
Is It An Arch Or A Straight Line
At the Gateway Arch National Park this week I had a little fun with the phone’s panorama mode. Not an easy task to bend over backwards but an interesting image Continue Reading →
EXPLORE – INSPIRE – EDUCATE
At the Gateway Arch National Park this week I had a little fun with the phone’s panorama mode. Not an easy task to bend over backwards but an interesting image Continue Reading →
I don’t know if White Sands National Park is in a desert, per se. As it is, the sands are gypsum, not typical sand you think of in the Gobi Continue Reading →
Back to White Sands National Park. It’s full of what seem like perfectly untracked dunes, riffled by the wind. Until you get closer and notice the tiny, itty bitty tracks Continue Reading →
Not sure why I like this one. It’s obviously off kilter, partially out of focus. No rules followed. It might be crap, or maybe you like it too.
More from White Sands National Park.
Having a little fun with long exposures and discoloration. Carlsbad Caverns has been on my list for a long, long time. Finally getting to go, even during a work trip, Continue Reading →
Where plants grow, you can find water. Even in the barren landscape of White Sands National Park. Ignore the part where these grasses are currently dormant or maybe dead. Dead-looking Continue Reading →
Last week I enjoyed a few minutes in White Sands National Park. And I am still dumping out the white gypsum from my shoes. Besides something resembling perfect weather, I Continue Reading →
Classic classicness. I love this view and the whole Yosemite Valley.
High up on the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, there’s nothing but granite.
Winter will soon be losing its grip on Yosemite National Park. But back in January, when the crowds are far away and we didn’t yet have cuts to Park staff Continue Reading →
Back home in the warmth (and a little wet) of Southern California, I am thoroughly enjoying looking back at photos of the Canadian Rockies. Like a lot of places, locals Continue Reading →
Watching boobies making and tending nests can be a thrill.
You don’t have to get up stupid early to catch a glimpse of Mauna Kea from Haleakal? on Maui, about 80 miles away. My suggestion is to go up when Continue Reading →
Before the sun comes up, the sky is a special blue, reflected in a puddle of the White Rim Trail in Utah.
I’m sure this tower has a name, it seems most features in National Parks these days have names. But sometimes it is nice to appreciate the simplicity and grandeur of Continue Reading →
The crater of Haleakala is a wondrous place I want to explore more. Besides being in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it is one of the most accessible craters Continue Reading →
Not quite the snow cover I was hoping for when I booked camping in Yosemite this year. But you don’t always get what you want. This was also before 1000 Continue Reading →
Part of my joy wi5 photography is the different renditions you can create from the same image. Here is yesterday’s hoar frost image, but edited to bring in more background.
Still can’t get over the hoar frost with a close-up lens.
This last January, when the snows on the ground were light and the skies were the bluest blue, Upper Yosemite Falls was struggling. A bit of wind splashed the mighty Continue Reading →
The illusion of an empty campground in Yosemite National Park. In truth, in January, the campground had only about 40 campers of the available 95 spots. In summer, everyday, the Continue Reading →
A taller version of a previous post, Yosemite Falls (the lower parts) between the trees. Once I figure out how to post more videos here without having to upload to Continue Reading →
Description: There’s a little pull out in Yosemite Valley just before you exit the valley. It is, for all intents and purposes, the last scenic view point unless you stop Continue Reading →
Description: When the Merced River runs slow through areas of still water, the reflections of the towering cliffs are incredible and crisp.
Description: While it was cold in January when I was in Yosemite National Park, the Merced River continued to flow against the onslaught of ice forming on its banks.
Description: Previously we saw a few climbers temporarily living on the side of a cliff. But what about setting up permanent residence?
Description: Horsetail Falls, the waterfall that makes up the famous Firefall in February and October, would be just to the left on that bright part of cliff. Asd I was Continue Reading →
Description: I thought I had it good while in Yosemite National Park last month, but this group, maybe 2/5ths the way up El Capitan, had a commanding view. Sure, hanging Continue Reading →
Description: An ND filters helps give the smooth silk look to the top of Yosemite Falls on a gorgeous winter day.