An explanation How did I find this covered bridge in western Wahkiakum County? Before the first weekend in September, 2016, I had never been to Wahkiakum County. I’m not sure if I could even pronounce the name of the county or its seat, Cathlamet. Here’s how I ended up there. I’m not proud of the…
Wasting Away in South Florida Several years ago, my partner Kevin attended a January conference held in Miami Beach, Florida. Never having been to South Florida, I tagged along looking forward to a week’s R&R escaping a Montana winter. For most of the week, I hung out on South Beach, enjoying the sun and sand,…
Best Laid Plans I hadn’t planned on stopping in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Nor had I suspected I’d find anything as photogenic as the 1909 Guadalupe County Courthouse. On my third day of a week-long photoshoot around the Southwest, I had hoped to get to Tucumcari, or even Amarillo. That morning, I had started with…
More’s Creek, Ada and Boise Counties, Idaho This photograph shows More’s Creek (also known as Moore’s Creek), a prinicpal tributary of the Boise River. With its source high in the Sawtooth Mountains, it flows in a southwesterly direction, reaching its confluence with the Boise River just a few miles northeast of Idaho’s capital city. For…
By Way of Introduction The text below has been adapted from my Evergreen post Pacific County, Washington. Click on the link to read the full post, This post is designed to interest you in visiting my Etsy shop where you can buy the photo shown above in a variety of sizes as wall art. The…
Introducing San Juan County On October 31st, 1873, the Washington Territorial Legislature split a group of islands off from Whatcom County to create San Juan County. The smallest county by land area, San Juan County covers only 175 square miles. Adding in the water that surrounds the 700+ islands of San Juan County, the…
How I’m marketing my photography on Etsy thanks to the teaching of Craig Alexander.
As with Clark County, I had driven through Jefferson County and already had the county sign and an interesting building. This trip would allow me to get the actual court house, and some landscape and farming photos. The interesting building turned out to be the former court house, and in the time since I was…
Introducing Lincoln County According to HistoryLink.com, the Washington Territorial Legislature created Lincoln County on November 1st, 1883. They used the western extent of Spokane County. They did not, however, confirm the new County’s borders until November 24th. Then on the 28th, they split the new County to create Douglas County. Douglas County later lost land…
Located in the eastern part of the state of Washington, Adams County takes its name from President John Adams. Its rich history dates back to the late 1800s. Its fertile soil has made it a hub for wheat, lentils, and other crops. The county has several towns and communities. These include the city of Ritzville,…
