ISLAND IN THE SKY CREEK The Oregon Central Coast is

The Oregon Central Coast is viewed in this image as the pacific ocean crashes wave after wave onto the basalt rock of the Central Coast with sandstone cliffs and sitka spruce overlooking the Pacific Ocean

I didn't have to wait long before the colors of the sunrise were revealed and the sun breaking the horizon

they were usually quick and could be elusive so I had to be also with the camera

I noticed a few tall purple flowers standing out from the other wildflowers and knew that those were the blazing stars

A trio of red-breasted mergansers spend a few hours swimming around Wildflower Lake diving occasionally looking for a meal of fish before they move northward on their spring migration

ISLAND IN THE SKY CREEK The Oregon Central Coast isThis morning I decided to head out and photograph the storm clouds in the park that were coming through the area. You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning. With my camera gear and tripod in hand, I reached the trailhead before 5: 00 am. The morning light was filtering through the bluish purple grayish storm clouds and some lightning was coming through, once about every 30