Author: Wolfgang

Ship Wreck near Astoria, Oregon

The Peter Iredale, was a four mast iron clad ship built in Liverpool in 1890. In 1906, on its way to Astoria at the Columbia River, the Ship ran ashore during storming sea with little visibility. Today it is a natural playground for kids of all ages and the playing waves.

Here, an archive photo of the Peter Iredale.

All photos shown subsequently were taken with an iPhone 15 pro max, mostly in the raw mode.

Visiting Bumpass Hell

Bumpass Hell is part of the Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Lassen is one of the few places on the globe where all four types of volcanoes are located next to each other, even in multiples. Aside the shield, cinder cone, and stratovolcano, it harpers the largest plug dome volcano worldwide. Yet, when volcanoes are peaceful, they are a bit boring and difficult to hike. Not so Bumpass Hell, where everything is hot, babbling sulfur smelling steam emanating from the ground. If you are a believer of fairytales … hell is just around the corner … even vegetation stays away from hell. Nowadays, even hell has to be manageable, so people are kept out of harms way by letting them walk on artificial walkways.