Thursday, June 30, 2011

Bear Baiting 2011

I had a great time this month assisting the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with their black bear study.  We went out a few weeks ago to place the baits and went back today to see if we had any takers.  We had a 50% take rate and I got a few good photos along the way!

Great view of a storm coming over the mountain.

Clackamas River.

 Evidence! Nice claw marks.

 Removing the hanger.

 Beautiful!

Check out the color of that water!

Today we saw a sooty grouse and a ton of scenery.  Don is always good company...and I hope to be back in a few weeks helping out with some elk!

I'll be posting some new stuff...so check back soon!


Sunday, June 26, 2011

Spring on the Mountain



We had a great trip to Timothy Lake on Mt. Hood this week.  The weather was great and the scenery was incredible!  Great view of Mt. Hood no matter where we found ourselves on the lake.  

 Mt. Hood was always in view!

 Our great campsite...right on the water.

 SQUATCH (my Land Cruiser!) guarding our campsite.

 We ate well!!

 One of my favorite sunsets in 42 years!

 I didn't expect to see the otters on this trip...but they were out fishing for trout. These two decided to stop and pose for a photo!

 Told you they were fishing!

 After the catch.

 Not many boats on the lake...but the few that were had a lot of luck.

 Jared wanted me to shoot this...turned out great!

 Mergansers were fishing too!



 The kids had fun...we weren't ready to leave.

 The kayak has been good to us over the years...thanks Kevin! The whole family can still fit!!

Took this shot to show the mayflies on Jared's hat. They were everywhere...and the trout were hitting the surface all over the lake.

We had a really great trip and can't wait to go back. We plan on taking all the family up when they're here this summer! Timothy Lake is only one of many to choose from...they're all awesome and we plan on hitting many more before summer's up!  

I'll be posting full-size photos of all the good stuff on the website www.bradwatsonphotography.com. Check back soon...I also plan to update the blog every week or two this summer!

Have a great week!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Neighborhood Trees and Flowers

Walking around the neighborhood...crazy cool and wet June in Portland!  We're finally getting some blooms and the roses are about to pop.  Thought I'd share some flower and tree photos.

 Love all the neighbor's flower beds!

 Trees in bloom!


 Colors!

 Trees!


I'll be posting more photos from the beautiful Pacific Northwest soon!!

Brad