Emerald Lake Fall Colors
Description: It’s getting cold in the high up places (even if it was 100°F here today in LA). Location: Emerald Lake, Sequoia National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Continue Reading →
Tag: mountains
Hiking To Emerald Lake In Sequoia National Park
Lately I have been missing the high up places, big trees and alpine lakes. On Saturday I packed up a quick camping/hiking kit as it was supposed to be a Continue Reading →
Aster Lake High In The Sierra
Description: A recent hike had me blissfully exploring a part of Sequoia National Park above 9,000′. In that alpine zone the lakes are spotted all over little dips in the Continue Reading →
Sequoia National Forest Sunset
Description: High up, over the rolling hills that lead to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, the setting sun makes everything a little more placid. Location: Miramonte, California, USA, North Continue Reading →
Rain Squalls Over Death Valley
Description: Upon leaving Death Valley National Park this Spring the weather turned a bit squally and sprinkled the valley (which is over the hills) with one last drop of drops Continue Reading →
Mosaic Canyon Scale
Description: The scale everything in Death Valley is on the order of eons and ages. The hills are tilted over tens of thousands of year to create the shapes we Continue Reading →
Salt Basin Criss Cross
Description: It’s good to get out and look at the world differently. And it’s hard to do when you revisit a place you have been to a few times. This Continue Reading →
Puget Sound Abstract
Description: The fiery colors of sunset illuminate the Olympic Mountains across Puget Sound. Or maybe those are the Cascades as seen from Whidbey Island. Hard to say, dang blurry photos. Continue Reading →
Alpenglow In Haa Valley
Description: It was the second to last night of our Bhutan photo tour in 2013 when the snows started in the Haa Valley of Bhutan. A bit beautiful at first Continue Reading →
The Last Orange Grove In The San Fernando Valley
Description: I had read about the orange grove pictured below first in the LA Times. I’ve also driven by it once or twice. It seemed like such an oddity (“How Continue Reading →
Death Valley Is All About Patterns
Description: In looking back through a few days spent in Death Valley over the Winter, I keep finding more and more images of endless patterns. Sometimes repeating directly, but also Continue Reading →
Less Bugs, More Grass
Description: After some complaints about the sheer number of bugs on yesterday’s photo, here’s a placid photo of nothing but grass and a tree. Just ignore the bugs that might Continue Reading →
PCH At Dusk
Description: A quiet evening out on the Pacific Coast Highway after sunset. Location: Pacific Coast Highway, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Yosemite In Winter
Description: One of the joys of Yosemite in the winter is the relative ease with which you can find an open campsite at the last minute. Sure, it will be Continue Reading →
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong At Night
Description: Let me help you with that title. Wangdue Phograng is the name of both a district and the capital of that district in Bhutan. Dzong is the name given Continue Reading →
It’s Not Otherworldly, It’s Death Valley – Photo Gallery
Description: <Gets up on very minor soap box>It bugs me how often people use the term ‘otherworldly’ to describe things here on Earth. Why it bugs me is because it Continue Reading →
It’s All Uphill
Description: The dunes at Eureka Dunes are over 680′ above the valley floor. They are tucked away at the end of a valley outside of the actual Death Valley and Continue Reading →
The Vastness Of Death Valley
Description: Being the largest National Park in the continental US, Death Valley has miles of roaming built-in to it. While camping at Stovepipe Wells, I struck out North and could Continue Reading →
Western Azalea
Description: I’m not much of a plant guy, so I am glad there are apps like Seek to tell me that this is a Western Azalea or California Azalea (Rhododendron Continue Reading →
Behind The Curtain: Thinking About What I Want
Description: With the almost-magic that is modern photo editing, be it in a computer, cloud or phone, the question for me becomes: What do I want my photo to look Continue Reading →
Yosemite Falls Hat Rack
Hold on to your hat! Continue Reading →
Half Dome, Always Beautiful
Description: We’re back from a beautiful few days in Yosemite National Park, often observing the glamor of Half Dome. I can’t quite put my finger on why I appreciate this Continue Reading →
Hiking To Castle Dome in Castle Crags State Park – Photo Gallery
An excellent hike in Northern California filled with trees and views. Continue Reading →
Castle Crags
Description: If you’re ever in Northern California driving I-5 past a place called Castle Crags State Park, do yourself a favor: stop, get out and hike to Castle Dome. You Continue Reading →
Narada Falls
Description: After having driver by this waterfall at least 30 times, I finally stopped to see what the fuss was about. It is a beautiful waterfall. Just off the main Continue Reading →
Mount Shasta From Castle Crags
Description: Castle Crags is quickly becoming my favorite California State Park (Red Rocks is up there, too). After having driven by multiple times over decades of West Coast roadtrips, I Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles Panorama
Description: I enjoy any image that shows a familiar scene in a different way. While paging through older photos on the computer, I came across this aerial panorama I created Continue Reading →
California Aqueduct And The John R. Teerink Wheeler Ridge Pumping Plant
Description: Lot of words in that title, I know, but it is accurate! With so much green around the state of California recently I set off to the North side Continue Reading →
Himalayan Weather
Description: Clouds breaking before a stoney wall of towering peaks. In the Himalayas. Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Lonely Near The Top Of The World
Description: A throwback to 2010 when I attempted to climb a peak known as Kyajo Ri. It’s my only tall mount attempt (word used twice already because I did not Continue Reading →
Blocking The Way
Description: When my brother Daniel and I visited Death Valley last month I knew I wanted to do a lot of hiking. There are few better ways to spend time Continue Reading →
Loving On Death Valley
Description: It’s been a month since I’ve been in the valley with one of my brothers exploring. I used my iPhone for most of the photos that you’ll be seeing, Continue Reading →
Across Death Valley
Description: Looking across Death Valley from the Golden Canyon Trail. This trail is my new favorite and I’ll have more info about it in a later post. It can be Continue Reading →
Eureka Dunes And Some Clouds
Description: Sometimes I struggle with titles. Today is such a day. While it is in a remote area of the park, I feel drawn to head back to Eureka Dunes Continue Reading →
Panamint Valley Bloom
Description: The flowers are out! At least in Panamint Valley, the valley one over from Death Valley and toward Lone Pine and all that. So it’s easier to get to Continue Reading →