Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo, California – aerial view

Back when I was a kid, I would go to Marine World which changed its name to Marine World Africa USA when I was an older kid. We drove across the bay to Redwood City on those occasions. At some point Marine World moved to Vallejo. And at some point after that it went through a series of name changes and is now called Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and looks nothing like the Marine World I once knew.

I took today’s photo from a small airplane on my way back to Ashland in late May.

Posted on July 17th, 2013 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: aerial, california, Nikkor 70-300mm VR, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Six Flags Vallejo

Today’s photo comes from last September. I believe this was Kellogg Beach, just north of Crescent City in Northern California.

Posted on June 10th, 2013 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: beach, california, ellie, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon, volleyball. Comments Off on Beach time of year

We had some wonderful weather while in San Francisco for three nights this past weekend. Highs were in the low 70s and the lows were higher than Ashland’s normal high temperatures for this time of year. There was lots of sun and very little wind too. Saturday night the fog did roll in though. I headed out to the Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District, which wasn’t far from our hotel on Lombard Street, to take this photo on that evening. For more of my pictures from San Francisco (on my other blog) click here.

Posted on November 27th, 2012 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, fog, night photography, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D600, san francisco. Comments Off on Palace of Fine Arts in fog at night

Posted on September 22nd, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, landscape, nikon d7000, photoshop photomerge, smith river, stout grove, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Smith River panorama from Stout Grove

Another pic today from Stout Grove, one of my favorite places on the planet.

Posted on September 20th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, landscape, nikon d7000, stout grove, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon, trees. Comments Off on Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Pelican Bay is most famous for its prison, but just a couple miles from the prison, on Pelican Bay itself, is a decent beach. And, yes, that is a pelican in the distance.

Posted on September 18th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: beach, california, ellie, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon, volleyball. Comments Off on Pelican Bay

On my way back from Sacramento I pulled off of I-5 somewhere between Dunsmuir and Weed to pee. I looked up at the beautiful Milky Way and decided a photo was needed. So I opened my shutter while doing my business and this pic was the result.

I’ll be posting photos from the Death Angel, Testament, and Anthrax show on my other blog over the next little while.

Posted on September 16th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, i-5, night photography, nikon d7000, signs, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Stop and enjoy the Milky Way

We went to the coast this past weekend and stopped in Stout Grove in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, part of California Redwood National Park, along the way. I never tire of this place even though I’ve been there many times now.

Posted on September 4th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, nikon d7000, stout grove, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon, trees. Comments Off on Stout Grove

During our only full day at Lake Siskiyou we drove about 8 miles to Castle Lake (elevation 5436 feet). From there we went on a 5-mile (or so) hike to Heart Lake (elevation 6035 feet) and then above it to Castle Peak (elevation 6617 feet). The views are best from Heart Lake and above Heart Lake on Castle Peak where you can see the lakes, Mt. Shasta, Castle Crags and a lovely 360 degrees of wilderness. Today’s photo isn’t from the top though. The lakes are obscured by trees, but you can see Black Butte and Mt. Shasta, as well as some of my hiking party.

Posted on August 24th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, castle crags, hike, lake siskiyou, mt. shasta, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Descending from Castle Peak