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This is a shot of the East Fork of the Lostine River Valley and a seasonal lake that drains into Mirror Lake. This is near the foot of the trail that goes to the summit of Eagle Cap. We got a wonderful day for hiking, except for the near record high heat for the time of year... It is a haul to the summit of Eagle Cap, but it was well worth the trip!
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The Plan:
Ever since my 2009 trip to Eagle Cap and the Lakes Basin, I have wanted to go back. Finally my dad and I got a trip planned for the end of August 2011. It was going to be my dad, his friend Wade, and me. The plan was to drive up to the trailhead on August 25th, then camp there. On the morning of the 26th, we were to begin the hike to Mirror Lake, set up camp and relax. We would spend the night at the lake on the 26th. My dad and I were going to get up on the 27th to climb Eagle Cap while Wade relaxed and did some fishing. We would again camp at the lake on the night of the 27th. We would begin our journey out and home early on the morning of the 28th.
The Story:
Day One: It was about mid-afternoon on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 when my mom came and got me from the fairgrounds so that dad, Wade and I could begin our trip to Eagle Cap. I got home and dad and I packed up the Durango and went off to Wade’s house so he could pack his stuff in. From there, we headed off into the afternoon just like last time. This time was a little different though, because I was driving. :) I don’t know what it is, but I just love to drive everywhere. My parents hardly ever drive anymore because of me. :) We made good time and arrived in Lostine, Oregon late in the afternoon. We ate a big and delicious dinner at the Lostine Tavern and started up the road toward the trailhead. Let me tell you, that 11 miles of dirt road was just as rough as I remembered it. We arrived at the parking lot awhile after sunset, so it was getting dark fast. I scouted out a nice spot down on the East fork of the Lostine River…. Funny thing is, it was the same spot that we had intended to camp on last time… But don’t worry! This time we had the tent poles! :) We set up camp and I got a fire going… everything was a bit damp, so I had help from some lighter fluid. :) Before long, we were all tired and the fire was going out, so we hit the sack for the night.
Day Two: We were up bright and early on the 26th. It was time to begin the 7 and a half mile hike up the East fork of the Lostine River to the Lakes Basin. The hike started off pretty well. I’d say we were probably the first ones on the trail and were making good time. It seemed like no time and we were up into the meadow with Eagle Cap in our sights. We started to pass people who were on their way out. One lady we talked to had been up there for five days and she said she had had an interesting trip. She said that Wednesday night (the 24th) some massive thunderstorms had rolled in with tons of rain, lightning, thunder and howling winds. I remember that night I was at the fairgrounds and could see all the lightning to the south. It must have been quite a storm! We continued on and decided to take a lunch break at the little bridge that crosses the Lostine River, which at this point is little more than a creek. It is also at the fork of the trail. The old trail (which has big rocks and logs hastily thrown into it in attempt to keep hikers away) is to the right and the new one to the left. While eating our lunch, a group of friends from the Tri-Cities as well came up. It was a pretty cool surprise. After lunch, it was time for the final push. We decided that since we took the new trail last time, we would take the old one this time. Dad and Wade were slowing down, and I was given permission to go my own pace. So I started on up the trail and soon lost everyone behind me. It is quite something to be hiking alone down an old trail, eventually over a bunch a granite rocks, guessing where the trail goes over those rocks. I found it quite serene and enjoyable at that. It really puts life into perspective. I loved it and arrived at the lake about a half hour or so ahead of the others. I went and scouted out the camp we stayed at back in ’09 then went backwards on the trail until I met up with dad and Wade. We all went and set up camp, got the stove going and relaxed a bit. I was soon running to the outlet stream to go get water to clean. It was so clear. Not a single floater in sight. We used a UV filter and never got sick. While hanging out at camp, a forest ranger wandered into camp. He was a really nice guy. He was just making sure we were keeping our garbage and gear where it should be and making sure we had a stove and didn’t plan on have a fire close to the lake. We talked for about an hour just exchanging hiking stories and making fun of freeze dried meals. :) He soon had to move on and complete his rounds though. I then went down to the lake and broke out the camera. I love taking pictures. There are so many angles to take one from and each is so different. It is quite relaxing to me. It was soon sunset and Mirror Lake really took to its name and went glassy smooth. After the last glow faded, I went up to camp and make myself some hot chocolate and watched as the stars came out. The stars out there at 7200 feet, crystal clear night air, and no light pollution are indescribable. You really just have to see it to comprehend it. The pictures I have don’t do it justice. As night fell, I started clicking away. I did continuous shots for about 2 hours before calling it a night.
