Idaho barn horseshoe bend 0271

Alabama HIlls 3793

Yuba-Oroville 5898

April 2017

Last Light on Pyramid Lake

late fall in northern Nevada. ref: 2718

Conway Summit Pano 5387

Skagway, Hanes Wilderness, Alaska

Death Valley Wildflowers at Ashford Mills

2016 Super Bloom at Death Valley National Park. This was taken at Ashford Mills, about 45 miles south of Furnace Creek. ref: 4339

Monterey Bay Cypress at Sunset

Monterey Bay / Pacific Grove, California coast, September 2015

Conway Summit in Fall

Fall 2011 along Highway 395, north of Lee Vining and Mono Lake

Joshua Trees, Goldfield Nevada

Goldfield Nevada is in the background of these two Joshua trees in southern Nevada. Goldfield is a "semi-abandoned" ghost town, with a population around 250. Many old structures remain in varying stages of decay but the residents seem cheerful enough.

Pinnacles National Park Hillside

The Pinnacles National Park is fairly new to the national park system, establish January 2013. It is located in the Salinas Valley in central California

Flight of the Osprey

An osprey's flight over one of the small falls near Yosemite National Park

Coyote Springs

Golf Course and Resort that didn't quite happen, about an hour north of Las Vegas on State Route 168. The course course is operational, but the infrastructure for homes remains barren.

Pyramid Lake at Sundown

A small group of white pelicans stand on the western coast of Pyramid Lake, north of Reno Nevada, 2015

Loyalton Pasture 0016

Late winter and the heavy snows have melted in the pasture land leaving bright blue water everywhere. ref: 0016 03/18/2016

Fall at Washoe Lake

Washoe Lake is south of Reno Nevada in Washoe Valley. It is now completely dry due to the drought affecting the western states

Bandon Oregon Sundown

The sun sets in the coastal fog of Bandon Oregon, summer 2015

Devil's Post Pile in the Rain

The Devil's Postpile National Monument is located near Mammoth California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The interesting rock formation consists of columnar basalt formed 100,000 years ago

Haleakala Craters Maui Pano

The craters at the top of the Maui volcano offer a stunning array of colors and textures. Haleakala National Park protects this beautiful place above the clouds at over 10,000 ft above sea level on the island of Maui, Hawaii

The Big Pond in Winter

A bit of snow falls in old Southwest Reno, early spring 2011

Lassen Volcanic National Park, from the trail to Bumpass Hell

Lassen Trail at Sunset

Lassen trees from the trail to Bumpass Hell, ref: 0037

Boiling Pool at Bumpass Hell

One of the boiling pools, cauldrons, and steaming fumaroles at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California