2016-05-10 00:05
An oasis in the Mohave Desert, the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to visit if desert beauty appeals to you. Small streams meander throughout the site, filled wit… Read More
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2012-11-10 14:30
I love driving through Yosemite National Park, especially the Tuolumne Meadows area where large mammals can easily and often be seen. During the middle of the summer, a huge herd of male Mul… Read More
2012-11-05 14:06
Throaty croaks announce the presence of the common raven, (Corvus corax). These birds are smart. They are opportunistic birds and eat all sorts of things. This past summer I visited Yosemit… Read More
2012-06-02 13:08
One of the interesting aspects of the Mono Basin is the volcanic features of the area. Just a tiny bit north of the Long Valley Caldera, the area is full of craters and small volcanic bumps… Read More
2012-05-30 13:59
Walking amidst bristlecone pine trees is a sensual delight. The eyes get to feast upon trees that twist and turn into the most amazing shapes, with colors that range from tans to golds and b… Read More
2012-05-21 14:07
The solar eclipse of May 20th 2012 created some very artsy crescents when viewed through filtering leaf shadows.I was not in a good location to see the eclipse, with gigantic mountains risin… Read More
2012-05-13 12:50
One of the prettiest sites is a hillside with tall, stately yucca plants, with a backdrop of mountain scenery and blue skies. In the southern Sierra Nevada, yuccas are very common in the low… Read More
2012-01-14 16:19
Rhododendrons in bloom are wonderful to behold. In California, they grow in sunny places in the redwood forests of the coastal mountains. With deep green, glossy foliage and vivid pink blo… Read More
2011-05-06 14:22
First impressions are often lasting, and The Huntington was Impressive with a capital I. With inspiring views, aesthetically pleasing architecture, graceful statuary, impassioned design… Read More
2011-02-21 14:45
Imagine the effort it takes for a brand new baby tortoise to break out of its shell. With just a baby beak to poke and bite with, and baby claws to scratch with, the shell is broken open and… Read More
2011-02-08 14:31
Fire is part of living in the mountains. The day in and out rumble of fire fighting aircraft is something those who live in the hills of California experience now and then. During the summer… Read More
2011-02-08 14:31
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2010-12-25 14:21
The rain came down. It poured for days. Creeks formed in new places. Rivers rose, the land got soggy. And the rain came down. Rocks came down too, from the steep hill cuts along windy mounta… Read More
2010-07-25 13:13
The Sierra Nevada mountains are impressive. They are tall, rising to 14,000 ft above sea level, and that rise begins just a little above sea level on the western side, with lots of foothills… Read More
2010-07-15 14:13
The Needles Lookout Tower has an awe inspiring location, perched atop a granitic pinnacle in the heart of Sequoia National Forest, California.Getting to the tower takes a bit of driving alon… Read More
2010-07-11 14:11
The rock was a busy one. First one bird, then another used it as a perch. Gulls, blackbirds. The gray gull was first. It sat on the rock overlooking the sea, just another gull enjoying a mom… Read More
2010-06-02 13:18
Giant Sequoia trees in the fog are ethereal, almost there, until you walk next to one and physically feel the tree. If the fog is thick enough, even 20 feet away the trees become ghostly and… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Have you visited a "ghost town" yet? A remnant from the 1800s gold rush era? In the eastern part of California there is Bodie State Park, which has most of an entire town sitting there… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I took a drive yesterday, thinking I'd visit the two southernmost groves of giant sequoia trees, and see what those groves looked like. One needs a forest map to figure out just where those… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If one photograph were all I could use to show why the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada is one of the prettiest places to be, I think this image of the Sierras with thunderheads looming abo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Autumn scenery along the Owens River on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas is spectacular. Beginning just north of the town of Bishop and heading south, dirt roads allow access to many p… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The oldest trees on planet earth grow in the desert mountains of California, Nevada, and Utah, way up high at close to 10,000' in elevation. Take one of these old trees and look at the… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If drought was gone and lots of rain had fallen, what do you think this area would look like? The trees are willows, the dried stalks are tules and cattails, and this is part of… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
During the summer of 2014 I was part of a California Spotted Owl surveying team and spent many late nights out in the forest hooting and looking for these medium sized birds.Surveys are done… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Red flowers in the Sierra Nevada seem to attract hummingbirds in abundance this season. Trumpet shaped penstemons and other similarly shaped flowers have nectar that the hu… Read More
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