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From the ‘Sunday News Journal’,
Wilmington, Delaware
Photo Tour of the Pacific Northwest a ‘Snap’
by Jean Krolik
I’ve just
returned from a different kind of tour - a trip to the magnificent
Pacific
Northwest for the express purpose of photography.
MAKING A
CHOICE
If tours are offered to golfers, fishermen and musicians, why not
photographers? As a rule, these groups are strictly limited to fewer than
8 members and their gear . . . tripods, camera bodies and lenses etcetera.
The vehicle is generally a 15 passenger van into which all of the above
fits, and with seats to spare somewhat magically.
My expedition was
with Photographer / Leader John Baker of Travel
Images [P. O. Box 2434, Eagle, Idaho 83616. Toll free 1.800.325.8320]
Many photography magazines list such tours with often well-known Leaders,
and to destinations all over the world.
The virtue of such an
excursion is this; If any member of the group sees sufficient inspiration
for a photograph other than those frequently made, he or she may request a
‘photo stop’ (something the larger tour buses never do). These are very
serious amateur photographers who, in sharing this common interest, can be
depended on to be a most congenial group.
Crashing surf, Cape
Kiwanda, Oregon
THE UNEXPECTED
For my trip covering the best of western
Washington and Oregon I had been advised to expect rain at least part of
each day, but the sun constantly shone.
Never have I seen such
majestic beauty as the Cascade range stretching from Seattle’s Mount
Rainier, and on south to Mount Hood and Crater Lake etcetera. These and
other solitary snow-capped mountains are lined up north to south with each
bearing equally impressive names such as Mount Bachelor, Mount Jefferson
and Mount Adams.
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Black-Tail Deer,
Olympic NP, Washington |
Cannon Beach sunset |
MOUNT ST. HELENS
We also spent time amid the chaos
of Mount St. Helens where tremendous volcanic devastation took place in
1980. Trees there still lie like rows of stripped match-sticks on the
mountain slopes and many miles beyond. But amid the ruins you will find
the contrast of a young green Spruce tree, or a clump of brightly colored
wild flowers . . . just what these photo travelers came
for.
THE WILDLIFE
The coastlines of Oregon and Washington are also a
photographer’s dream. These States have wisely set aside coastal strips
and inland spots as State and National Parks, where sea Mammals, Roosevelt
Elk and Black-Tail Deer are plentiful, and where Marmots pose until right
before you’re about to expose a frame, it seems!
THE
WILDFLOWERS
Wildflowers? I have never seen or
photographed such a display of Blue Lupine, Red Paintbrush, Bear Grass,
and my favorite the delicate Alpine Lilies, as I did on this photo
trip.
I believe the Northwest to be our
country’s best-kept secret . . . just ask the
residents!
Jean Krolik
Sunday News Journal, Delaware
The Needles at sunset, Cannon
Beach, Oregon
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