San Fernando Valley Reflections
Description: I have had the idea for a “reflections” project in my head for a while. About 10 years. Maybe I’m finally getting around to starting it. Title: San Fernando Valley Continue Reading →
Tag: travel
Machapuchare And The Annapurna Range
Description: You have to get up pretty early to catch the sunrise on the Annapurna Range of the Himalayas, but on clear mornings the stunning peaks are worth the need Continue Reading →
Double-crested Cormorant
Description: While cormorants are divers for their meals, they don’t have the oils to keep their feathers dry like a penguin. Thus you can find them sunning themselves to dry Continue Reading →
Painted Hills, Up Close – Photo Of The Day
Description: The Painted Hills of Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument was on my list for a ages and then a couple years ago it resurfaced when friend and Continue Reading →
Full View Of The Treasury In Petra – Photo Of The Day
Description: I am guilty of only showing you the glamour shot of The Treasury in Petra. It is the fabulous look either from the slot canyon on the way in Continue Reading →
Waiting For Customers
Description: There’s a small island in Phewa Lake with a Hindu temple that devotees flock to most every day. Before the day gets started, the boats the ferry passengers non-stop sit Continue Reading →
Boudhanath On A Sunny Day
Description: One of the most holy sites in Tibetan Buddhism, Boudhanath is an open and welcoming venue. Circle the structure three times to keep the good karma on your side. Title: Continue Reading →
Mong La In Mystical Moonlight
Description: Mong La is one of my favorite places in the Himalayas because of this view. La means ‘pass’, as in ‘mountain pass’ but in this case Mong La is more Continue Reading →
A Turquoise Lake At The Foot Of Ama Dablam
Description: Mount Everest isn’t the only reason you should visit the Himalayas. The number and grandeur of the peaks in the Khumbu region alone could fill months of wandering and exploring. Continue Reading →
First Or Last View Of Everest
Description: Depending on your direction of travel, this is either the first or last grand view you will likely have of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha). The trail at this point is mostly Continue Reading →
Lukla Airport And The Himalayas
Description: You arrive early in the morning if you’re lucky and catch breakfast at a teahouse in town before heading up the valley seen in the distance. This is the start Continue Reading →
Meet The Mugger Crocodile
Description: Unlike yesterday’s photo of the gharial crocodile, its Rapti River cousin, the mugger, is a bit more stout. It has a larger range than the gharial, extending across the Indian Continue Reading →
Ghastly Gharial
Description: What is going on with this crocodile? Look at the length of that snout! And those teeth! This is a gharial, a fish-eating crocodile found in the Northern latitudes of Continue Reading →
Himalayan Tahr
Description: You never know what kind of wildlife you’ll see when trekking in the Himalayas of Nepal. Take, for instance, this fine looking Himalayan Tahr, a wild goat that roams the Continue Reading →
Pick A Boat, Any Boat
Description: Early in the morning, before the locals and tourists arrive to be ferried out to Taj Barahi on Phewa Lake in Pokhara, the colorful boats are kept tied close to Continue Reading →
A Bright, Beautiful, Blue Day At Boudhanath Stupa – Photo Of The Day
Description: When the sun is out and the sky is a vivid blue, Boudhanath Stupa is the place to be. One of the many UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu Valley, Continue Reading →
Looking Down The Horn Of A Rhinoceros – Photo Of The Day
Description: It’s hard to look at a greater one-horned rhinoceros (or Indian rhinoceros) and not think of dinosaurs. Just look at this fine specimen spotted in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park along Continue Reading →
The Trekking Life High Above Treeline – Photo Of The Day
Description: Way up where the trees can no longer grow, around 15,373’/4686m, there’s an emerald lake and the flanks of the Machermo Range of the Himalayas. Along the shore of this Continue Reading →
Plethora Of Prayer Flags – Photo Of The Day
Description: Along the sides of the hill on which Swayambunath sits, are trees with multitudes of prayer flags beyond count. They hang from tree to tree, building to building and over Continue Reading →
Breaking Through Morning Fog – Photo Of The Day
Description: The views from 16,600’/5060m can be pretty spectacular. You get to see things from that height that you don’t see from the valleys. Such as the valley fog parting just Continue Reading →
Moon Over The Himalayas – Photo Of The Day
Description: Hands down Mong La is one of my favorite places to spend the night in the Himalayas. La translates roughly to ‘pass’, as in mountain pass. In this case the Continue Reading →
The Beauty of Lhotse – Photo Of The Day
Description: Lhotse gets a bad rap, if you ask me. First, it is one of the more mis-guessed peaks in the Himalayas. It looks majestic and like what you think Mt. Continue Reading →
Wide Open Spaces For Hiking – Photo Of The Day
Description: If you head to the Himalayas, bring your wide-angle lens. Scenes like this one from the middle of Gokyo Valley are as wide as you might imagine. The trail takes Continue Reading →
Morning Greetings – Photo of The Day
Description: Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Your morning view today is of Machermo Peak deep in the Himalayas. This location is about a week’s walk from the Continue Reading →
What A View! – Photo Of The Day
Description: Can you imagine what it would be like to have this as your morning view? Sure, we had to hike down and then up a small hill to get here Continue Reading →
Hidden In Plain Sight – Photo Of The Day
Description: Another photo from the same morning as yesterday’s Photo Of The Day. I simply could not get enough of the way the clouds hide and revealed the sharp mountain features. Continue Reading →
Kangtega At Sunrise – Photo Of The Day
Description: As a repeat of yesterday’s comment, it’s best to get up before sunrise in the Himalayas. In this photo Kangtega, is braced against an onslaught of bright orange clouds lit Continue Reading →
Ceremonial Bell At Swayambhunath Stupa – Photo Of The Day
Description: While areas around Swayambhunath Stupa were damaged in the devastating earthquakes that hit in 2015, many relics survived. Sunrise is a great time to great Kathmandu from this high perch. Continue Reading →
Swayambhunath Stupa At Sunrise – Photo Of The Day
Description: Hitting Swayambhunath Stupa at sunrise is a special time. The stupa is high on a hill that overlooks all of Kathmandu, giving it a commanding view. Plus, there are both Continue Reading →
Waiting To Return – Photo Of The Day
Description: It’s funny what being told to stay in one place does to you. It makes you want to rebel, at least that’s the feeling I have as I look back Continue Reading →
Stain Glass Masterpiece In Notre-Dame de Paris (pre-fire)- Photo Of The Day
Description: I hope this brings a little light into your life. Shot in 2015, before the fire last year on April 15. Title: Stain Glass Masterpiece In Notre-Dame de Paris Location: Paris, Continue Reading →
One Of The Best Reasons To Get Up Early – Photo Of The Day
Description: Back up at Gokyo for this photo and an excellent reason to get up 5am or earlier. I love how the run strikes Cho Oyu, the 6th tallest mountain in Continue Reading →
Then You Come Around The Corner And… – Photo Of The Day
Description: On the way up to Gokyo from Namche Bazaar in Nepal, there are many twist and turns on the trail. But few give you this view as you round them! Continue Reading →
Photographers’ Paradise – Photo Of The Day
Description: Gokyo Lake is an outstanding location for landscape photography and quite possibly my favorite location in all of Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal. Why? So many directions and so many Continue Reading →
Fiery Sunrise Over Kathmandu – Photo Of The Day
Description: From the perch of Swayambunth Stupa in the Kathmandu Valley, sunrise is an excellent time to visit this storied pilgrimage site. That’s why I start any tour in Nepal with Continue Reading →