I have always loved the High Sierra environment, especially the plants and animals that survive up there. This photo was taken several years ago when I was traveling up to the Bristlecone Pine forest near Bishop, California (one of my … Continued
Over the 4th of July holiday, I was camping at a park on Bainbridge Island. As expected in the NW, it was a very rainy holiday, at least on Bainbridge Island. I did do some hiking around the island … Continued
I took a coupe of days off this March and traveled to Eastern Washington to catch a glimpse of the migrating sandhill cranes. Each year over 35,000 sandhill cranes make and annual migration from Central California to South-Central Alaska to … Continued
A few weeks ago on my return trip from the deserts of Nevada, I detoured to a small town where I once worked as a wildlife biologist for the US Forest Service (my first job out of college). McCloud … Continued
Yesterday I hiked to Norway Pass, which overlooks Spirit Lake and Mt. St. Helens. With all the pandemic fears going on and the “Stay home, stay safe” orders, it was nice to get outside for a hike and enjoy … Continued
Every now and then you get lucky, especially when it comes to photographing wildlife. Such was the case when I got this photo of a Peregrine Falcon. The Peregrine Falcon is possibly the world’s fasted animal. While it flies … Continued
A couple months ago I met up with a friend a spent a few days hiking and camping in Eastern Oregon. We were fortunate to come across this eagles nest with two chicks. We had a great view of the … Continued
During my walk this morning through a nearby park, I was observing the many indicators of spring. The buds on the bare branches of trees and the temperature slowly climbing from coat weather to sweater weather. The daffodils and tulips … Continued
During an early foggy morning hike in Olympic National Park a few months ago, I came across this old abandoned barn in a meadow. The structure appeared to be soggy from the moisture of the perpetual damp climate of … Continued
