Photo taken at Big Bear Lake, California in August of 2015

A reverse angle on yesterday’s photo from much closer.

Posted on September 17th, 2026 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, landscape. Comments Off on White Trinities

Looking south from the PCT about a mile west of Bull Lake

The awesome website Hike Mt. Shasta educated me on the peaks in the above photo.

Peaks in the Trinity Alps

We’ve been to Big Bear Lake before.

Posted on September 16th, 2026 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50ii. Comments Off on Trinity Alps

Kangaroo Lake from Fen Trail (August 30, 2026)

There is camping at Kangaroo Lake, and the road to it is completely paved.

Posted on September 3rd, 2026 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50ii. Comments Off on Kangaroo Lake

San Francisco Sea Lions (August 2026)

Posted on September 1st, 2026 under Other. Tags: california, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50ii, san francisco, wildlife. Comments Off on SkyStar Wheel from Pier 39

Beacon Grand Hotel from Cartwright Hotel (August 2026)

We just returned from a two-night visit to San Francisco. The Cartwright Hotel was our lodging place, and they had us on the top floor in the fire escape room, which meant we could go out onto the fire escape for this view.

This brought back a ton of memories as I used to go to the Sir Francis Drake Hotel (now called the Beacon Grand Hotel) in the 1980s to obtain autographs of the Cincinnati Reds players.

Posted on August 29th, 2026 under Other. Tags: buildings, california, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50ii, san francisco. Comments Off on View from Cartwright Hotel