Day Three: The next morning (the 27th) was D-day. I got all set to head up the mountain early in the morning. My dad and I set off with light packs while Wade went down to the lake to try some fishing. I was feeling good with such a light load, which was still a lot more than anybody else we saw because I had four bottles of water, too many snacks and 8 or so pounds of camera gear, but it was still good for me. :) The climb up isn’t too bad. You start off with a lot of switchbacks up to the Horton Pass area where is flattens out a bit. Then you quickly start on up the back of Eagle Cap. By this point, I was ready to go for it, but dad wasn’t quite as ready. I was again given permission to go on up the mountain. I met up with a group of guys from Spokane and some of their friends from Georgia. They were a great group of guys and were moving at my pace so I climbed with them. The guy from Georgia was amazed at us crazy westerners climbing our crazy mountains. Apparently The Great Smoky Mountains aren’t very steep…. Haha I’m not a fan of much on the east coast. The Smokies failed to impress me on my visit entirely. Before long… okay, who am I kidding? It was a long haul… we summited. Let me tell you, the view from up there is incredible. You have a wonderful 360 degree view for miles and miles around. I started clicking off panoramas and everything else I felt necessary while munching on a Nature Valley bar. When my dad summited, he checked his phone to find that he had some service. So we both made calls and talked to my mom a bit. Then I decided to make a call to my girlfriend who was back in the Tri-Cities at the fair riding horses. Also, there are a ton of ground squirrels up at the summit….. They are cheap entertainment if you have a few almonds to spare. :) The hike back to camp actually wasn’t bad at all. And let me tell you, it was nice to go dip my feet in the freezing cold lake, seeing as it was in the mid 80’s or so the days we were there. It was good to be back at camp to relax again. After eating some dinner, I once again broke out the camera and spent the remaining daylight down by the lake. I was glad to have shot so many photos of the lake the previous night because the water was less smooth this time around. While I was shooting, Wade, who was about 70 feet down the shoreline from me, caught a fish. It was only about 6 or 7 inches long, but a cool catch nonetheless. When night fell, I was a little less enthusiastic about taking more night shots considering I had more than 250 of them from the previous night. But I still spent about an hour or so trying some light painting on the trees and stuff like that. After that, it was time to hit the sack.
Day Four: The next morning, the 28th, everybody was a bit slow to get up and pack up. I didn’t really want to leave such a wonderful place, but it was time to reunite with civilization. The hike out went pretty smoothly and we were back to the Durango by midday. In the daylight, the dirt road was a little more fun too. The drive home was nice and it was also great to be home. I feel that we had a very successful trip.
Taken on August 27, 2011
Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-105mm VR lens
Dolica UV filter
Exposure Bias: 0EV
Exposure: 1/640 sec.
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
18mm
For the kitchen....I'm feeling creative today and spotted this lovely diffused evening light in the bathroom.
This is a HEAVILY modified Bringheli fork alignment block. I found the 4 threaded bolts extremely annoying and in-accurate for set-up. The bolts have been replaced with 1/4" rod that I threaded on the ends to bottom out on the fixture. The rod is smooth so the springs can move freely. The plunger then pushes down on the top plate evenly and with extreme pressure. I made the t-handle with a rotating plunger on the bottom so it won't dig into the top and allows very even pressure. This is a HUGE improvement and is now a very functional attachment. Having a 1,500 lb table that has been ground to a tolerance of under .001" does not hurt.
Shopping at Aldi can be an interesting experience. Some of the centre aisle 'limited offers' range from useful bargains, to useless tat.
Depending on your view point you may agree, or disagree, that this falls into the tat category.
I showed it to Son #1 (16 years old) we looked at each and said "Fork Handles" at the same time in the correct accent.
The Two Ronnies sketches will never go out of fashion.
See it here:
I know, fork, I know. I wanted to run away too, but they pay me to be here.
When it's the first day back at school after winter break, AND one of the forks tries to make a run for it in the lunch line AND the Hereios just happen to be gettin' jiggy wit the Fork Art group today, you stop and take a photo of it.
TACWD
Shot for Week 6's Take a Class with Dave & Dave Assignment #1 - Three. Take a photo that somehow involves the number three. Three trees, a shirt with the number 3 on it, whatever. But the "threeness" needs to be in the photo (don't tell me "I took it at 3:00"). No self-portraits. Tag with cwd61.
