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Springtime Lupines - Lone Pine Peak
Taken in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, I have been Photographing the area for more than 40 years; this is the first time to have seen the Lupines in this area. Sky by Skylum Luminar.
Mono Lake Sunset
Each year the water level of Mono Lake continues to decline as water demand continues to rise in the southern part of the state. Lowering the Lake to provide water to the people living in the City of Angles was prohibited by a law passed in the late 1970s. As the water drops each year, more Tufa is exposed, making for ever-changing scenery. The whitest part of the tufa at the bottom would not have been visible even a couple of years earlier.
Owens Valley Storm Final--2
Creek - Hot Creek Geologic Site
Volcanic activity here in the Hot Creek Geologic Site can raise water temperatures above boiling point and be heavily laden with Sulfuric Acid. Not a creek to you would want to fall into. This is a beautiful area to visit, especially in the winter; however, when visiting the site, please follow directions and, stay behind the fence line; stay safe.
Smith Ranch, Fall Color
This Oak started to make its way to the fires place in 2008 when the photograph was taken; today, in 2022, the tree still hangs on with only the loss of a few lower branches due to age and weather.
Trees, Sand City
The trees merge with the moss and lichen-covered rock in the surrounding Sand City, Mt Diablo, State Park, CA.
Colorful Plant Foliage- Yosemite National Park
This plant surrounded a small pond with no name along the roadside in Yosemite National Park. I have visited the area many times since the photo was taken back in 2008 but have not since seen a color like this. Indeed an exceptional moment in time.
Fall Color and Lichen
This photograph was taken off the trail near Mirror Lake in Yosemite National Park.
Chinese Tallow - Fall Color
The Chinese Tallow tree is one of the most beautiful trees you will find during the fall color season. Each tree leaf takes on unique colors, making for excellent mixed foliage colors on one tree.
Liquid Amber Leaves
My back yard fall foliage taken a couple of years ago, not new just updated and republished.
Mixed Chinese Tallow Leaves
Fall Color 2
Springtime in Napa Valley
Early spring in Napa Valley, the grape vines were just starting to bud.
Little Creek Falls - Oregon
The purple shading on the rock matched the bright green plants along the creek.
National Creek Falls - Oregon
National Creek Falls cannot be fully appreciated with any photograph; this is a genuinely magical place.
Watson Creek - Oregon
The creek that leads away from the base of Watson Creek Falls is always lined with fresh-looking moss and ferns; that's what you get for living in a Rainy State.
Canyon headed to Tokatee Falls, Oregon
As a landscape photographer, you can find yourself in some precarious situations. To capture this image, I climbed down a very slippery and steep rock slope, which was dry but covered in a dusting of sand. As I started to depart, I lost my footing and slid foot-first, headed for the freezing creek water below. With my feet and lower legs already over the edge, I caught hold of a small branch and managed to stop my fall. Just around the corner of the distant creek shown here is a 125-foot waterfall. Being by myself, I would have been hard to find holding onto the rocks in the stream to have stopped my plunge. Whew! Close call!
Unicorn in the Fog
This photograph was taken on a foggy morning in Point Lobos SNR, State Natural Reserve.
Mountain Peaks - Owens Valley
Snow-capped peaks in early spring, taken just North of Lone Pine, CA
Sunlit Leaves - Yosemite Valley
Sunlit Tree found against dark shadows, off trail, Yosemite, NP
