Few moments are as special as when a stormy sky lets a select few rays of sun through to highlight a master work of nature. Such was the case on a cold winter morning earlier this year in Yosemite when Three Brothers was briefly, yet ever so beautifully, illuminated between snowfalls. Amazing how nature’s beauty timelessly builds upon itself. While such a thought makes me sad that I only get to see a nanosecond
This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Costa Rican Foothills Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. Costa Rica is well known for its abundant wildlife, but it is also full of beautiful landscapes. Inland the foothills provide a beautiful backdrop to the ever changing tropical skies. Dense rainforests are often the core attraction to Costa Ric
Yet another urban wildlife encounter ends in death. Yesterday, Wednesday March 29, 2011, a mountain lion was spotted in Redwood City and killed versus tranquilized and relocated. This time I was able to be on site with in minutes of the sad conclusion to this urban wildlife encounter to capture a few photographs. The last time I wrote on an urban wildlife killing, Two Coyotes Killed In Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
San Francisco is an easy town to fall in love with. The views never cease to amaze and the weather conditions give the city a new look each and every day. No look is more dramatic or romantic as a blanket of fog laying over the bay and around the iconic Golden Gate Bridge & skyline of San Francisco. This photo was taken this past February when lighting and weather conditions were perfect, The two frequently are n
This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Grindelwald Glacier, Switzerland Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. Switzerland is one amazingly beautiful location. The extreme mountain-scapes and diverse history of each region makes for a fascinating time of exploration. I particularly enjoyed exploring the high country around Grindelwald, Wengen
Sunset at Horsetail Fall in the early part of the year is an amazing moment to witness. The seasonal waterfall on the shoulder of El Capitan is positioned perfectly to reflect the last rays of sun in its mist, providing an intense gold and even reddish hue likened to a firefall. I’ve sped up the playback in the following video, taken earlier this month, to highlight the movement of the water, mist and clouds as
This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Badlands National Park Detail Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. Badlands National Park in South Dakota is an abrupt transition between the prairies and the mountains. Erosion has created an amazing tapestry of color and texture that is as beautiful as it is rich in history. I was surprised at how ph
How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! – John Muir El Capitan, 3000 feet of vertical rock, is a sight to see. Even more amazing is that if you look closer while visiting the park you will often see rock climbers scaling the face or sleeping the night before resuming their climb on El Capitan, as was the case on my last visit this past weekend (full image for scale – see the bottom left of th