An idea I had for Neil Creek's PROJECT: Iron Chef Photography - Fork. Taken in complete darkness with a "special" light camera left.
This is shot with the leica 'summilix 50 ASPH' lens wide open at 1.4 one of the leica bokeh kings.
taken at a friends birthday party, they had all gone out for a smoke and left me alone so I had to get up to something with the camera!!
A bold new survey of the world's most exciting up-and-coming designers.
&Fork is an exciting, well designed book presenting the most interesting product designers to have emerged over the last 3 years. 100 product designers from 24 countries chosen by 10 international curators, come together over 400 pages. The 100 designer featured in &Fork have been nominated by a team of 10 renowned figures from the international design world. They are Tom Dixon, Maria Helena Estrada, Pierre Keller, Didier Krzentowski, Sang-kyu Kim, Julie Lasky, Guta Moura Guedes, Brian Parkes, Francesca Picchi and Chieko Yoshiie.
&Fork follows the highly successful Spoon, and presents all the new innovations and developments in the design world since Spoon's publication in September 2004. With its publication, &Fork offers the most up to date reference for anyone with an interest in contemporary design from practicing professionals and students to anyone with a passion for and appreciation of good design.
100 Designers featured in &Fork:
5.5 Designers; Anteeksi; Antenna Design; Atelier Oï; Maarten Baas; Suyel Bae; Manuel Bandeira; Yves Béhar; Mathias Bengtsson; bernabeifreeman; Mana Bernardes; Big-Game; Steven Blaess; BLESS; Jörg Boner; Fernando Brízio; Stephen Burks; Sam Buxton; Elio Caccavale; Louise Campbell; Leo Capote; Jennifer Carpenter; Pierre Charpin; Lucas Chirnside; Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram; Kenneth Cobonpue; Paul Cocksedge; DE MAKERS VAN; Martino d'Esposito; D-BROS; Stefan Diez; Florence Doléac; Doshi Levien; David Dubois; Front; Fuchs & Funke; Martino Gamper; Alexis Georgacopoulos; Adam Goodrum; graf:decorative mode no. 3; Tal Gur; Ineke Hans; Jaime Hayón; Simon Heijdens; Piet Hein Eek; Jackson Hong; Junya Ishigami; Ichiro Iwasaki; ixi; Trent Jansen; Patrick Jouin; Chris Kabel; Lambert Kamps; Yun-je Kang; Meriç Kara; Bosung Kim; André Klauser; Tête Knecht; korban/Flaubert; Joris Laarman; Nicolas Le Moigne; Simon LeAmon; Sang-Jin Lee; Mathieu Lehanneur; Arik Levy; Julia Lohmann; Alexander Lotersztain; Xavier Lust; Cecilie Manz; Tatsuya Matsui; Matthias Megyeri; Marcelo Moletta; Nada Se Leva; Nendo; Nido Campolongo; Nó Design; Johannes Norlander; Kiyoyuki Okuyama; OVO; Flávia Pagotti Silva; Zinoo Park; Russell Pinch; Polka; Ransmeier & Floyd; Adrien Rovero; Alejandro Sarmiento; Inga Sempé; Wieki Somers; Alexander Taylor; Carla Tennenbaum; Tonerico:Inc; Peter Traag; Maxim Velcovsky; voonwong&bensonsaw; Dominic Wilcox; WOKmedia; Shunji Yamanaka; Noriko Yasuda; zuii
About the Curators:
Francesca Picchi is an architect, writer, curator, and the editor of the Italian design magazine, Domus
Tom Dixon is a product designer, the creative director of Habitat and Artek, and runs his own design company, TOM DIXON
Brian Parkes is a design curator and the associate director of Object:Australian Centre for Craft and Design
Didier Krzentowski is the managing director and founder of Galerie Kreo
Pierre Keller is the director of the design school ECAL in Lausanne
Julie Lasky is editor-in-chief of I.D., the international design magazine
Guta Moura Guedes is co-founder and chair of Experimenta - Lisbon's cultural
association devoted to promoting design - and director of the international biennale, ExperimentaDesign
Chieko Yoshiie is a design critic and the editor-in-chief of Casa Brutus
Maria Helena Estrada is a publisher, design critic, curator, and the director of design affairs at the Brazilian House Museum
Sang-kyu Kim is a design curator at the Hanga
Publication date: April 2007
Hardback
ISBN: 0714847682
Fork-tailed Sunbird, a very fast flyer and not easy to spot. The size is only 4-5 cm. Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, Tai Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Nikon D70+Nikon 300mm F/2.8G VR+1.4TC.
