Sunset in the Sierra. This fire lookout is situated such that you don’t really get remarkable sunsets — the mountains to the west are quite tall — but it’s still a nice place to be as night comes in. #california #nature
Published on 2024-12-02
A little road in the Lakes Basin. #california #nature
Published on 2024-12-01
Coming up on Taft Point at Yosemite. Got lucky with November weather, smoke aside! #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-26
We’d gone to a weekend-long training to be Winter Wildlife Docents at Pt. Reyes. The training was a little less helpful than hoped, but on the bright side it let out at just the right time to see the sun set behind the Pacific. Can’t complain. #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-22
A lil’ peaceful bend in the Merced River. There was some kind of animal bonking around on the other shore, which was fun to hear — we never did see what it was. The cadence didn’t feel human. But, maybe it was just a birder taking their time! #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-20
Tallac had received a dusting of snow as of a couple of days ago, so I’m glad I’d gone to see the season change — the area will be absolutely walloped by snow this weekend, so some of autumn’s remainders will likely disappear. Until next time. #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-19
Steller’s Jays have been my white whale for years now. I see plenty of them, but every time I try to take a picture of one it’s some combination of dark, blurry, the bird flew away, I was hallucinating it, birds were never real, etc. So these are certainly some of the least interesting Steller’s Jay’s pictures on the internet, but dangit: I finally got one 😀 #california #nature
The Merced River winds through the hills just about where the South Fork comes in from Hite Cove and joins it. It felt quite smoky, but there aren’t any big fires in the area; I almost wonder if it was an odd soup of USFS prescribed burns and general Central Valley schmutz, but there was just so much in the evenings… #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-15
Two ravens had set up a “tollbooth” where roadwork had necessitated the closure of one lane of traffic. Lights stopped traffic flowing in one direction, at which point the ravens swooped down from the lightpost and hopped down the line of cars peering in the driver’s side window, asking for snacks. If time allowed, they would then proceed up the passenger side. An inventive scheme! This is one of the two. #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-13
A large tree guards the edge of Roosevelt Point in Yosemite. #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-12
Bumpass Hell, as viewed from above. #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-08
Little leaves falling in the stream. It’s finally feeling autumnal here! #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-05
Cinder Cone: The Uppening #california #nature
Published on 2024-11-01
Looking toward Lassen Peak from Manzanita Lake. Sometimes I post things which are a bit more out-of-the-way, but Manzanita Lake and its campground so accessible; would strongly recommend it to anyone. #california #nature
Published on 2024-10-30
Lassen’s dunes from the top of Cinder Cone, at sunset. #california #nature
Published on 2024-10-29