Nature Galleries

Yosemite - May 2009 : On Friday, May 15, 2009 I took a day off of work to get back to my favorite place...Yosemite. I lucked out...it was beautiful that day! Upper 70's in the afternoon, snow melt in the higher elevations fed some very full falls! The perfect time of year (about a three week window) to get 'the perfect' light on Yosemite falls. When I arrived, I thought for a moment that God was playing tricks on me...There were more photog's with high end equipment than you would expect to find outside of the Oscar's!

Yosemite - May 2009

On Friday, May 15, 2009 I took a day off of work to get back to my fav ...

Updated: May 15, 2009 10:51pm PST

Oregon Road Trip : July 31 - August 3, 2008 - Aaron and I had been planning to go backpacking in Yosemite, but the fires in California threw a cloud over our plan, a very smokey cloud. As an alternative, we decided to declare a road trip and head to Oregon and Crater Lake! As the plan morphed, we ended up hitting Crater Lake, the Rogue River, the Umpqua River, and the Oregon Coast. In total, a 1500 mile adventure through new territory! The following are our documented records of the trip...enjoy!

Oregon Road Trip

July 31 - August 3, 2008 - Aaron and I had been planning to go backpac ...

Updated: Aug 05, 2008 9:08pm PST

Backpacking Yosemite - July 2008 : July 2008 - Jessica asked e this year if she and I could go backpacking. I have to admit, initially, I was pretty worried about her actually liking backpacking...I knew she loved camping, but backpacking can be a lot rougher, far fewer comforts and the need to carry everything, I was worried she would not have a great time - I was VERY mistaken, she LOVED it and so did I! We had a wonderful time in the Yosemite back country. Our trip took us from the Murphy Creek trail head at Tenaya Lake through to Glen AUlin backpacker camp. From there we took some day hikes and after three nights, we headed home...a wonderful trip!

Backpacking Yosemite - July 2008

July 2008 - Jessica asked e this year if she and I could go backpackin ...

Updated: Jul 21, 2008 4:08pm PST

Flowers : This Gallery is dedicated to the many flowers we have come across both near and far from home...I have tried to make labels that give some general guidance to when these were taken and where they were taken and what they are, if I know...but if I have made any errors in description, please comment the image with your correction, thanks! Enjoy!

Flowers

This Gallery is dedicated to the many flowers we have come across both ...

Updated: Jul 05, 2008 3:54pm PST

Yosemite in April :

Yosemite in April

Updated: Dec 16, 2007 4:52pm PST

Yosemite Bear with Bear Cub :

Yosemite Bear with Bear Cub

Updated: Sep 30, 2007 10:41pm PST

Monterey CA :

Monterey CA

Updated: Jul 26, 2007 6:33am PST

Backpacking Yosemite - June 2007 :

Backpacking Yosemite - June 2007

Updated: Jun 30, 2007 2:47pm PST

Redwood Forests :

Redwood Forests

Updated: Jun 16, 2007 11:32pm PST

Pinnacles National Monument :

Pinnacles National Monument

Updated: May 29, 2007 2:55pm PST

Frogs and Fish : This will be a focus on water based animals

Frogs and Fish

This will be a focus on water based animals

Updated: May 27, 2007 1:43am PST