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The place is known by three different names. The correct name is Devils Fire. Some call it Hobgoblins, and some have called it Little Finland. I will not get into why it has so many names. Just know that the correct name for this location is called Devils Fire.

The location is south of Mesquite Nevada and will take you about two hours to get to the spot for you to start hiking. The ridge faces the west, but that does not mean it has to be a sunset shot, early morning light hitting the clouds behind the formations would really interest me more.

I happen to get here just in front of the winter storm that hit across the country around Christmas. My intent was to stay here over night and shoot not only sunset but sun rise and do some night time photography. It started clouding up pretty bad and I got a few peaks between the clouds. But my gut was telling me to move on and get out. I really had no idea of the impending snow storm that was coming up on me. I actually left here and went on to Bryce Canyon and got stuck there a few days. But better there than here.

There is quiet a bit of off roading for you to be able to get here. Nothing too extreme, but you will need high clearance and 4WD to get through some deep sand in some spots. I have included GPS coordinates on the photo gallery page of y website. Click here to view them.

The area is very fragile. And I can understand why a lot of people do not want this location getting out. But if everyone kept there locations a secret, then most of them would stay unknown. Plus I think it helps the photography community as a whole when more people can go and see these remote areas. So if you decide to venture out this way, please do not touch the rock formations. You can already see a lot of damage to the area, be it from other people or just natural erosion.

The new black and white photo gallery has been created and is now live.

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From the winter trip over the Christmas holiday trip. These are the latest images available through Superstock. Areas are White Rock Canyon, Devils Fire, Valley of Fire, Bryce Canyon, The Arches National Park and Island in the Sky District of the Canyonlands.

Larger images can be seen at the photography page.

Image collection from the Oregon coastline. Harris Beach, Cape Sabastian, Bandon Beach, Heceta Head Lighthouse, Cooks Chasm, Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Seal Rock, Cape Kiwanda, Canon Beach and Ecola State Park.

Larger images can be seen at the photography page.

Images are from Death Valley, The Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado Bend State Park in Texas, Mesa Verde National Park and Yosemite National Park.

Larger images can be seen at the photography page.

Just got back from a week of exploring the Oregon coast. Drove from Portland to Bandon over night to get the first light of sunrise. Then drove on to stay near Brookings, Oregon for three days.

The light for the Bandon sunrise was a bit of a disappointment. Too much fog, but it was still a surreal setting and this just means I will have to come back again for another trip along the coastline.

You can read more about the trip and see the photo galleries in the photography section of my site. I have it broken up into two galleries. North and South Oregon.

 Click here to visit the southern area of the Oregon coastline photo gallery.

Click here to visit the northern section of the Oregon coastline photo gallery.

Over all it was a great trip. Met a couple of photographers from a photo forum I hang out at half way into the trip. They were great to hang out with. My wife and I enjoyed their company a lot. Now we just need to find a way to make a living in Brookings so we can move there someday.

We traveled from Brookings all the way up the coastline to Cannon Beach. For the most part we had perfect weather and I was up at 5am everyday for the sunrise and was also shooting well into the evening for those fantastic sunsets.

Areas we got to explore include Harris beach, Lone Ranch, Whalehead Beach, Arch Rock, Natural Bridges, Samual Boardman Scenic Corridor, Hunters Cove, Cape Sebastian, Bandon Beach, Heceta Head Lighthouse, Cooks Chasm, Devil’s Cauldron, Yachats, Seal Rock, Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Cape Kiwanda, Cannon Beach and Ecola State Park.

Image available at the online store.

Image available at the online store.

Images are from Olympic National Park, Coyote Buttes North, the Wave area, and animal images of Tigers and Gorillas.

Larger images can be seen at the photography page

Latest images accepted from Superstock.