MS Bike Ride Results
We did it! 59 miles of beautiful cycling around Skagit and Island Counties to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis. It was not easy as I rented a bike and had Continue Reading →
Category: Featured
Waimea Canyon Panorama
Description: On the island of Kauai is a natural wonder, the likes of which we don’t have here on the mainland. Sure, we have deep canyons and lush canyons, but Continue Reading →
Rhino Out For Breakfast
Description: Morning time is the best time to see rhinos that are out for breakfast, chomping away at the grasses along the Rapti River in Nepal. Location: Nepal, Asia All Continue Reading →
Why Not One More Half Dome Picture?
Description: One more Half Dome photo, you say? I have you covered! Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey
Sunrise And Half Dome
Description: A slightly different take on the photo from the other day with Half Dome in Yosemite National Park at sunrise. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Continue Reading →
Redwood Forest Floor Exploration
While those gigantic redwood trees might tower to the skies, they start out on the forest floor. There’s a lot to see down there, if you take the time (just Continue Reading →
5 Minutes Of Yosemite Valley Calm
They say five minutes of calm, natural sounds and visuals will lower your blood pressure, decrease cholesterol, make your hair more lustrous, drop any excess weight you might want to Continue Reading →
Classic Half Dome View At Sunrise
Description: As luck would have it, I snagged a last minute campsite in Yosemite Valley for Wednesday. That lead to a LOT of video taping, some more VR180 footage composing and Continue Reading →
Bombay Beach TVs
Description: Bombay Beach used to be right on the shore of the Salton Sea, over 200 feet below sea level. It was once a swank beach hot-spot where the likes of Continue Reading →
Inside Lehman Cave, Great Basin National Park
Description: Lehman Cave is likely a place you haven’t heard of. It’s also possible Great Basin National Park also isn’t on your radar. But if you have the time to drive Continue Reading →
Can’t Stop Spinning
Description: All day long, the prayer wheels spin. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey.
Kathmandu Bike Shop
Description: It seems like they have everything you might need to fix your bike. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey.
Cold Electric Camping Is My New Thing
I love camping be it in an RV, campervan, tent, car, yurt or just out in the open. Now that I am in the 50+ category, I can say I’ve Continue Reading →
Miles Above Yosemite National Park On A Perfect Day
Description: This used to be an almost weekly view for me, or at least the chance to see it (clouds willing). While I love living in California, I do miss the Continue Reading →
Simi Valley’s Garbage Dump
Description: It’s not all sunsets and pretty pictures around here! Sometimes I look at a map and think, “What the heck is THAT?” It’s something that stands out as ‘not like Continue Reading →
All The Shades Of Purple
Description: Sometimes all you need is a long lens, a few clouds and a righteous sunset. Location: Unknown Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey.
Machermo, The Dog
Description: We called him Machermo because that’s the village where he started following our group. For about four days this wonderful dog hung out with us while we took photos and Continue Reading →
Rhesus Macaque Mother And Baby
Description: Rhesus Macaques are the monkeys that give Monkey Temple (Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu) its moniker. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey.
Beautiful Bryce Canyon
Description: When the sun is shining and the clouds are poofy, there is no place like Bryce Canyon National Park for enjoying the splendor of Utah. Plus, it’s often not as Continue Reading →
Fern Canyon Video
Tight on the heels of the last still frame post of Fern Canyon comes the sequel: Fern Canyon the Video! It’s four minutes of relaxing views inside the canyon with Continue Reading →
Travel Advice For My Daughter
Below is an email I crafted to my daughter as she plans to start traveling more on her own. Maybe some of the advice will be helpful to my readers Continue Reading →
Shadow Baseball
Description: You get unique perspectives when you fly a drone. Shadows become people! Location: Santa Clarita, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright 2023 Peter West Carey.
20 Year Flashback – Cathlamet And Mount Baker
Description: A friend of mine, Alex, posts a 10 year ‘throwback’ photo about once a month. Building on his idea, I thought I’d see if I produced anything 20 years ago Continue Reading →
There Are More Birds In Your Backyard Than You Realize
I love birds and I enjoy birding. And yet, I’m lazy at times. I also really enjoy citizen science. Now there is a tool to help lazy birders, or people Continue Reading →
A Beauty Of A Horn
Description: A lot of the One-horned Rhinos we spotted in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park have decent but ‘realistic’ horns. What do I mean? I mean this example below is not normal. Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles Aerial
Description: Might this be the last of the rain around LA? Probably not. We’ve had about 26″ at my house since the first of the year. That is a heck of Continue Reading →
Visiting Two Of Kathmandu’s UNESCO Sites
Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, is home to a number of a number of ancient UNESCO World Heritage Sites and two of the more popular locations are Swayambunath Stupa and Boudhanath Continue Reading →
Boudhanath At Night
Description: Boudhanath is a great escape inside Kathmandu. While it is still a relatively busy place, the Tibetan custom of circling shrines in a clockwise direction brings order to a Continue Reading →
Royal Enfield Bullet Electra
Description: I don’t know much about motorbikes, but I like ones that stand out here in Kathmandu. Like this Royal Enfield sitting on a side street. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Continue Reading →
Wandering Kathmandu’s Neighborhoods – Video
My time in Nepal and Bhutan this trip is dedicated to showing my four guests all the things I love about this region I return time and again. I have Continue Reading →
Curious Baby Gray Whale
Description: Estimated to be somewhere between 2-4 weeks old, a curious baby gray whale takes a look at all the weird creatures above the waves. Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America Continue Reading →
Ropey Lava
Description: It’s not all animals in the Galapagos. There is the natural forces that shaped the land, like this gnarly, ropey lava. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
Frigatebird Flaunting It
Description: Puffing up his large, red neck pouch, hoping to attract a mate, this frigatebird scans the skies for a likely companion. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! Says The Sally Lightfoot Crab
Description: I hope your year is starting well and that you and your family are happy and healthy. I’m sure if this crab could talk, it would wish you a Happy Continue Reading →
Fall Stroll Through Yosemite National Park
Description: Yosemite National Park is a beautiful place to be when you hit the leaf-peeping season perfectly. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America