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2007 07 Crater Lake

Updated: May 12, 2008 5:07am PST

2007 02 Yosemite Dressed in Winter Runners-up :

2007 02 Yosemite Dressed in Winter Runners-up

Updated: Apr 17, 2007 5:55pm PST

2007 02 Yosemite Dressed in Winter FINALISTS :

2007 02 Yosemite Dressed in Winter FINALISTS

Updated: Apr 17, 2007 3:37am PST

2006 06 Sequoia and Kings Canyon : Grades were turned in and jury duty evaporated, so it was time to get out of town. Off to Sequoia National Park! From June 19 through June 23, I worked my way up from the bottom of Sequoia (Three Rivers/Mineral King Area) up to Kings Canyon. Along the way I climbed to the top of Moro Rock, to the bottom of Crystal Cave, and to the brink of Mist Falls. 

Moro Rock isn't such a bad climb, but you tread 380 steps to get to the top. The Mineral King Road is perhaps the most three dimensional road I have travelled. Just under 700 curves, not to mention the ups and downs; 25 miles and two hours each way. 

I visited the must-see General Sherman Tree (largest living organism despite having lost a tree-sized branch last winter). I walked the Congress Trail of Giant Sequoias, whereupon I came across a bear that was allegedly breakfasting on brochette of Bambi (extra rare). Later that day, I trekked down to Crystal Cave. Whereupon I came across a snake that clearly had someplace to be. 

The biggest walk was to Mist Falls, a nine mile sojourn out past The End of The Road in Kings Canyon. Along the way, I was captivated by the cascading rapids of the runoff season, and an orange butterfly, and two California Sisters (butterflies).

2006 06 Sequoia and Kings Canyon

Grades were turned in and jury duty evaporated, so it was time to get ...

Updated: Jun 02, 2007 9:57pm PST

2005 12 Death Valley PREVIEW :

2005 12 Death Valley PREVIEW

Updated: Jun 29, 2007 10:02am PST

2005 10 One Day in October : How many decent shots could I get if I spent a Saturday in the Sierra? On October 15, 2005, it was high time to find out!

2005 10 One Day in October

How many decent shots could I get if I spent a Saturday in the Sierra? ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2006 6:07pm PST

2004 08 Crater Lake :

2004 08 Crater Lake

Updated: Oct 22, 2005 6:18am PST

2004 07 Yosemite Mono Bodie Smoke :

2004 07 Yosemite Mono Bodie Smoke

Updated: Oct 22, 2005 10:13am PST

2003 10 Yosemite Mono Bodie :

2003 10 Yosemite Mono Bodie

Updated: Apr 23, 2006 10:24pm PST

2003 06 Kings Canyon : Mid-June, I visited Kings Canyon. East of Fresno, west of Death Valley and the peaks of the Sierra Nevadas. Just a weekend jaunt to take a stab at getting to know the new camera, a Canon EOS 10D and its lenses, Canon 17-40 mm f/4 L and 28-135 mm f/3.5-6.7 IS.

2003 06 Kings Canyon

Mid-June, I visited Kings Canyon. East of Fresno, west of Death Valley ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2006 6:46pm PST

2002 03 Spring Break 395 :

2002 03 Spring Break 395

Updated: Apr 23, 2006 11:17pm PST

2001 08 Jefferson State :

2001 08 Jefferson State

Updated: Apr 25, 2006 1:11am PST

2000 07 Yosemite Mono San Francisco :

2000 07 Yosemite Mono San Francisco

Updated: Nov 26, 2005 3:01pm PST