Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, California (December 2019)

Maybe I did a report on the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano when I was a kid growing up in California?

Posted on July 6th, 2025 under Other. Tags: buildings, california, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Happy Sunday

Lower Ruffey Lake from Upper Ruffey Lake (June 29, 2025)

We did much of this trail 10 years ago, but on that occasion we went to Smith Lake. This time we made a left off of the PCT and descended into the partial caldera that includes Upper Ruffey Lake draining into Lower Ruffey Lake below. We didn’t walk down to Lower Ruffey Lake.

Posted on July 4th, 2025 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z50ii. Comments Off on Lower Ruffey Lake

Bumpass Hell (Lassen National Park, California)

Mr. Bumpass, the guy who discovered this place, also lost a leg here.

Posted on May 23rd, 2025 under Other. Tags: Bumpass Hell, california, hiking, landscape, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Great place for a skinny dip?

Golden Gate Bridge – January 2008

Today’s photo comes from way back before this blog even existed, which is saying something as the blog was started more than 17 years ago!

Posted on May 18th, 2025 under Other. Tags: bridge, california, landscape, pacific ocean, san francisco. Comments Off on San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay view from Berkeley (March 2025)

Posted on April 13th, 2025 under Other. Tags: berkeley, bridge, california, landscape, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera, san francisco, Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon Z Mirrorless. Comments Off on Cesar Chavez Park