Category: National Parks
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Joshua Tree National Park – Day Two
I awoke early (4:00 am) to check the star situation because I wanted to catch the rising sliver of the waning moon. The stars were shining, so I headed to the entrance to Joshua Tree. Mission accomplished! Since there wasn’t much of a sunset the night before (no clouds) and the moon looked mostly clear, and although I did have…
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Joshua Tree National Park, California – Day One
Joshua Tree National Park encompasses about 800,000 acres (slightly larger than Yosemite National Park at 742,000 acres) with two distinct desert regions. The Mojave Desert is in the northern part of the park, complete with Joshua Trees and the Colorado Desert in the southern part of the park, has lots of cacti and, like parts of the Great…
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Nevada – Viva Las Vegas
The rocks remind me of beehives or piles of strawberry sweetened whipped cream!
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Eastern Sierra Fall Colors, Take Two
When I thought about putting away the fall colors and going on to SNOW, my brain started rebelling. WAIT – there are still cottonwoods hanging on to their leaves even if the aspens have dropped theirs. And, you left some nice aspen photos that deserve a showing. I traveled with some photographer friends VERY early…
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Hiking the Washington Cascades, Mt. Baker, Skyline Divide
This little ranger station on the approach to MANY trails on Mt. Baker and other mountains in the Cascades had the most beautiful stone-work and woodwork detail. Even though it’s been 80 years since President Roosevelt put young men to work in the Civilian Conservation Corps, you can still see their handiwork throughout the United…
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Three Favorite Songs
Write about the three most important songs in your life — what do they mean to you? Hmmm . . . My oldest son asked me recently about a song I used to play a lot on the piano when he was a child, who knew he was listening? Playing the piano was never easy…
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Lunch Notes
As a response to the weekly writing challenge – Lunch Posts, in The Daily Post, I’ve reflected on my lunches within a four-day period during recent days and the differences between them. This is the first time I’ve responded to one of The Daily Post’s writing challenges, good practice – right? Saturday was 75 degree…
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Grand Canyon
I visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona last spring at the tail-end of my multi-state photography jaunt. It is now on the list of ‘must revisit’ places as my limited time made me only want more. Also, the day was blustery and cool, with scudding clouds and rain showers, making photos a challenge. The mighty…
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Abundant Wildflowers
Much to my surprise in this dry desert of California, there are a great many beautiful wildflowers. In the hot valley, not so much, but in the higher elevations they are quite amazing. I’ve been spending a few minutes here and there identifying, but not finding everything, so not all the photos are labeled. I…
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