Photo Essays
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Backpacking
2024 PCT Mt. San Jacinto/Idyllwild
27.5-mile section hike from Highway 74 to Idyllwild with summit of Mt. San Jacinto
2023 PCT Northern Washington
255-mile section hike from Snoqualmie Pass to the US-Canada Border
2022 PCT Southern Washington
246-mile section hike from Cascades Locks to Snoqualmie Pass
2021 Desolation Wilderness
3-day shuttle trip from Wrights Lake to Loon Lake in the western part
2020 Desolation Wilderness
early season (June) trip to explore the dams on Lake Aloha
2019 Panamint City
mining ruins and other interesting sights near Death Valley
2018 Pacific Crest Trail: Sierra City to Drakesbad
160-mile section hike of PCT miles 1195 - 1350
2018 Pacific Crest Trail: Mexico border to Lake Morena
20-mile section hike of PCT miles 0-20
2017 Pacific Crest Trail: Donner Pass to Sierra City
40-mile section hike of PCT miles 1157 - 1195
2017 Pacific Crest Trail: Sonora Pass to Donner Pass
140-mile section hike of PCT miles 1017 - 1157
2016 Pacific Crest Trail: Tuolumne Meadows to Sonora Pass
85-mile section hike of PCT miles 942-1017
2016 Yosemite North Rim Backpack
overnight trip in early June to see waterfalls and creeks
2015 Trinity Alps
50-mile shuttle trip: Stuart Fork, Caribou Lakes, 4-lakes loop, Long Canyon
2015 Grand Canyon
20-mile shuttle trip: down South Kaibab, up Bright Angel
2014 Rae Lakes, Kings Canyon
44-mile loop including Sixty Lakes Basin and a surprise in the backcountry
2014 Modified High Sierra Trail
90-mile loop, Kern River & Hot Springs and thunderstorms
2014 Ottoway Lakes
50-mile loop: Merced River and cross-country route
2012 Hetch Hetchy
52 mile loop: no water and two bears
2011 Matterhorn Canyon Loop
Hoover Wilderness and Northern Yosemite, lots of snow!
2010 John Muir Trail
100-mile section: San Joaquin and Kings River, push-ups on the pass
2012 Lost Coast Trail
52-mile shuttle: Roosevelt Elk, timing the tides, interesting beach discoveries
Desert Wildflowers and Art
2024 Mojave National Preserve
sand dunes, cactus gardens, impact of the York fire
2019 Joshua Tree & DesertX
wildflowers and art
2017 Chasing the Superbloom
Wildflower superbloom in Anza Borrego and Carizzo Plain, art at DesertX
2016 Joshua Tree and Salton Sea
hikes and finding art in the desert
2014 Mojave National Preserve
wildflowers, tortoises and surreal solar energy plant
2011 Death Vallley
rain in the desert
Fall Colors
2020 Eastern Sierra Fall Colors
North Lake, Green Lake, extreme wildfire smoke and clear skies
2014 Eastern Sierra Fall Colors
High winds stripped all the leaves - we found more surprises in our alternative plan
2011 Eastern Sierra Fall Colors
great color
Winter and Water
2022 Yosemite Drought Winter
year to year comparison photos and videos of snow and vegetation and meditations on water
2017 Yosemite Winter and Frazil Ice
rock and ice and video of amazing frazil ice
2017 Yosemite Spring Super-melt
gushing waterfalls and mama bear and cubs
2016 Yosemite Snow and Drought
year to year comparison photos of snow and vegetation
Travel
2021 Yellowstone & Grand Teton
Camper Van Trip, geyser chasing, wildlife and nature's patterns
2021 California Redwood Parks
Camper Van Trip to Redwood National and State Parks
2019 Provence, France
Colorado Provençal (reminded me of Utah), Andy Goldsworthy’s Refuge D’Art
2018 Deep South Road Trip
Civil rights, canoe trip down the Mississippi, Delta Blues, alligators
2018 New Orleans
Impressions of this enchanting city
2015 Whale Watching
short video of dolphin-orca encounter in Monterey Bay
2013 Cambodia
Angkor Wat and other temples
2012 Pilchuck Glass School
Workshop on Architectural Glass with Narcissus Quagliata and life at Pilchuck
2012 Sacramento Delta
checking out levees, land subsidence and the delta waters
2010 Alaska
inside passage, melting glaciers, Denali National Park