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Eastern Sierra & Tuolumne Meadows, 9-09

14 days camping and hiking. Beautiful weather. Nice people. Fantastic scenery.

Sep 14, 2009

Photos: 35

Eastern Sierra & Western Nevada, August 2009

Ten days in the Eastern Sierra and western Nevada. Some hikes, some back roads, some new places, some old favorites.

Aug 3, 2009

Photos: 35

Arizona & New Mexico, May-June 2009

29 days, about 4400 miles. Photos cannot describe this country with all of its colors, endless vistas, blue skies, and nearly-deserted roads.

Jul 11, 2009

Photos: 48

CA Central Coast plus more

Carrizo Plain, CA Central Coast, Santa Barbara Botanical Garden, Santa Ynez River Rec Area, Malibu Creek State Park

Apr 19, 2009

Photos: 25

Sonora, MX & Tucson, AZ

First a week-long Elderhostel trip into the state of Sonora, Mexico, followed by a couple of days on my own in Tucson. Took over 1000 photos, most were lousy. Never try to photograph from a moving bus!

Apr 2, 2009

Photos: 31

desert trip 2-09

Joshua Tree, Morongo Canyon Preserve, Thousand Palms oasis, Salton Sea, Anza Borrego Desert State Park

Feb 28, 2009

Photos: 18

South-Central California Coast 11-08

10 nights of camping, ranging from Malibu Creek State Park north to San Simeon State Park. Lots of 1-2 mile easy walks, lots of wildlife and native plants, plenty of beachcombing time, visited a full-size replica of Columbus' ship, The Nina.

Nov 23, 2008

Photos: 22

Eastern Sierra 9-08

Six nights of camping, plus a night of family visits on each end made for a great trip. Good weather, new dirt roads to explore, some fall color, and my first hikes after knee replacement surgery were highlights.

Sep 29, 2008

Photos: 35

gray foxes 2008

Photos taken in my yard in Chula Vista in late June and early July 2008. This year I have seen up to four different foxes in one day, up to 3 at one time. The neighbors say there are 5 babies and 3 adults, but I cannot verify that. The den is not in my yard. The parents bring the babies over here when they are old enough to climb the wall/fence to get into the yard. The foxes in these photos are at the bottom of the yard. I'm in the kitchen, behind a screened window. Since early July, I have not seen the family together. By mid-September, I'm seeing only one fox at a time, maybe once every week or two. This is normal; the family stays together only during the season of raising the babies and gray foxes are solitary the rest of the time. Camera is a Canon S2 with 12X zoom and image stabilization feature.

Jun 30, 2008

Photos: 18

CA Coast - Ventura to Big Sur

April 27 to May 8, 2008. 11 camping nights, 1115 miles. These are the best or most representative of 520 photos.

May 11, 2008

Photos: 23

Anza-Borrego Desert & nearby areas

A quick three days revisiting some favorites and discovering some new places in my 4x4 Tiger CX. Painted Gorge, Bow Willow, Palm Spring, Blair Valley & Little Blair, Palo Verde Wash, Short Wash, Vista del Malpais, Fonts Point, Inspiration Wash.

Feb 27, 2008

Photos: 18

Picacho State Rec Area

Seven days of dirt road adventure, glorious scenery, and fantastic peace and quiet. Picacho SRA is located on the California side of the Colorado River, north of Yuma. <http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=641>

Jan 5, 2008

Photos: 37

Sierra Explorations, September 2007

1518 miles. Altitudes of about 0 to about 10,000 feet. 12 nights of camping, only 5 of those in campgrounds. Explored parts of 3 National Forests: Stanislaus, Humboldt-Toyiabe, and Inyo. Lots of dirt road driving, some 4WD. Snow twice. Stanislaus NF was a big surprise for me; there is SO much wild and deserted country out there!

Oct 2, 2007

Photos: 39

coast trip, Oregon & N CA, July-Aug 2007

Here's a selection from the nearly 1000 photos taken on my 23-day 3200 mile trip. It was often foggy or rainy, but beautiful anyway. I spent a lot of time walking on beaches.

Aug 6, 2007

Photos: 54

gray foxes 2007

This family of gray foxes, Dad one week and Mom & kids the next, were photographed in my back yard in an older part of Chula Vista, CA. The yard has a high fence, but these guys can climb. I have seen up to four of them at one time, don't know how many there are total. I do not feed the foxes, but there is water available for them. For more info about gray foxes and about living close to them, see http://www.projectwildlife.org/living-fox.htm

Jun 14, 2007

Photos: 16

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