“Wilderness is not intended for man. It is a reminder that the world is not our toy, or even a safe shell to hide under. We need a place where we do not belong…” William Sullivan, Listening for Coyote, p. 22. Oregonized is a collection of original images I have collected while living in Salem, Oregon. They may be from wanderings in the Willamette Valley, or adventures in the Central Cascades. Others still were taken farther out in the Eastern part of the State. Enjoy these inspiring encounters with the wild, and with nature! var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-23490997-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @oregonized)http://oregonized.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cff7263b5f9c8ea2f6efd5b397e98dd8/tumblr_mgzf9y53yx1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Frosted web. Salem, Oregon</p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/41106213040http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/41106213040Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:34:46 -0500webfrostcoldSalemOregon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e780364596518af1f2fc87774cb9a8d5/tumblr_mgzf7vlVPG1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rose hip encrusted with frost. Salem, Oregon.</p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/41106137912http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/41106137912Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:33:30 -0500rosenaturecoldwildOregonsalem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/725d41e062bc5d7b66a6dccd1aa6c3b1/tumblr_mg7q5xNMXK1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/069a7f8ac276dcea5d564e781eaace26/tumblr_mg7q5xNMXK1qkqksvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6d025e86c9f2dbba0b48e383cfac4549/tumblr_mg7q5xNMXK1qkqksvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Winter textures near Sisters, Oregon. Juniper berries and wood grain.</p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/39843728437http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/39843728437Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:37:07 -0500SnowwinternaturewoodtreeOregon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07b456d1e62aa92b51b5868b1047b069/tumblr_mg22e9kb5W1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c02099783cc885c60be7c57dcbf347f7/tumblr_mg22e9kb5W1qkqksvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/17cc0b2978b9516c4cec83c76239de32/tumblr_mg22e9kb5W1qkqksvo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/39568266420http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/39568266420Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:15:00 -0500wildernesscolumbia riverOregonnaturewaterfall<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2e8f87a9a3291040c078e577087bfa4/tumblr_mg22bdmt7Q1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big sky above the Columbia Gorge. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/39568182975http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/39568182975Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:14:00 -0500OregonWashingtonnaturewildernessriverColumbia River Gorgecol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f36414c30622e556dc23eb13d20f2221/tumblr_mf9f7rkvpE1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Reeds on the shoreline along the great Columbia River. Near Washougal, Washington. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/38280384765http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/38280384765Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:02:15 -0500Columbia River GorgeOregonnatureriver<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4u0cLF2T1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunset on the Columbia River. Near Washougal, Washington. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/36650890161http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/36650890161Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:00:11 -0500oregonrivernaturewildsunsetlandscape<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4txdAcqZ1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A fall apple near Baskett Slough, Oregon.</p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/36650806359http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/36650806359Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:58:24 -0500fallapplesappleoregonnature<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4tteclsc1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The wide Columbia near the mouth of the Gorge at Washougal, WA. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/36650687084http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/36650687084Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:56:01 -0500WashingtonoregonriverColumbia River Gorge<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczytxRHUp1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Turning colors and falling water. Shellburg Falls, near Lyons, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/35037771209http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/35037771209Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:22:44 -0500fallleaveswaterfalloregonnature<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mczys048qX1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shellburg Falls, near Lyons, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/35037703097http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/35037703097Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:21:35 -0500fallnaturewaterfalloregon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9g444p9EX1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Firecamp Lakes in the Willamette National Forest, Cascades Oregon. Sunset yesterday. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/30364249738http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/30364249738Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:24:03 -0400OregonlandscapelakewildnaturesunsetcouldsCascades<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m823zsJDzP1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Barbed-wire near Lakeview, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459341654http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459341654Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:21:27 -0400Oregonwestwesternbarbed-wirecountry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m823wnXeZF1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A stone at Summer Lake. Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459222707http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459222707Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:19:00 -0400naturelandscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m823u7pxyO1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The open road on HWY 31 at Summer Lake, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459131344http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459131344Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:18:07 -0400natureOregonlandscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m823r7SZhx1qkqksvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The blue Willamette. Minto Brown Park, near Salem Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459018282http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/28459018282Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:16:18 -0400riverwaterlandscapenatureOregon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6vjdcCY9L1qkqksvo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mix of stone, shadow, and Jeffrey Pine. Near Sisters, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808592308http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808592308Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:36:48 -0400naturelandscapeOregon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6vj95YFiw1qkqksvo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>High desert wild flowers. Near Sisters, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808426261http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808426261Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:34:17 -0400NatureOregonflower<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6vj6tC2kf1qkqksvo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Volcanic boulder stack. Near Sisters, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808333337http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808333337Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:32:53 -0400natureboulderslandscapeOregon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6vj51aLf61qkqksvo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Twister old juniper. Near Sisters, Oregon. </p>http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808261343http://oregonized.tumblr.com/post/26808261343Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:31:49 -0400naturetreeJuniperOregon