From the southern slopes of Mt. Rainier on the Skyline Trail, a Hoary Marmot rests with Paradise parking in the background

If this scene looks a bit smoky, that’s because the Goat Rocks Fire was burning in the distance.

Posted on July 17th, 2025 under Other. Tags: landscape, Mount Rainier National Park, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, washington, wildlife. Comments Off on Paradise

Cordova Harbor (Alaska – August 2023)

Posted on July 15th, 2025 under Alaska. Tags: Cordova, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Top 20 fishing port

Mercyful Fate in Sacramento (exactly 39 years after the release of Melissa)

Posted on July 10th, 2025 under Other. Tags: concert photography, mercyful fate, metal, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

Oregon Coast (April 2021)

Posted on July 8th, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: gold beach, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, pacific ocean, samuel h. boardman state scenic corridor, sunset. Comments Off on Secret Beach Sunset

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