A 30 foot high waterfall on the South Fork Tieton River, Yakima County, Washington.
For more information see:
www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/South-Fork-Falls-5116
IMG_9003
Sunset over East Fork Lake in Clermont County Ohio. East Fork is a man made lake but still contains much beauty, many miles of mountain bike/hiking/horse trails and several places to camp out.
South Fork,PA is a Drop-off/Pick-up point for the NS Helpers on the steep grade either up or down into or out off Altoona.PA. Four helper units sit waiting for for their next assignment in the siding at South Fork as a NS Coal drag makes its way down grade. Helper units are used for additional power for up grade moves and for additional dynamic braking on the down hill run.
The Ephraim Bales Cabin, along the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The buildings here were probably built in the early 1900s, and include a hog pen, corn crib and a barn.
A literal collage of Anvil parts were used to make this unicrown fork blade mitering tool. We're considering it for production.
Forks, WA declares September 13th (Bella's birthday) as "Stephenie Meyer day" - special thanks to Mike Burling at the Forks Chamber of Commerce for the photos!
Must View Large! Happy Waterfall Wednesday!
This photo (and two others of mine) will be featured in Classic Hikes of North America, a book coming out at the end of August by Peter Potterfield.
I must say I'm pretty proud. :)
And be sure to check out the vertical version!
This is a shot of a small waterfall on the East Fork of the Lostine River with some lupine blooming on the foreground. This was taken on our way back home. This little spot is a little side trail pretty close to the parking lot (maybe a mile or so out) that goes down to the water. It is well worth the side pass! The Lakes Basin and Eagle Cap are wonders of the wilderness. I encourage anyone who gets the chance to take a trip here!
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For purchasing information, check out my profile and get your prints!
The Plan:
Ever since my 2009 trip to Eagle Cap and the Lakes Basin, I have wanted to go back. Finally my dad and I got a trip planned for the end of August 2011. It was going to be my dad, his friend Wade, and me. The plan was to drive up to the trailhead on August 25th, then camp there. On the morning of the 26th, we were to begin the hike to Mirror Lake, set up camp and relax. We would spend the night at the lake on the 26th. My dad and I were going to get up on the 27th to climb Eagle Cap while Wade relaxed and did some fishing. We would again camp at the lake on the night of the 27th. We would begin our journey out and home early on the morning of the 28th.
The Story:
Day One: It was about mid-afternoon on Thursday, August 25th, 2011 when my mom came and got me from the fairgrounds so that dad, Wade and I could begin our trip to Eagle Cap. I got home and dad and I packed up the Durango and went off to Wade’s house so he could pack his stuff in. From there, we headed off into the afternoon just like last time. This time was a little different though, because I was driving. :) I don’t know what it is, but I just love to drive everywhere. My parents hardly ever drive anymore because of me. :) We made good time and arrived in Lostine, Oregon late in the afternoon. We ate a big and delicious dinner at the Lostine Tavern and started up the road toward the trailhead. Let me tell you, that 11 miles of dirt road was just as rough as I remembered it. We arrived at the parking lot awhile after sunset, so it was getting dark fast. I scouted out a nice spot down on the East fork of the Lostine River…. Funny thing is, it was the same spot that we had intended to camp on last time… But don’t worry! This time we had the tent poles! :) We set up camp and I got a fire going… everything was a bit damp, so I had help from some lighter fluid. :) Before long, we were all tired and the fire was going out, so we hit the sack for the night.
