth-grade class at St. Mary Catholic School

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 Henley Bliler  

 I would like to fly over the beginning of World War II because I would like to see exactly what happened. 

 

Ruby Broux 

I would like to fly over the Acropolis of Athens. I would fly over there because it is very cool how it is still standing up since the 5th century B.C.E 

Landyn Durbin 

I would like to fly over Egypt whenever the pyramids were being built. I would like to fly over this because it is a mystery of how they were built. 

Bentley Friesland 

American Revolution, to learn why Great Britain wanted war with the U.S. 

 

Renee' Gunning 

I would like to fly over Apollo 11 because I think it would be cool to see the moon landing. 

Drew Kietzman  

I would fly over D-day because it is such an important part of World War II and it is a really cool event. I think it is a cool event because there were so many planes, boats, soldiers and tanks. 

Macie McDowell  

One historical event I would fly over is World War II because I think it would be interesting to see all of the people who fought in the hard time. 

 

Kate Shivers 

I would fly over WW1 because it would be interesting to see what kind of equipment they used and how the countries lined up. 

Liam Stromberg 

Rome to see and picture it all in the past and what it looked like in the past.

Roman Watson  

I would like to fly over when they built the statue of liberty because i want to see the people who built it. 

Matthew Wayman 

I would like to fly over when the Vikings went into battle because the vikings were very strong and powerful humans. 

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