Spring on the South Fork
Now that the end of summer is approaching, April seems like a lifetime ago! Here are a few shots from my late April hike along the Darrington Trail on the South Fork of the American River, near the Salmon Falls bridge.
All the colors
Going deeper into the Botanical Garden, I took the North Trail which led me through the Woodland Forest and closer to the fuchsia garden.
Botanical morning
More mid-morning images from the Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden in late October 2023.
Flowers of Lafayette Square
At the Maritime Visitor Center
Whenever I’m able to spend a few days in San Francisco, as a rule I try to avoid doing the most obvious tourist stuff. Of course, this rule must occasionally be broken — like when I visited Alcatraz for the first time back in 2018. And this year I feel like I broke the rule again when I ventured to […]
Wildflowers of San Francisco
I tend to write a lot about and share images of my favorite California city, San Francisco. But today’s post has absolutely nothing to do with the City by the Bay, because these photos were shot in northern Arizona. The San Francisco Peaks lie just north of Flagstaff and include the highest point in Arizona (Humphreys Peak, 12, 637 ft/3,852 […]
Sidewalk archaeology
I was strolling through the quiet neighborhoods of Roanoke, Texas, when I happened to notice some fallen leaves on the sidewalk. Except, these leaves didn’t rustle underfoot, because they were imprinted into the cement! At first I thought it was a decorative feature created on purpose, but I could only find these natural decorations under the trees on a short […]
Rattlesnake trail
There are a number of trails to explore when you park at the Rattlesnake Bar area of Folsom Lake SRA, but the trip out to Avery’s Pond is one of the most popular. The best time to hike the trail is in the springtime, when wildflowers are abundant and there are few if any annoying dry weeds. Of course, poison […]
Headlands at Russian Gulch
Russian Gulch State Park is such a beautiful place to explore, especially on a cool afternoon in October. The sky sent down a light drizzle as I started along the headlands trail, but by the time I had circled back and later headed to the landward side of the park — following the road that crosses beneath Highway 1 — […]