Duncan Creek/Beacon Rock

Angie, Matt and Jaclyn and I took a day trip out to the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge yesterday. We visited Duncan Creek and also hiked to the top of Beacon Rock. Duncan Creek is a beautiful small creek with numerous small waterfalls/slides. Beacon Rock was an interesting hike with lots of stairs, switchbacks and platforms on the way to the top. The hike was 2 miles long and gained ~550 feet of elevation.

Duncan Creek waterfalls.
Matt looking at the stream wondering how he had just slipped into the water (Jaclyn and Angie laughing in the background)! He was trying to cross the stream, but it didn't work out so well.
More waterfalls.
Angie relaxing near Duncan Creek.
One of the slides on Duncan Creek with diffused sunlight filtering through the trees.
Matt, Cirque, Jaclyn, Angie, Cami and Scott on the Beacon Rock trail.

Favorite Landscapes for 2009

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. We definitely enjoyed ours.

Here is a compilation of our favorite landscape photos from 2009. We hope you enjoy the photos. All photos are from the Nikon D80 dSLR using a variety of lenses and filters. The photos were processed using Adobe Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS4.

Lower Latourell Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon - May 2009
Buckhorn Pass, Olympic Peninsula, Washington - May 2009
Ramona Falls, Mt Hood Wilderness, Oregon - June 2009
North Star, Firelight. Soda Peaks Lake, Trapper Creek Wilderness, Washington - June 2009
Sunset, Reservior Decelles, Quebec, Canada - July 2009
Sunset, Crystal Lake, Mt Adams Wilderness, Washington - August 2009
Mt Hood from Burnt Lake, Mt Hood Wilderness, Oregon - October 2009
Unnamed waterfall, Mt Hood Wilderness - October 2009
Wind twisted pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite NP, California - October 2009
Vernal Falls, Yosemite NP, California - October 2009
Star Trails above El Capitan, Yosemite NP, California - October 2009
Lower Latourell Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon - December 2009
Alpenglow, Mt Hood, from White River, Mt Hood Wilderness, Oregon - December 2009

Sunset, Indian Beach, Oregon - December 2009
Jupiter streaking above Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon - December 2009