Greg Lief Photography

Love at the St. Johns Bridge... zoom in and look just right of the left tower. (7-November-2021)

"Love is all you need..." — The Beatles




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Several autumn studies of Ponytail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”

― Tennessee Williams

Elowah Falls on this day in 2012 and 2009. Also included is a photo of the fall colors on the hillside directly east of the falls. Unfortunately the Elowah Falls trail is currently closed due to a rockslide earlier this year which buried both the trail and the footbridge.

“We can't help being thirsty, moving toward the voice of water.” — Rumi

Two views of the fall foliage surrounding Wahclella Falls on this day in 2008.

“Autumn is my spring!” — August Strindberg

Fall colors along the Historic Columbia River Highway.

"Autumn is the final trick in nature's year-long magic show: It masks death with a spectacular display of beauty." — Keith Hansen

Elk Rock Island, some of the leaves have withstood the wind's attempts to knock them to the ground. (28-October-2021)

"There is so much beauty in autumn and so much wisdom; so much separation and so much sorrow!" ― Mehmet Murat ildan

Metlako Falls along Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, taken on this day in 2009. Sadly this viewpoint no longer exists due to a landslide in December 2016, but you can still catch glimpses of it from the Eagle Creek Trail.

Sweet Creek is a few miles inland from Florence, Oregon. It is an easy hike with a big bang for the buck, especially during spring (for the pink fawn lilies) and autumn (for scenes such as this one). This was taken on this day in 2009.

"Life in us is like the water in a river.”
― Henry David Thoreau

More fall color from the Old Salmon River Trail near Welches, Oregon, from this timeframe in past years.

"Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day." - Shira Tamir

From green to yellow to red — Milwaukie, OR (23-October-2021)

"The one red leaf, the last of its clan,
That dances as often as dance it can,
Hanging so light, and hanging so high,
On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky."
― Samuel Taylor Coleridge

McDowell Creek County Park is a little gem between Lebanon and Sweet Home, Oregon. It is like a miniature version of Silver Falls State Park, with four waterfalls and plenty of fall color. This is Crystal Falls on this day in 2006.

"Autumn... the year's last, loveliest smile" -- John Howard Bryant

Fall color along the Fall Creek Trail from mid-October 2006 and 2007. Unfortunately the trail is currently closed due to the Middle Fork Complex wildfires, which may impact how this looks in the future.