I always enjoy the scenery driving through northern New Mexico, although there never seems to be enough time to stop and explore. Our only reasons for pausing at the El Malpais National Monument Visitor Center were that we needed a rest stop and it was time for lunch; but it was a wonderful chance discovery and one that I would […]
My first view of the Grand Canyon from Desert View Drive on the South Rim.
I’m sure I’ve said it before: road trips can be fun, but they really seem to take a lot out of me. Yesterday morning I started working on a regular Wednesday-series post but never managed to finish it. So I decided to save it for next week, and today I’ve got a few images from our trip. Most of them […]
There’s never enough time to stop and check out everything that catches my eye — driving back through Texas I spotted a ton of historical markers along the side of the road — but because we’ve made good time, we’re able to slow down a bit now that we’ve arrived in Arizona. I find that doing a road trip is […]
There’s nothing like getting away from city traffic and crowds of people rushing to their various destinations, and we found an incredible place to enjoy nature and escape for a few hours — just five minutes’ drive from our hotel in Southlake, Texas! It’s the Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve, sitting along the south shore of Grapevine Lake. There […]
Early May offered up intriguing cloudscapes along the western shore of Lake Berryessa and Pope Canyon Road.
At this fairly isolated spot just across the river from the fish hatchery, a small island blocks the view of the main stream of the American River. Still, I thought the current looked pretty boisterous when I visited Sailor Bar two weeks ago — but on today’s visit I found the rocky shore where I stood that day is now […]
Staying in a small house near Middletown (south of Clear Lake), we knew to expect cats roaming the property. Now, I’m not sure anyone informed the cats we would be arriving; but luckily our furry landlords allowed us to stay, as long as we kept to ourselves and didn’t make too much noise.
On my way home from Clear Lake in March of this year I paused alongside Highway 128 to shoot a few photos of the lower part of Putah Creek, where it exits Lake Berryessa (I published more images of Putah Creek in April, seen here). The landscape on both banks was lush and green, making it a tempting spot to […]