Over the New Years holiday, I had the opportunity to visit Death Valley National Park. Having not been there before I had a lot of ground to cover with my partner in crime (Scott Arnaz) in just 2 1/2 days. We hit a lot of the major sites including the famous Mesquite Sand Dunes, Artist’s [...]
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New Years at Death Valley
Posted in Destinations, National Parks on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wildflowers in Bloom
Posted in Destinations, Nature, Photos, Wildflowers on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is just a reminder to get out there and enjoy the beautiful wildflower blooms while they last.
This image is from the Temblor Range at Carrizo Plain National Monument. To see more wildflower photos visit our online Southern California gallery.
A great website for finding out where to go is Carol Leigh’s California Wildflower Hotsheet.
Santa Cruz Monarchs
Posted in Destinations, Nature, Photos on January 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Living on the Monterey Bay has its rewards. As each year passes we watch the birds and other assorted wildlife call this beautiful place home or migrate through in the fall and spring. We look forward to fall especially – the bird migration is always a spectacular sight, followed by the arrival of [...]
Sedona Thanksgiving
Posted in Destinations, Photos, tagged photography, Sedona on December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After a long break from blogging we are back. Work, travel and holidays kept us from posting new content, but the good news is we have many new images and articles to come.This photo was taken during our Thanksgiving trip to Sedona and New Mexico. We stayed just down the road from this well-known and [...]
Pacific Dogwoods in Bloom
Posted in National Parks, Nature, Photos, Wildflowers on August 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) is also known as Mountain Dogwood and can be found along waterways in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, especially Yosemite Valley. As the waterfalls in the Valley burst forth in spring and swell the Merced River, Pacific Dogwoods echo back with a spectacular display.
These showy white blooms are actually modified bud [...]
