Tahoe

I was down in Lake Tahoe this week shooting the fall catalog for an outdoor apparel company. Some early selects from the adventures we had along the way. The day after these shots were taken up at Donner Pass all of this granite was under about 4 inches of snow. Go Yamaha Man!!

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Stumptown, Slabtown, RIP City, PDX . . . . whatever you want to call it, Portland has so much to offer and is a great place to call home. I was out location scouting recently for a client who needed an urban setting for an athletic shoot and snapped these on my iPhone. So much potential here locally - whether downtown, out at the coast, in the Columbia River Gorge, up on Mt. Hood, or across the range in Bend. Shoot in Oregon!!

CCXSSWC

The Cyclocross Single Speed World Championships (CCXSSWC) were in town this weekend. I recall when I moved to Portland a few years back and started riding cross that on the Cross Crusade schedule there was a notation of the championships for that season being held in Portland and I thought, "Wow, that's got to be like hosting the Super Bowl in your home city." Well, in reality, it's more like combining the Super Bowl (yes, there are super fit riders who take part) with Mardi Gras, a roller derby tournament, Octoberfest, a tatoo convention and a bout of mud wrestling. Actually, that description is pretty right on. The theme of this year's event was "Beyond Thunderdome" and although I haven't seen the movie myself, I am pretty sure that whatever it entails it would be a let down compared to what I witnessed this weekend. The course included the usual display off camber hills, muddy run-ups, barriers to leap, and fast 'all-out' straight away, but also showcased a 40 foot tall geodesic dome with a handful of charachters clad in post-apocolyptic attire hanging from ropes and launching marshmallows at riders coming through. If you don't believe me that any of this really exists - well, there are photos above to prove it or you can check for yourself here. Raleigh has produced a pretty sweet limited edition frameset to commorate the event.

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Some fun snaps from around the breakfast table on Saturday morning. She loves her O's!!

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I do feel exceptionally fortunate that I get to do what I do for a living while spending time with good peeps. These are behind the scenes from another day at the 'office' on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon.

Bend

Some of my quick selects from a shoot out in Central Oregon two weeks ago with the SmartWool brand. Garett, thanks as always for the opportunity and for coming out to enjoy some of the autumn in Oregon. Bo and Lindsay - thanks for keepin' it real and for the good times. Andrea, Sam and Dave - it was a pleasure to work with you all and thanks for your assistance along the way.

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I love short bursts of being crazy busy and experiencing the euphoric sensation in my work life similar to a 'runner's high.' The past two weeks have teetered precariously close to the pinnacle of this with three national editorial assignments and two active lifestyle catalog shoots. These are some early selects from one that was down in Santa Cruz, California for Carve Designs' autumn line. Thanks Jen and Katie for putting it all together and to Claire for her great styling. Bo, as always, thanks for keeping things . . . uneventful while juggling pixels. You guys rock!