Morning Clearing Storm at Figueroa Mountain (12 Images)

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Figueroa Mountain Valley

This morning, I spent a stormy Spring morning up at Figueroa Mountain north of Santa Barbara near Los Olivos, California.  While I was a little late for the California Spring wildflower season in 2016, I knew that California Poppies tend to bloom late and I could take advantage of the storm clearing most of the … Read more

Hollenbeck Canyon In April (4 Images)

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Hollenbeck Canyon Panorama

Hollenbeck Canyon In April This morning, I travelled past Jamul to visit Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area with my good friend Alex Kunz. The California Chaparral is overlooked throughout Southern and Central California, but it is a unique plant community and ecosystem only found in this area of the world.  Adapted to a mild and dry … Read more

Views From The Balboa Park California Tower

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Views From The Balboa Park California Tower My Photo club had an outing at Balboa Park, taking us to the first observation deck in the California Tower, which is connected to the San Diego Museum of Man.  Below is a set of images, with more explanation below. As always, clicking on any of these images … Read more

Fog In The San Andreas Rift Valley (4 Images)

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Dead Tree Sunrise Mist San Andreas Rift Valley

Fog In The San Andreas Rift Valley Leaving Pinnacles National Park, I was driving North to see family.  The way out of the National Park is on California Highway 25 which runs through the San Andreas Rift Valley.  Morning fog was clearing and I stopped in several spots to make the images in the gallery … Read more

A Stormy Superbloom In Death Valley (8 Images)

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Death Valley Sunrise Mesquite

A Stormy Superbloom In Death Valley There really wasn’t a Superbloom.  A trending topic on Facebook, the spring wildflower season was good, but not incredible or “once in a lifetime” or any of the hyperbole you read.  Still, here is a small first selection of images I made on a stormy weekend in Death Valley.

Ending January With A Clearing Storm In Santee

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Driving back last night from Phoenix, I knew a quick storm was blowing in. I made it over the mountains in East San Diego County before the rain set in. Today was very rainy, but this storm was also particularly windy. I saw many a tree flexing in the wind, and I wondered how many gusts it would take for the tree to finally break.

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