The abandoned general store. (Click on the photo to see the antique gas pump) Fort Rock, Oregon; July, 2012.

This week, The Grind is making a trip out into miles from nowhere: Fort Rock, which has a geological attraction and an historical one. We'll focus on the historical attraction through the week. (Click on the photo to see Fort Rock off to the left in the pic) Rural Lake County, Oregon; July, 2012.

I was going to post this last week and forgot. This is the set list for the gig Little Feat played in Corvallis. It was handed to me by their guitar tech after the show. The "F" at the top stands for Fred while the "P" stands for Paul. It's a way for the tech to know which guitar ( or the mandolin) to give the players for each song. (Click the photo for more detail or to see it better) Corvallis, OR; July, 2012.

Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne takes a lead while Fred Tackett and Paul Barrere provide support. Corvallis, Oregon; July, 2012.

Kenny Gradney, Fred Tackett, and Paul Barrere get down this past weekend. (Click on the photo for more detail) Corvallis, OR; July, 2012.

Fred Tackett blows out some cool, bluesy jazz notes as part of the intro of Feat's signature song Dixie Chicken (from which the Dixie Chicks derived their name). Fred's one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. While not a member during the band's early years, he did write songs with Little Feat founder Lowell George. Later, he played guitar as part of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, and spend several years as Bob Dylan's guitarist before joining Feat full time. Corvallis, OR; July, 2012.

Guitarist Paul Barrere gets down on his Sethocaster (click on the photo to confirm) during this past weekend's show, as the Grind moves through Feat Week. Corvallis, OR; July, 2012.

My buddies from Little Feat were in the region this past weekend and were again kind enough to allow me access to back stage. We'll be spending the week here at The Grind with Feat. Y'know, one of the things about being back stage is you see a whole lotta of backs, such as this one of bassist Kenny Gradney. We'll be spending time on sides and fronts as we move through the week. Corvallis, OR; July, 2012.

Rings in the wall along the Seine for barges in the olden days to dock and tie up. Paris, France, September, 2011.

Late afternoon in the Sonoran desert. Sedona, Arizona; September, 2005.

Stilt walkers in lingerie! It must be Oregon Country Fair time. We'll spend a little more time there later this month. Elmira, Oregon; July, 2012.

Sometimes you just walk out your back door and there's the shot. (Click the photo for the full effect) Madras, Oregon; July, 2012.

A shot (no pun intended) from the recent Independence Day celebrations here in the US. (Click th e photo to better see the explosions) Madras, Oregon; July, 2012.

We conclude Black & White Week here at The Grind with a shot taken at one of my favorite places in the whole world: Butte du Montmartre at the base of the Basilica Sacre Coeur. Paris, France; September, 2011.

Lots of different shapes, patterns, and textures in this one as we continue our week in Black & White here at The Grind. Seattle, Washington; June, 2012.

North end of Tower Bridge, from the Tower of London ramparts. London, UK; September, 2009.

As we continue our week in Black & White, we get this one of the Empress Hotel. Victoria, BC, Canada; April, 2012.

It's Back & White Week here at The Grind, since it's been quite a while since we've done that. We'll have more color next week. Along the pier, Port Angeles, Washington; April, 2012.

Up a quiet, cobblestoned street in Montmartre. (Click the photo for more detail) Paris, France, September, 2011.

Paulina Lake. On the Newberry Volcanic National Monument, rural Deschutes County, Oregon; June, 2012.

Today is the designated birth date of the US. Happy Birthday, America. Fort Rock, Oregon; June, 2012.

Dead tree in a pasture pond. Terrebonne, Oregon; June, 2012.

A portion of Paulina Falls. The hydroponics of the water as it falls 60 feet below is slowly eating away at the volcanic rock underneath the creek, gradually moving the wall backward, and ripping off chunks of rock. In the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, rural Deschutes County, Oregon; June, 2012.