At the entrance gate to Joshua Tree National Park we asked the ranger what he recommended on this day. His response was that we may see bighorn sheep if we did the Barker Dam Trail. Today’s photo is of the rocks we constantly were scanning for the wildlife. We saw none, but we saw/experienced something more rare in the Mojave Desert: rain. The hike began in a drizzle and ended in a downpour. I would have preferred the bighorn sheep.

Posted on January 12th, 2020 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, joshua tree, NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Barker Dam Trail

Posted on December 14th, 2019 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, landscape, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on View from Bumpass Hell Trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park

#johnday @JDFossilBedsNPS #hiking #traveloregon

Posted on November 10th, 2019 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, hiking, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Blue Basin Overlook revisited

Posted on October 21st, 2019 under Oregon. Tags: autumn, hiking, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D500. Comments Off on One year ago today in Corvallis…

Broken Top is the peak to the south (left in this photo) of The Three Sisters. Today’s photo was taken from Smith Rock State Park near Monkey Face.

Posted on October 8th, 2019 under Oregon. Tags: Central Oregon, hiking, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, Smith Rock State Park. Comments Off on The Three Sisters