Day Two: We were up bright and early on the 26th. It was time to begin the 7 and a half mile hike up the East fork of the Lostine River to the Lakes Basin. The hike started off pretty well. I’d say we were probably the first ones on the trail and were making good time. It seemed like no time and we were up into the meadow with Eagle Cap in our sights. We started to pass people who were on their way out. One lady we talked to had been up there for five days and she said she had had an interesting trip. She said that Wednesday night (the 24th) some massive thunderstorms had rolled in with tons of rain, lightning, thunder and howling winds. I remember that night I was at the fairgrounds and could see all the lightning to the south. It must have been quite a storm! We continued on and decided to take a lunch break at the little bridge that crosses the Lostine River, which at this point is little more than a creek. It is also at the fork of the trail. The old trail (which has big rocks and logs hastily thrown into it in attempt to keep hikers away) is to the right and the new one to the left. While eating our lunch, a group of friends from the Tri-Cities as well came up. It was a pretty cool surprise. After lunch, it was time for the final push. We decided that since we took the new trail last time, we would take the old one this time. Dad and Wade were slowing down, and I was given permission to go my own pace. So I started on up the trail and soon lost everyone behind me. It is quite something to be hiking alone down an old trail, eventually over a bunch a granite rocks, guessing where the trail goes over those rocks. I found it quite serene and enjoyable at that. It really puts life into perspective. I loved it and arrived at the lake about a half hour or so ahead of the others. I went and scouted out the camp we stayed at back in ’09 then went backwards on the trail until I met up with dad and Wade. We all went and set up camp, got the stove going and relaxed a bit. I was soon running to the outlet stream to go get water to clean. It was so clear. Not a single floater in sight. We used a UV filter and never got sick. While hanging out at camp, a forest ranger wandered into camp. He was a really nice guy. He was just making sure we were keeping our garbage and gear where it should be and making sure we had a stove and didn’t plan on have a fire close to the lake. We talked for about an hour just exchanging hiking stories and making fun of freeze dried meals. :) He soon had to move on and complete his rounds though. I then went down to the lake and broke out the camera. I love taking pictures. There are so many angles to take one from and each is so different. It is quite relaxing to me. It was soon sunset and Mirror Lake really took to its name and went glassy smooth. After the last glow faded, I went up to camp and make myself some hot chocolate and watched as the stars came out. The stars out there at 7200 feet, crystal clear night air, and no light pollution are indescribable. You really just have to see it to comprehend it. The pictures I have don’t do it justice. As night fell, I started clicking away. I did continuous shots for about 2 hours before calling it a night.
Day Three: The next morning (the 27th) was D-day. I got all set to head up the mountain early in the morning. My dad and I set off with light packs while Wade went down to the lake to try some fishing. I was feeling good with such a light load, which was still a lot more than anybody else we saw because I had four bottles of water, too many snacks and 8 or so pounds of camera gear, but it was still good for me. :) The climb up isn’t too bad. You start off with a lot of switchbacks up to the Horton Pass area where is flattens out a bit. Then you quickly start on up the back of Eagle Cap. By this point, I was ready to go for it, but dad wasn’t quite as ready. I was again given permission to go on up the mountain. I met up with a group of guys from Spokane and some of their friends from Georgia. They were a great group of guys and were moving at my pace so I climbed with them. The guy from Georgia was amazed at us crazy westerners climbing our crazy mountains. Apparently The Great Smoky Mountains aren’t very steep…. Haha I’m not a fan of much on the east coast. The Smokies failed to impress me on my visit entirely. Before long… okay, who am I kidding? It was a long haul… we summited. Let me tell you, the view from up there is incredible. You have a wonderful 360 degree view for miles and miles around. I started clicking off panoramas and everything else I felt necessary while munching on a Nature Valley bar. When my dad summited, he checked his phone to find that he had some service. So we both made calls and talked to my mom a bit. Then I decided to make a call to my girlfriend who was back in the Tri-Cities at the fair riding horses. Also, there are a ton of ground squirrels up at the summit….. They are cheap entertainment if you have a few almonds to spare. :) The hike back to camp actually wasn’t bad at all. And let me tell you, it was nice to go dip my feet in the freezing cold lake, seeing as it was in the mid 80’s or so the days we were there. It was good to be back at camp to relax again. After eating some dinner, I once again broke out the camera and spent the remaining daylight down by the lake. I was glad to have shot so many photos of the lake the previous night because the water was less smooth this time around. While I was shooting, Wade, who was about 70 feet down the shoreline from me, caught a fish. It was only about 6 or 7 inches long, but a cool catch nonetheless. When night fell, I was a little less enthusiastic about taking more night shots considering I had more than 250 of them from the previous night. But I still spent about an hour or so trying some light painting on the trees and stuff like that. After that, it was time to hit the sack.
Day Four: The next morning, the 28th, everybody was a bit slow to get up and pack up. I didn’t really want to leave such a wonderful place, but it was time to reunite with civilization. The hike out went pretty smoothly and we were back to the Durango by midday. In the daylight, the dirt road was a little more fun too. The drive home was nice and it was also great to be home. I feel that we had a very successful trip.
Taken on August 28, 2011
Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-105mm VR lens
Dolica UV filter
Dolica 0.3 ND Neutral Density Filter
Exposure Bias: -5EV
Exposure: 1/4 sec.
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200
18mm