Two years ago I did my first backpack in Ventana Wilderness, a quick overnighter to Pine Valley. The weather was horrendous, so I vowed to return when the weather was nice. The waterfall would be particularly inviting on a hot day so I jumped at the chance for a return trip during hotter weather. I’ll [...]
Yesterday was the first day of summer around here. We never had much of a winter, and it seems like mother nature is skipping right over spring and dropping us in the middle of July without much transition time. So I decided to spend the year’s first 90 degree day by getting in a long [...]
The closest place to hike near my house is a county park called Almaden Quicksilver. A mere ten minute drive from my front door, it offers enough to keep me interested and going back over and over again. Wildflowers, steep grades, rolling ridge hiking, multiple trailheads and trails, historical sites, wildlife, views, and surprisingly uncrowded [...]
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
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