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This was what I saw when I drove over the Zigzag River Bridge tonight. This is the moon coming up over the top of Zigzag Ridge with the Zigzag River in the foreground. Mount Hood is right behind that mountain.
It's a cold, cold night tonight. There was black ice on the road when I was coming home.
This is the perfect image of this evening up in the hills.
Camera - Nikon D90
Exposure - 30
Aperture - f/8.0
Focal Length - 16 mm
ISO Speed - 100
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The Zigzag River gets its start among the glaciers of Mount Hood, and leaps down through dense rainforest to where it empties into the Sandy River.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 24-85mm Nikon
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The Zigzag River gets its start among the glaciers of Mount Hood, and leaps down through dense rainforest to where it empties into the Sandy River.
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From along the Timberline Trail on the SW flank of Mount Hood. That is the start of the Zigzag River down there.
Little Zigzag Falls on ice.
The Little Zigzag Creek is located between Rhododendron and Government Camp in the Mount Hood foothills.
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It's finally snowing again a month after I made this image near Mt. Hood. Will we get a chance to make more this winter before the welcome spring warmth shows up?
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Seasons of change. Spring and Autumn are interesting for photography. I wasn't able to get out much this fall, so I don't have many pictures to show for it. I always regret missing peak foliage, but it wasn't to be this year. So, I present to you a spring picture earlier this year.
This is the Zigzag River near Mt. Hood.
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Happy Waterfall Wednsday everyone.
I was called out for not posting a waterfall today. :) Thanks Pam.
Hastily processed, hastily posted. Stay warm! Take pictures!
I was with a client until well into the sunset this evening. I was looking out the window at all of the great light flowing over the snow covered hills and I knew something great was happening.
I wrapped the meeting up and hit the road trying to find a spot, any spot at all that would give me a shot of the color in the sky.
I was getting desperate by the time that I got to the Zigzag River and so I pulled over went out onto the bridge and set up for a couple of shots just as the light was leaving Zigzag Ridge.
A mediocre shot, but this was the best that I could do in the time allotted.
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This is the Zigzag River near Rhododendron, Oregon. I am taking a hatis from my explorations of the Columbia Gorge to focus on the Mt. Hood area. I hope to do some hikng and more photography in the area very soon. I want to see how the seasons change there. This is the black and white version. I will be posting the color version shortly. I'm not sure which one I like better.
Camera: Nikon D810
Lens: 28mm Zeiss Distagon ZF2
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The Little Zigzag Creek near Mount Hood, Oregon.
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Sadie, Betty and I took off out of here for a break this afternoon and to get a wrap from the All Natural Wraptitude... whom I heartily endorse.
While were were gone we decided to take a look at the Zigzag River in Rhododendron, Oregon
This is what we saw. :)
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This is one of my images that I have been drawn to over the years. It is something about the way the water looks as it passed by the mossy rocks. I decided to reimagine the color balance, and overall look of the picture, and repost it not as a replacement of the original as I usually do, but as a new version. I replaced the original a couple of days ago with a sharper version, but it looked glaring among my recent work. So, I went to work on the greens, and the reds. This is the result.
Camera: Hasselblad 500 CM
Lens: 80mm Carl Zeiss
Film: Fuji Velvia
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The Zigzag River at Zigzag, Oregon near Mount Hood.
This is a view from near the Zigzag Bridge on Lolo Pass Road. I pass this view almost daily as I come and go about my business.
Sparkling water dances over rocks and logs as it winds and tumbles down the Zigzag River in the Mt Hood Wilderness.
My wife and I took this easy pleasant hike along the Zig Zag River up to the falls in the Mt Hood forest- Oregon
This is a vertical shot from last night. This shot has minimal processing. It makes me wonder if there is any need to adjust the shot at all.
I can't explain how excited I felt when I crossed over the Zigzag River bridge, looked to my left and saw this scene.
I have some Little Zigzag River snow shots to post but wanted to get these into my photostream.
