Himalayan Weather
Description: Clouds breaking before a stoney wall of towering peaks. In the Himalayas. Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
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Description: Clouds breaking before a stoney wall of towering peaks. In the Himalayas. Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Description: A throwback to 2010 when I attempted to climb a peak known as Kyajo Ri. It’s my only tall mount attempt (word used twice already because I did not Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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
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 →
Description: Last week was an excellent trip to Death Valley National Park with nothing much on the agenda except meeting one of my brothers, camping, hiking and seeing stuff. In Continue Reading →
Description: On a recent trip to Yosemite National Park. I was happy to see a lot more electric car chargers. Specifically these from Rivian, who I hope will upkeep them Continue Reading →
Description: My daughter and I watched a video the other day about Oregon’s Trail of Ten Waterfalls. It’s in a place called Silver Falls State Park and I don’t know Continue Reading →
Description: This is one of my favorite view spots in Yosemite Valley. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Description: Warning, I am feeling more and more like taking any odd photo these days. As an artist of sorts, like many, I have periods of ‘creative drought’ where I Continue Reading →
Description: Frosty afternoons in Yosemite Valley and beautiful light. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All Rights Reserved.
Description: Went to Yosemite for a night. This is the first photo I want to share. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All Continue Reading →
Description: An Uinta Ground Squirrel takes a tuft and runs with it. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America photograph copyright, Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Description: A joy of visiting Yellowstone National Park is seeing all the bison roaming the hills and prairies. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America photograph copyright, Peter West Continue Reading →
Description: If you want Old Faithful without the crowds, you need to get up early. This is the scene in June a few minutes before the eruption at 7:22am. Peaceful Continue Reading →
Description: You can’t expect a tree that is hundreds and possibly thousands of years old, growing at over 10,000′ to not have a knot or two. Location: Great Basin National Continue Reading →
Description: Chitwan National Park in Nepal is the place to be if you want to spot rhinos. Especially the Rhinoceros unicornis. Location: Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia Photograph copyright Peter Continue Reading →
Description: Part of the beauty of Yosemite is the valley drive. Sure, I prefer to hike away from roads to view Nature’s beauty, especially in National Parks. But there’s no Continue Reading →
Description: Teddybear Chollas (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) look so fuzzy and cuddly, which is why there are ample signs at the Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park warning you not Continue Reading →
Description: Sometimes humans have a knack for naming objects exactly as they are. Hence: Arch Rock. Sure, there are many arch rocks in the world, even a National Park is Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Description: It’s easy to see why Fern Canyon in Redwoods National & State Parks is a favorite for so many people. Too many, actually…they had to institute a permit system and Continue Reading →
Description: I am freshly returned from a trip to the Redwoods of California and what an enjoyable great trip it was. Because you can’t fly a drone from a National Park Continue Reading →