Below are two images I took on my last trip to Yosemite. The first is of a granite hillside near Tenaya Lake in the high country. I converted the image to black and white which I think made the image better. The second image is of two mountain climbers on the hillside. While I don’t […]

While I won’t be going to any national parks on Christmas day, I still celebrate them! Below are a few images of national park ornaments I have on my Christmas tree. The ornaments are replicas of the entrance signs for each of the parks. I’m not sure if there is one for every national park, […]

I’ve been to the Tuolumne Grove and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite, but for some unknown reason, the Merced Grove seemed to elude me. So, on this last trip to Yosemite, I decided to hike the Merced Grove…and I wasn’t disappointed. Below are some images that I took while on the hike. […]

Since Glacier Point Road will be closed in 2021 for road repair and improvements, I explored many areas off the road this fall while in Yosemite. Below are four images I took at McGurk Meadow. If you’ve never done this hike, it’s definitely worth it the next time you’re in the park. It was a […]

There wasn’t haze every day when I was on my trip to Yosemite in October, but it was hard to gauge which day was going to be hazier than others. The morning I went to Glacier Point was definitely a hazy morning. I still took advantage of the moments to take some photos. While they […]

While on my trip to Yosemite, I went up to Glacier Point to try and catch some sunrise images. Unfortunately the haze that morning was going to make it almost impossible to get a really good shot. The haze was so bad I could see it in the dark of night while driving up the […]

While in the Eastern Sierra on this last trip, haze from the Creek Fire had spread as far south as Lone Pine and as far north as the north shore of Mono Lake. Below is an image I took from the hills above the north end of Mono Lake, facing south. The haze in the […]

Ah! The beautiful change of seasons in the Eastern Sierra! Fall brings out the best in the aspens around the June Lake Loop and Lee Vining Canyon. I was completely surrounded by the change of fall color for a week. Below are three images I took while in the area this October. Have a great […]

I’ve been back for about a week from my trip to the Eastern Sierra and Yosemite. There were days of haze caused by the nearby Creek Fire and then days of clear blue skies. In all, I enjoyed the trip and hiking. I took HWY 395 up and made a detour the first morning to […]

Take a look at the picture below. While it isn’t the most amazing image I’ve ever taken, it has a lot of significance. The hillside in the image (taken October 27. 2016) no longer looks that way. Why? A fire ripped through this part of Yosemite in 2018 and destroyed everything in its path. When […]