Description: Inspired by Amelia Earhart, a young female aviator stares down anyone or any situation that might challenge her abilities--daring them to tell her she can't accomplish her goals. Clouds, or smoke may billow and threaten to envelop her, the wind may storm and blow, but she will face them with grit and determination... she WILL overcome.
Description: Covered in a thin layer of frost and snow and surrounded by sparkling stars, this pink rosebud glitters in the winter sunlight in front of a soft background of snow-covered Oregon forest. A frosty blue tinge lends to a feeling of wonder and magic in the air. perfect romantic gift for that special person in your life.
Description: This focal black and white photo, bright paintbrush wildflowers on Johnston's Ridge bloom surrounded by death and destruction. A clear blue summer sky with one fluffy white cloud in the background seems to represent renewal and hope for the future despite the site's sad history.
Description: An interesting metal contraption and the underside of the roof of one of the concrete structures seen while climbing the stairs near gun emplacement #2 at Walker Battery, Ft Stevens, near Hammond, Oregon. I think the tour guide said the device in the picture was used to pull the chains used in rotating the artillery piece. Glowing spring sunlight illuminates the dystopic looking scene of weathered, abandoned military equipment and corroding concrete.
Description: This photo of paintbrush wildflowers on Johnston's Ridge with a bit of a pink blush to the sky has a bit of a retro feel. Growing in the barren looking rocky terrain left by Mount Saint Helens 1980 eruption, these colorful flowers look as tall as the mountains off in the distance.
Description: A dead, gray stump of a tree that was blown over, ripped apart, and twisted by the volcanic blast of Mount St Helens' historic 1980 eruption sits on top of Johnston's Ridge surrounded by grasses and blue lupines with a backdrop of mountains covered in a new generation of young evergreen trees.
Description: Fog rolls in from the Pacific ocean towards the Astoria–Megler Bridge as seen from the Astoria Column in a spring day in Oregon. Buildings, and docks line the Columbia River in this picturesque Coastal town, nestled below the lush vegetation and evergreens on Coxcomb Hill. Photo by J. H. Morton, editing by Dawna Morton
Description: Astoria–Megler Bridge viewed from the Astoria Column as a hazy fog rolling in from the pacific ocean obscures the horizon in lavender tones. The Columbia river appears almost pastel pink, flowing under the cantilever truss bridge and beyond the sand bars. Almost surreal golden tones make the buildings in this bustling Oregon coastal town glow in the sunlight and stand out from the dark green pacific northwest conifers. Photo by J. H. Morton, editing by Dawna Morton
Description: This moody photo with ominous grey clouds, taken from Johnston's Ridge, shows the destructive force of Mount St Helens' 1980 eruption. Downed evergreen trunks litter the mountainsides where they were exposed to the brunt of the volcanic blast, while even in more sheltered areas dead gray trunks stand as reminders of the beautiful forest that once covered these cascade mountains. Throughout the scene nature recovers in vigorous shades of green with a new generation of young trees scattered sparsely on the slopes.
Description: The sun shines radiantly golden as it begins to rise over the crest of the mountains beyond the banks of the Columbia River near Kelso and Longview, Washington. The Pacific Northwest clouds are dark and brooding in the glowing orange sky while the river is still unseen and shrouded in darkness and the dark silhouette of a maple tree branch stretches across the sky.
