It’s been a few days now since I’ve gotten back from Oregon. Fortunately, the jet lag hasn’t been too bad, and my sleeping is more or less back to normal.
Looking back at the trip, I am a somewhat nostalgic. It’s always great to come home, of course, but in a strange way I miss Oregon a little, especially the coast. It was a great trip overall and from a photo perspective, fruitful. Yes, there were several places on my list I didn’t get to, and the conditions were not always what I had envisioned. But, I had fun, and I was fortunate to capture some images that I had not even imagined. Some of these could turn out to be “frame worthy”, and that’s all I can really hope for!
Speaking of images, I took over 1,400! Many of these (probably 50-75% based on experience) I will eventually delete, either because they are technically flawed, lousy compositions, or essentially duplicates of other images…no need to waste digital storage if I will never do anything with them (even though I now have well over 3 TB of storage).
I used virtually all of the camera gear I took, except for my backup camera (which was a good thing). This means I am doing a better job of paring down my gear to what I think I will realistically use rather than just bringing stuff “just in case”. However, I am on the lookout for a new camera backpack (my current one has some features I don’t like), and I need a better carry-on bag for all the things I am not comfortable putting in my checked bag (like my laptop, tripod, etc.). The one have been using is too flimsy and is difficult to carry because of the strap design.
In nearly seven days I drove 1,126 miles, or about 160 miles per day. If you assume an average speed of 50 mph (and that may be a bit high), that translates to nearly 23 total hours of driving, or 3.2 hours per day! Makes me tired just thing about it!
So, the question I always ask myself is whether I would go back. Of course I would, but there are other places I’d like to go (e.g., back to Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Canadian Rockies, etc.). That said, I told Mary Jo that we definitely need to visit Oregon and stay in a B&B, VRBO house, or one of the several resorts along the coast. She would enjoy it.
Time to close this blog and move on. Thank you for taking the time to read my posts, and as a reminder, feel free to share the link to my blog with others. Also, if you want to see more of my images:
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I will leave with some additional images (apologies if I already post any of these, but I think they are all new). Thanks again!!!
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| Columbia River Gorge panorama |
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