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The Little Zigzag Creek near Mount Hood, Oregon.
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This isn't far from my house. Any of my contacts that shoot Mount Hood from the west side know Lolo Pass Road well. This is very near where the confluence of Clear Creek spills into the Sandy River at the end of Barlow Trail Road.
This stretch of river takes this stretch of road out every time that it floods. This is the exact same spot that washed out in 2006, but because log jams diverted the river the damage was worse this year.
The brand smackin' new bridge over the Zigzag River is ruined. The footings are unstable and they won't even let people walk across it. Not sure how many millions of dollars that were washed down the drain with that debacle. I can't wait to see what Mount Hood did to all of the drainage and construction over at White River. Engineers are always wanting to tame Mother Nature.
If you watched the video that I posted yesterday and noticed water coming up to the deck of a cabin, that cabin is gone with nary a trace of it ever being there.
I'm lucky where I am located as I'm on higher ground and a walk from the river's edge and I have an alternate route that I can take to get home. I appreciate those that have expressed concern over my safety. : ) I am unnafected completely other than how it has affected my friends and neighbors.
I just thought that I would post a few shots to show the damage. Stay warm, stay dry... take pictures
A part of me hates the blue of the water but I guess it dose give a rather beautiful effect to the green around it.
Boulder Creek near Brightwood on Mt. Hood. This was our last stop yesterday before my Nikon seized up for the afternoon. That caused me to miss out on most of the views of this gorgeous little spot. But not all of them.
After hitting up a beautiful sunrise at Jonsrud Viewpoint, Kirk, Gary and I went on up to the Zigzag River, but not before we tried to hike to Yocum Falls a little further up Mt. Hood. That was a fail, largely because we didn't feel like hiking the half mile in to the waterfall through thigh-deep snow! Snowshoes apparently are compulsory that far up the mountain right now! The Zigzag, however, is absolutely gorgeous with fresh snow at the moment, a great reminder that when it's 38 degrees and raining buckets in the Portland area, it must be snowing a little further up the mountain.
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This is the Zigzag River just above the confluence with Still Creek near Rhododendron, Oregon.
I'm glad that I took this shot before the leaves come on and the moss turns green. This is the stark reality of Winter after the snows recede and prior to the renewal of Springtime.
My three recent river shots, Henry Creek, The Salmon River and this one are all rivers or creeks that are within a ten minute drive from my home.
Right now the creeks and rivers around here are running quite well with plenty of rain to feed the flow.
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"Pioneer Bridle Trail is an 8-mile trail that takes you from the town of Government Camp (starting at Glacier View Trailhead) to nearly the town of Rhododendron. The trail follows the Barlow Road - part of the Oregon Trail followed by pioneers in wagon trains coming to Oregon and wanting to avoid rafting their wagons down the Columbia. The upper part of the trail drops down Laurel Hill, which the pioneers noted in their diaries - as the most difficult part of the route from Missouri. They had to lower their wagons with ropes tied around trees because it was so steep." www.mtbproject.com
"Located twenty miles east of the city of Portland, Oregon and the northern Willamette River valley, the Mt. Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than a million miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams, and, of course, iconic Mt. Hood." www.fs.usda.gov
The Zigzag River looking west from the Lolo Pass bridge. This one was bluer than the last. It had to do with the direction of the light and the bluer sky toward the light. This being the opposite direction from last night's post. (below)
I also wanted to apologize for a comment that I made last evening about the last shot being mediocre. I appreciate all of the awesome comments that everyone left. You opened my eyes to being a bit more objective of my own work. I'm my own worse critic because I see all that I was unable to affect in the photo which can overshadow the good parts.
I guess I should have said that it wasn't quite the shot that I wanted to take. I was frantic to get a shot of all the color that was happening around me and so I was judging the shot against what I wanted it to be.
1. - I would have liked to have been set up just before the sunset so I could have gotten even more of the hills bathed in the glow of the sunset.
