Upper McCord Creek Falls, Columbia Gorge, Oregon
©2022 Gary L. Quay
This was my first hike up to Upper McCord Creek Falls in a few years. I was rather surprised to have made it up there because the trail is suppoed to be closed. I was going to hike until I saw the barrier erected to close the trail (usually caution tape), but I never saw one. It's a steep trail. My heart rate was up to 140 BPM about 3/4 of the way up. I bought an Apple watch so I can keep track of things like that. I'm undergoing a process I call"debasketballification", which means "losing weight". Strenuous hikes are good for that.
The underbrush that has grown since the Eagle Creek Fire has blocked every place to set up a tripod near this waterfall, so I had to hold the camera over my head, and hope that I framed it right when I fired the shutter. Maybe in a few years, the stronger trees will have eliminated the competition enough to get a better view, and a longer exposure.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 28mm Zeiss Distagon ZF2.
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Upper McCord Creek Falls, Columbia Gorge, Oregon
©2022 Gary L. Quay
This was my first hike up to Upper McCord Creek Falls in a few years. I was rather surprised to have made it up there because the trail is suppoed to be closed. I was going to hike until I saw the barrier erected to close the trail (usually caution tape), but I never saw one. It's a steep trail. My heart rate was up to 140 BPM about 3/4 of the way up. I bought an Apple watch so I can keep track of things like that. I'm undergoing a process I call"debasketballification", which means "losing weight". Strenuous hikes are good for that.
The underbrush that has grown since the Eagle Creek Fire has blocked every place to set up a tripod near this waterfall, so I had to hold the camera over my head, and hope that I framed it right when I fired the shutter. Maybe in a few years, the stronger trees will have eliminated the competition enough to get a better view, and a longer exposure.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 28mm Zeiss Distagon ZF2.
# #pnwexplored #nikon #oregonexplored #pacificnorthwest #garyquay #cascadiaexplored #oregon #onlyinoregon #viewfromhere #YourShotPhotographer #pnwcrew #myoregon #uppermccordcreekfalls #hoodgorge #columbiagorge #waterfall
My Website and Blog: Gary L. Quay Photography
On Twitter Gary L. Quay Photography
On Tumblr Gary L. Quay Photography
On Instagram Gary L. Quay Photography
On Facebook Gary L. Quay Photography
My stock portfolio on Shutterstock
My stock portfolio on iStock
My stock portfolio on Adobe
My stock portfolio on Alamy
My stock portfolio on Dreamstime
Feel free to join my Flickr groups
and Mosier, Oreogn