Apparently today is Bird Day (not to be confused with “National Bird Day” that happens on January 5th). It just so happens I was going to write a post about going to Eagle Lake and looking at birds a couple days ago anyway. This time of year I enjoy going up to Eagle Lake (Lassen […]
The image captures my favorite old Aermotor in Lassen County, California USA on a late spring afternoon during some very unsettled weather conditions. Just a few miles to the south it was snowing hard enough to coat the road in a white blanket. I liked the way the very late afternoon sun was bathing the
I captured this image during an early morning walk in the Sacramento Riverbend area, Tehama County, California, near Red Bluff. The scene, photographed at dawn in March, shows Hog Lake with a beautiful sky and hazy mountains beyond silhouetted trees on the shoreline. In the distance, Mount Lassen and Chaos Crags in Lassen Volcanic National
The Smoke Creek Desert, stretching from US 395 in Lassen County, California, into northwestern Nevada, can be a barren wasteland at times. But in the right conditions, it transforms into a breathtaking landscape. In spring, when a touch of greenery softens the arid terrain, the golden hour light bathes the land in warmth. Above, dramatic
This is an image of a tufa formation at South Tufa on Mono Lake on a winter day. For those unaware, these towers are formed when subterranean fresh water springs enter highly alkaline salt water lakes (AKA soda lakes). This causes a reaction with calcium and carbonate salts that forms insoluble calcium carbonate (limestone). This
This is one of several images I have from a very chilly and moody morning at Antelope Lake in Plumas County, California. The annual “”Junuary” cold front we always seem to get after Memorial Day was on its way out, but the clouds were still battling with the sun for dominance. The warming lake surface
I captured this frame with my 830-nanometer deep infrared filter on my full-spectrum camera while on a brief mid-day stop at Mono Lake in California. I like the dramatic black and whites that can be created at this wavelength, which is completely outside the visible part of the spectrum that ends somewhere around 700 nanometers.
The Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, located in Death Valley National Park, were built in 1877 to provide fuel for the smelters of the nearby Modoc Mine in the Argus Range. While mining operations continued into the early 20th century, records indicate that these ten beehive-shaped kilns, each standing 25 feet tall, were only in use until
This image captures the galactic core of our magnificent Milky Way galaxy from Antelope Lake in Plumas County, California, on a mid-April morning. The small island in the frame is directly across from the Lost Cove Boat Ramp, the lake’s only launch facility. On this particular night, I was struck by the crystal-clear sky, aside
This image is the recipient of the People’s Choice Award in the 2022 annual California Trout Photography Contest after being selected by the judges to be one of 25 finalists of 500+ images submitted. While on one of our great father-son fishing trips, my son hooked a small trout in Baum Lake (Shasta County, California,