And now for something completely different. Last month I traveled to Arkansas with my In-Laws to visit David’s Grandpa in Hot Springs Village. We made a week of it and got in some valuable outdoor time at Petit Jean State Park and in the Ozarks along the Buffalo National River. I wasn’t sure what to [...]
Continuing with the theme of spring wildflowers this Photo Thursday comes to us from Carrizo Plain National Monument, a mecca for wildflower fans each spring. This is a heavily edited photo cropped tightly from a shot I’d taken with a completely different idea in mind. I liked the soft background and contrast of the blurry [...]
So far this year’s wildflower bloom has been somewhat disappointing, but considering how many photos I still have to process from previous years I suppose this isn’t a bad thing. Since the trails haven’t been providing I have been revisiting some of my favorite wildflower photos from the past couple of years. I hope this [...]
Carrizo Plain is a wildflower Smörgåsbord in the spring where we were treated to an explosion of pastels on Easter Day 2010: For additional information about this location: 2010 Visit 2009 Visit
I spent the afternoon at Santa Theresa, a Santa Clara County Park near our house in San Jose. I don’t mention it much here but this is one of my nearby ‘go-to’ parks when I want to get in a few miles but don’t want to drive far. I can do a nice park-circling hike [...]
On paper, Sword Lake does not fit my definition of a great destination. It is a popular lake, not a place to go for solitude. It’s not above treeline or filled with pristine glacier-fed waters. It is surrounded by forest so the views are minimal. There are mosquitoes and noisy boyscouts. There are no fish. [...]
Lamont Peak is a small peak in the Southern Sierra, with a trailhead accessible from highway 178 via a short 6 mile drive on graded dirt road. It is probably the easiest peak on the Sierra Club SPS list. There is a trail all the way to the top, and although it is steep, not well [...]
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