Jim Layman Photography - Gallery
Sparks Lake
Sparks Lake is near Mt. Bachelor and the South Sister (the mountain in the photograph) in central Oregon. Taken shortly after sunrise on a just above freezing, perfect morning.
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The Painted Hills
The Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, get their name from the stratifications in the soil. The bands are from layers of silt, vegetative matter and more from the time this was an ancient river floodplain. The colored bands in the hills seem to change color with moisture levels and the angle of the sun overhead.
The hills are located about an hour east of Prineville, near Mitchell, Oregon
Calypso Bulbosa (Or Calypso Orchid, Fairy Slipper)
The plant, which lives no longer than five years, is a welcome sight when I am out. This one was about 100 feet/30 meters off the highway, off trail, in the woods of Silver Falls State Park.
McKenzie Pass
The lava flow from Belknap Crater forms a great foreground to the view of the North Sister and Middle Sister mountains (the South Sister is hidden behind the Middle Sister in this view). All three of the sisters volcanoes are over 10,000 feet/3,000 meters in elevation.
Tarweed Fiddlenecks and Fringepods
Two very cool sounding wildflowers taken in southern Washington, just north of the Columbia River in Horsethief Lake State Park.
Tarweed Fiddlenecks are the yellow flowers and the Fringepods are the discs.
Pronghorn Antelope
A pronghorn antelope in the National Bison Range north of Missoula Montana. Widely considered to be the second fastest land animal on Earth (top speed second only to the African cheetah). The pronghorn antelope can reach over 50 mph/90 kph, but can also run long distance at over 35 mph/55kph.
Oaks Toothwort
Trailside near Bridal Veil Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.
Sunrise at Sparks Lake with South Sister and Broken Top
Taken at sunrise on a cold clear morning at 34f/1c degree morning in August. I find it hard to believe that some people were still sleeping in their tents and not seeing this. A fantastic morning.
The South Sister (left) is a dormant volcano, while Broken Top (right) is an extinct volcano. Behind me is Mt Bachelor, another dormant volcano.
St. Mary Lake
St. Mary Lake on the eastern side of Glacier National Park in Montana. Visible near the center of the photograph is Wild Goose Island. The lake is glacially fed and during the winter the surface freezes to an estimated four feet thick.
Douglas Grasswidow
From Mayer State Park near The Dalles, Oregon.
Yellow Bells
From Mayer State Park near The Dalles, Oregon.
Lower South Falls
One of the jewels of Silver Falls State Park in Oregon, this 93 foot/28 meter drop is well worth the hike.
Sparks Lake and the South Sister
Sparks Lake is near Mt. Bachelor and the South Sister (the mountain in the photograph) in central Oregon. Taken shortly after sunrise on a just above freezing, perfect August morning.
Upper North Falls
Typically a boring waterfall from the standard viewpoint, crossing the creek to this angle makes the 65 feet/20 meters look so much better! You can find it in Silver Falls State Park in Oregon.
Climbing at Smith Rock State Park
A woman working her way up the side of the infamous Monkey Face at Smith Rock State Park. The park, a worldwide climbing destination, is located north of Redmond, Oregon.
Gold Star
Along the Mosier Tunnel trail just outside of Hood River, Oregon.
