There’s something about the change of seasons that makes you want to travel, feel the sunshine on your back, take in beautiful nature scenery, eat great fresh food and local wine and microbrews, take some photos and just relax! We did all of that and more on our late summer early autumn trip to McMinnville, Bend, Painted Hills, Crater Lake, Florence, Newport, Cannon Beach and Astoria, Oregon. Here are some of the photos I took. Keep Oregon free, natural, weird and fun! www.jollysiendaphotography.com

Fog lifts and allows us to see Crater Lake along the rim, Crater Lake, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Rich stands and admires the Painted Hills of central east Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Rogue River near Crater Lake, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Majestic Crater Lake, Wizard island, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Columbia River and a boat marina at Astoria, WA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sea Lion makes some noise, Newport, OR., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Oregon sand dunes and the Oregon Coast near Florence, OR by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Bucolic farms, vineyards, and rolling hills, McMinnville, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Painted Hills, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Fog and the Siuslaw River Bridge, Florence, OR by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Great Blue Heron wades in the foggy Siuslaw River, Florence, OR by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Cliff rocks on the Pacific Ocean with hundreds of sea lions, Florence, OR by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sea Lions, Newport, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Heceta Head Lighthouse, Florence, OR., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

A Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel, Crater Lake, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Crater Lake Lodge, Crater Lake, and Wizard Island by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sand dunes of Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Painting haystack rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

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Spring 2025 will be a lasting memory. I helped a friend drive her car from Washington State to Arizona. Along the way, we had overnight stops in Bend, OR., and Reno, NV., stayed a couple of days in Bishop CA., to visit friends, an overnight in very hot (107 degrees) Needles, CA., and lastly destination, Apache Junction, Arizona. I drove over 1,400 miles, and we saw dramatic and beautiful countryside with lakes, streams, the high country, the high desert, Cascade Mountains, Cascade Volcanic Arc, the Eastern Sierra Mountains, and the hot Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Deserts. We stopped along the route to take photos, stretching our legs, and during the drive had meaningful conversations. Here are some photo highlights of the trip. Copyright photos by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Let the road trip begin! Susie and Jolly, Bend, Oregon, May 2025

Mount Jefferson, Oregon, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

White church along the Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Scenic lake, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

High country, mule ear wildflowers, Eastern Sierras, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Oregon Outback Scenic Byway lake by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Country meadows with purple wildflowers, a blackbird, and a red barn, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Hereford cattle graze high country meadows with the Eastern Sierras in the background, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Oregon Outback Scenic Byway countryside by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

A vista view point near Mono Lake, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Mono Lake, California, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Scenic views of the Eastern Sierras, near Bishop, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Large Cottonwood frames the view of the Eastern Sierras Mountains, Big Pine, CA, near Bishop, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Mountain stream at Big Pine Creek, about 8,000 feet, Big Pine, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Hiking Big Pine Creek towards the Eastern Sierras and a waterfall by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

My friend Bobbie and I on the Big Pine Creek hike by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Waterfall at Big Pine Creek, Big Pine, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Big pine cones grow on the Jeffrey Pine trees at Big Pine Creek, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sisters, Bobbie and Susie, together at Aspendell, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Beautiful Eastern Sierra mountain views and wildflower meadows, yellow mule ears, Aspendell, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Lake Sabrina, CA., about 9,000 feet, Eastern Sierra Mountains, near Bishop, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sunrise and palm trees, Needles, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sunrise at Needles, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Traveling on Route 66, Needles, CA., hot, hot, hot!! Photo by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Apache Junction blooming Saguaro Cactus by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Scenic Sonoran Desert with a rainbow after June rains by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Rainbow reaches over the Sonoran Desert and cactus, Apache Junction, AZ., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Road to the Superstitious Mountains, after the rains, with lacy fog, Sonoran Desert, Apache Junction, AZ, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Lacy fog surrounds Superstitious Mountain, Apache Junction, AZ., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sonoran Desert and the Superstitious Mountains, after a rainstorm, early morning, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

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