I’ve wanted to hike the Cinder Cone and see the Painted Dunes in Lassen Volcanic National Park for a long time. I hadn’t been able to do it previously because I wasn’t sure that the cars I had been driving at the time could make it down the six mile dirt and gravel road. This […]

Well, guess what? I ended up going to Lassen Volcanic National Park last weekend! It ended up being a beautiful weekend! Below is an early morning shot I took at Butte Lake, on the east side of the park. I parked by the lake before hiking to the Cinder Cone and Painted Dunes. The haze […]

Looks like my trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park is not going to happen. There is a terrible fire tearing through Shasta County, around the city of Redding. Lassen Volcanic National Park is about 47 miles east of Redding and is receiving a lot of smoke which is making the air quality really bad. Please […]

One of the best features in Yosemite is the granite. The granite domes, cliffs and the sometimes unique stacked formations make the park such an amazing place. Below are two photos I took on the last day of my trip up to Yosemite in June along Tioga Pass. The first is of stacked granite. While […]

Saturday was a great day! My sister, niece and I went to see the King Tut exhibit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Talk about a great exhibit! This will be the last tour of the Tut exhibit before it heads to the U.K. and then on to Cairo, where it will be […]

The photo below I took while hiking up to Lembert Dome early one morning in Tuolumne Meadows. I didn’t take this specific photo from Lembert Dome, but the granite dome next to it. It seemed to have better angles for the photo. The river is the Tuolumne River running through the east end of Tuolumne […]

Below are two photos I took when I was in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in June. The first photo is of Crescent Meadow, which is a short drive from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park. It was so peaceful in the meadow, especially being there around 7am. I had the whole meadow to […]

The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias reopened in Yosemite after being closed for approximately three years. While I was a week too early in the park to see the grove after the reopening, I did get to see the sequoias in Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. Below are some pictures I took […]

I’ve been back from Mammoth and Yosemite for about a week. I had a great time doing some new hikes and taking photos. I can’t say it was the best “photographic” trip I’ve taken, but I did get some good shots. The first day I spent partially at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. I […]

It’s almost time for a fun trip up to Mammoth and Yosemite. I’ve also finished up my reservations and plans for my trip to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, and the Tetons. I’ve added a couple of fun side adventures to both trips. While making my way up to Yosemite and Mammoth, I’ll first stop at […]