2. - I would have liked to have been set up down next to the river instead of on a bridge, which was a sheet of ice I might add. I was hoping that none of the cars whizzing past my ass three feet away lost control.
In hindsight, it's a good image that grew on me after I sat back and looked at it, but it wasn't quite what I would have liked to have gotten. : )
I tried for a repeat of last night this evening. I got there on time, and waited for color before I walked through the snow to get to the river and the color didn't show up.
Such as it is when you're a landscape photographer. Mother Nature is a fickle model. : )
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This is from an early morning hike near Mount Hood with my dog, Shamus. I took pictures, he whined.
This is not going to be one of my best-selling pictures, but it's an example of when I try to work in a smaller context. Not everything can be a grand, sweeping landscape.
Camera: Hasselblad 500CM.
Lens: 80mm Carl Zeiss
Film: Fuji Velvia.
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This is the first stop we took up on the mountain the other day. I'm not as fond of this shot as the last one, but I'd still like to hear your thoughts on it. I actually kinda like those snow flakes in the shot.
After we shot this one, I hiked down to the river to see what I could see.. I was standing right near that tree on the left in the foreground and heard something ridiculously loud splashing in the water... I looked over my shoulder to see a snow plow going @ 40mph over this bridge shoving snow off the sides at a fast rate.... I saw it barely in time to turn my back to it and brace myself as a big mass of snow hit me in the back. Didnt hurt much but it sure surprised me!
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The Zigzag River running off of Mt. Hood is high enough in elevation to sustain a nice snow level this year. It's not too onerous to get there at the moment, but there's still plenty of snow to provide a great backdrop if you're making photographs. The mossy greens also really stand out against the snow right now, which also is a bonus. I might head up there tomorrow for a quick Christmas shoot if the weather is nice. That's a better gift, in my estimation, than most material items.
To anyone viewing, I hope you have Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas!
This is down stream on the Zig Zag river. Cliff Zener and I were looking for a camera he lost 1&1/2 years ago.....
We didn't find it.
Zigzag River at Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon 7/28/23 | Landscapes in The West by Jeff Hollett
One day a small seed fell upon a rock. Against all odds it sprouted and sent out it's roots and a shoot. Against all odds the sapling grew and the roots reached out. Over time it found enough nourishment to keep growing and spreading its roots eventually getting a foothold and reaching into the rich soil below. It became strong and stood as a sentinel over the rushing waters, season after season,in years of plenty and in years of scarcity. Still strong it stands as a testament to perseverance and it's root still hold fast against the trials of nature.
on the snowy banks of the ZigZag River, a beautiful morning on Mt Hood. Getting to the river's edge was no cakewalk but I like to stand by the cold cold water, rushing down the mountain's slope, always going going going. The shadows of the forest fall across my face.
My mom knit that hat for me. She's good like that.
Mt Hood
Below Mt. Hood
Photo by Tim Palmer, author of 24 books about rivers, river conservation and the environment (see www.timpalmer.org).
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Zigzag River at Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon 7/28/23 | Landscapes in The West by Jeff Hollett
Off Kiwanas Camp Road, below Government Camp
Photo by Tim Palmer, author of 24 books about rivers, river conservation and the environment (see www.timpalmer.org).
This photo is available for use by nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Just send us a note requesting use, and we’ll drop you the original. We can be reached at rivers@fws.gov.
Off Kiwanas Camp Road, below Government Camp
Photo by Tim Palmer, author of 24 books about rivers, river conservation and the environment (see www.timpalmer.org).
This photo is available for use by nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Just send us a note requesting use, and we’ll drop you the original. We can be reached at rivers@fws.gov.
Off Kiwanas Camp Road, below Government Camp
Photo by Tim Palmer, author of 24 books about rivers, river conservation and the environment (see www.timpalmer.org).
This photo is available for use by nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Just send us a note requesting use, and we’ll drop you the original. We can be reached at rivers@fws.gov.