Kearsarge Morning Reflections
It’s been over a year since my first trip to Kearsarge Lakes in Kings Canyon National Park. I didn’t make it back this year because of my silly (but totally Continue Reading →
Kearsarge Morning Reflections
It’s been over a year since my first trip to Kearsarge Lakes in Kings Canyon National Park. I didn’t make it back this year because of my silly (but totally Continue Reading →
Los Angeles From 15,000′
I’ll admit the actual altitude is a guess, yet this is the view you see when the pollution gods allow a clean(ish) view of downtown Los Angeles from a flight Continue Reading →
Chicago Approach
On approach to Midway Field in Chicago. Each of the major airports (O’hare being the other) offer great skyline views coming and going.
Birding At The Huntington Library
While I don’t live in Pasadena, I am a member of their fine Audubon Society. One perk is a chance to get into the Huntington Library Gardens before the public Continue Reading →
Why I’m Skipping The iPhone Duo And Why It Won’t Sell Well
The fancy iPhone Duo was announced this week and if you don’t already know, it’s a cool concept that others have done before: A phone that folds! I like the Continue Reading →
Shifting Beneath
Some days the world feels tilted.
Close Up Coffee Beans
For those that love the bean.
The Most Pleasant Of Waterfronts
Seattle has made progress with its waterfront over the last 20 years. It used to be a place some tourists would go but now it is a magnet for activity Continue Reading →
Average Awesome Hawai’ian Sunset
What more needs to be said about enjoying the colorful display of a Hawai’ian sunset.
That Time In Alaska With A Drone And Nature
Okay, there’s a ship in this picture, but without it, I wouldn’t have been in this spectacular location. As fate would have it, a couple of bad decisions lead to Continue Reading →
Death Valley Airport Runway
Not many national parks have runways but Death Valley has three! This is the only paved strip in the park and there are only about six national parks around the Continue Reading →
High Up In Hawai’i
Thanks to a local’s suggestion, I took the high road from Hawi to Waimea on the Big Island. Seemed like it would take longer to get back to my hotel Continue Reading →
Sublime Sunset Under The Moon
This is why I love a window seat. Those one off fleeting occurrences
Got A Teakettle? Leave A Teakettle
Way out in the desert, along a bumpy and rutted dirt road on your way to the Racetrack in Death Valley National Park, is Teakettle Junction. No one really knows Continue Reading →
Oven Bisect
In one of the older buildings near the Augereberry mining claim in Death Valley is an old, old stove.
California Coast – Palos Verdes
Just another golden sunset on the California Coast
The Long View Of Death Valley
From 6300′ up on Aguereberry Point in Death Valley is a pretty great view looking South down the length of the park. Badwater Basin and more spreads far, far away.
Life On The Road – End Of A Long Day
Long empty hallways are another repeating theme in my life. When I am out filming for work I often pick hotels that have free breakfast and that usually leads to Continue Reading →
Pagoda Buckwheat
Ever take pictures of things you don’t know and then forget to look them up? Sure you do! Agree with me to make me feel better! This is the Pagoda Continue Reading →
Western Bluebird
I had a chance to go birding with the LA Birders today up in the San Gabriel Mountains, a location on the back side by Big Pines. It’s not a Continue Reading →
What The Heck???
Not sure what you’re looking at here, huh? It took me a minute to remember what it was as well! And I was there. This is the Sundial Bridge in Continue Reading →
The Wreck Of The Peter Iredale
120 years ago the Peter Iredale ran aground and amazingly enough, you can still see parts of it today. Even more amazing, there is no (obvious) tagging or graffiti! You Continue Reading →
More and More Layers
Long time viewers of this blog, now in its 21st year, know I love layers. Okay, maybe not even the long time readers know this, but I do, I really Continue Reading →
Western Sandpipers In The Shallows
Sandpipers are for me a difficult lot to identify. I rely on Merlin a lot. Both for the photos identification capabilities and for the audio identification. If not for Merlin, Continue Reading →
Baby Orcas Are Cute Little Predators
Spotted up in Alaska this May while on assignment with Uncruise Adventures (so happy to have worked with them for 14 years!). After the sun went down, around 9:45pm, while Continue Reading →
Shifting Sands
The amount of images you can bring home from White Sands National Park changes daily with the shifting winds and sands.
The Simple Folly Of Trying To See One Bird You Already Saw Before
A “Big Year” in birding terminology is trying to observe tons of different species of birds in a calendar year. It’s a personal challenge some birders do and I decided Continue Reading →
Black-chinned Hummingbird
There here in LA for some breeding, meet the Black-chinned Hummingbird! #234 on my 2026 list and mission to observe 500 this year. I need to step it up a Continue Reading →
Zion Rock Patterns
Not all the rock in Zion National Park is red sandstone.
Zion Morning Sun
From the campground in Zion National Park. Pretty easy to enjoy this park without having to hike a hundred miles.