LAUREN KESSLER, the renowned writer who lives just south of Eugene, captured this breathtaking image this winter just as the sun was coming up over Odell Lake. “It was after the first big snowfall of the season,” she recalls. “I was on snowshoes making my way to the general store”[Read More…]
Photographs by Herald readers
Winter’s Mists Rise Over High Prairie Near Oakridge
GEORGE GRAGG OF McMINNVILLE made this image on an atmospheric wintry day on High Prairie northeast of Oakridge. It’s safe to say that relatively few Oregonians have ever heard of the heavenly area, let alone know where it is or how to get there. Surrounded by verdant national forest, the[Read More…]
The Sweet Spot Where a Waterfall Threads the Needle
JIM PURSCELLEY OF SPRINGFIELD recently made this image of Needle Falls as it tumbles into Salmon Creek about 5 miles east of Oakridge. The view is easily accessible from the Salmon Creek Falls Campground and is a highly popular spot for campers. “I caught my first fish below the falls[Read More…]
Sundown at the Headwaters of the Mighty Willamette
GLORIA BATES OF OAKRIDGE made this photo from the deck of her home just as the sun plopped behind the wintery slopes of Larison Ridge on the southern outskirts of the community. The Middle Fork of the Willamette River flows through the floor of this canyon, where the town is[Read More…]
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