Combine altitude, mosquitoes, just recovering from the stomach flu and add some massive lung workout before it gets dark and you have the perfect recipe for….Damn this sucks! LOL! Note to self: remember to pack the auto air pump
There are no mistakes for those of us who believe. It may seem like chaos in the middle of the storm, but when our ship has run ashore, we find that God has placed us exactly where He intended us to be. I stumbled across this manzanita shrub that was dead and the pine behind [...]
This was one of several shots I took of the sun streaming through the pine trees. I had one photo with the sun directly behind the wildflower, but you couldn’t tell it was a flower. This shot with the flower slightly to the left of the sun made it visible and added to the composition [...]
Located on the way to Camp Mather this beautiful meadow becomes even more attractive when the Lupin bloom. A couple weeks ago there were only hints of Lupin, but now it is in full bloom! With all of the late rains I expect to see some spectacular wild flowers this summer. God bless,
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I revisited the place I went fly fishing again and took another picture of the same snow flower to compare!
This bridge is located on the way to Mirror Lake at Yosemite Valley. Parked at Curry Village and hiked the backside of Mirror Lake. Pros~not as many people, different views along the stream, more dogwoods. Cons~the horses use this trail and leave poop and bugs that like their poop. Not too bad at this time [...]
These tall pines canvass the dry exterior of the lake at Del Valle. They grow to about 50 feet and have large cones that can get as big as 10″ and weigh up to 20 lbs. I often look up above the trail at these cones and wonder if one day a big cone will fall on someone’s [...]