Barlow Wayside Park Trail
©2021 Gary L. Quay
The western forests around Mt Hood are some of the mossiest , ferniest places in the world. Gaia and I were exploring today, looking at places to photograph, and we came across the Barlow Wayside Park. Many of you already know if you have followed my work for more than a few years that I am an infrastructure geek. I love bridges, roads, and buildings, but only if they are old, and preferrably historic. I have posted about the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Saint Johns Bridge, the Hood River Hotel, and places like those for years. One historical roar that I have been curious about, but have not been able to really sink my teeth into, is the Barlow Road. It was part of the Oregon Trail, and parts of it still exist. I drove on two sections of it today, and the second section made no sense based on where the first section was. So... It's time to look at the original route, and see how it fits together, and do some more exploring in the area.
There is a creek called Little Joe Creek that runs through this area, but it's not of much interest at this spot. The trees, with their wavy, moss covered branches are much more interesting. That said, I think I'm going to go back and see if the creek has some more interesting things to show.
I took some 8x10 black and whites there too, so hopefully I will be able to post those after I develop them.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 28mm Zeiss Distagon ZF2
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Barlow Wayside Park Trail
©2021 Gary L. Quay
The western forests around Mt Hood are some of the mossiest , ferniest places in the world. Gaia and I were exploring today, looking at places to photograph, and we came across the Barlow Wayside Park. Many of you already know if you have followed my work for more than a few years that I am an infrastructure geek. I love bridges, roads, and buildings, but only if they are old, and preferrably historic. I have posted about the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Saint Johns Bridge, the Hood River Hotel, and places like those for years. One historical roar that I have been curious about, but have not been able to really sink my teeth into, is the Barlow Road. It was part of the Oregon Trail, and parts of it still exist. I drove on two sections of it today, and the second section made no sense based on where the first section was. So... It's time to look at the original route, and see how it fits together, and do some more exploring in the area.
There is a creek called Little Joe Creek that runs through this area, but it's not of much interest at this spot. The trees, with their wavy, moss covered branches are much more interesting. That said, I think I'm going to go back and see if the creek has some more interesting things to show.
I took some 8x10 black and whites there too, so hopefully I will be able to post those after I develop them.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 28mm Zeiss Distagon ZF2
# #pnwexplored #oregonexplored #pacificnorthwest #garyquay #cascadiaexplored #outside #outdoors #oregon #onlyinoregon #viewfromhere #YourShotPhotographer #pnwcrew #myoregon #mthoodwilderness #hikinginoregon
My Web Site and Blog: Gary L. Quay Photography
My stock portfolio on Shutterstock
My stock portfolio on iStock
My stock portfolio on Adobe
Feel free to join my Flickr groups
and Flickr Today 2