Mount Wilson’s 60″ Telescope
Description: Now this is what you think of when someone says “big telescope”. While it is not the largest in the world, it is world-class and over 100 years old. Continue Reading →
Tag: California
Rows And Rows Of Grapes
Description: Such pretty rows of wine grapes being grown in the hills of California. Which sometimes has me thinking about all the talk of water usage and restrictions and how 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 →
Fan Out
Description: Easy lay the patterns in Death Valley’s Eureka Dunes. Location: Death Valley National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
The Golden Gate Bridge And Moon
Description: I wasn’t in San Francisco to get a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge, and certainly not with the moon in it. Normally you have to plan for an Continue Reading →
Road Trip Carnage
Description: It’s not a long enough roadtrip if you don’t capture alllll the bugs. Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
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 →
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 →
The Boring Hike Up Monarch Canyon
Monarch Canyon in Death Valley National Park should be fairly low on your to-do list for hikes. I’ll be highlighting other hikes my brother Daniel and I enjoyed on a Continue Reading →
Keeping It Positive While Traveling
The stress on my recent trip to San Francisco for work was legit. Going into the trip with very short prep time and a long list of footage the client Continue Reading →
Leave A Note To Appreciate Your Trip
Last week I had a whirlwind trip to San Francisco. A client needed footage from that glorious city and the weather gods hinted sunny summer perfection. No time like the 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 →
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 →
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 →
Up, Down, All Around
Description: It’s that place in LA where the one road meets the other road meets the LA River. Location: Lynwood, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All 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 →
State Street In Santa Barbara
Description: Four years ago Santa Barbara shut down State Street through the retail and restaurant core of the city to car traffic. Personally, not having to live here a d Continue Reading →
Griffith Observatory In Front Of Downtown Los Angeles
Description: The Griffith Observatory is located in a park with plenty of walking trails, some offering spectacular perspectives like this one. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright 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 →
Sunset Storm
Description: After a full day driving to and from Death Valley, the light poured in at a side angle to radiate maybe the last of the season’s storms. Location: Panamint Continue Reading →
Salt Creek Devastation, But The Pupfish Remain
There used to be nice boardwalk all along Salt Creek in Death Valley National Park. A hurricane from the Pacific that turned into a tropical storm when it hit Death Continue Reading →
Morning Commute
Description: This morning saw me in Thousand Oaks, a ‘far flung’ locale I don’t often visit. The fog was clearing and it looked like a good chance to try out Continue Reading →
Radial Cracked Desert
Description: More from the floor of Death Valley Location: Death Valley National Park, California, USA, North America photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved
Death Valley Mining Whatnot
Description: On the high Pass leading over to Eureka dunes from the main part of death Valley, there is a jumble of mining equipment rusting in the sun. The area Continue Reading →
Crankshaft Crossing
Description: Way up in the Northern reaches of Death Valley National Park is an interesting quirk or quirkiness. It’s Crankshaft Crossing and I’m sure there is a colorful backstory as Continue Reading →