California | photography

Bay Art: In n’ Out

There are no shortage of studios, galleries, and museums in the Bay. I set out one day to see one that I’d never been to before, but what...

Ahoy, Pirate Bunker!

One of the luxuries that I had while driving up the coast was the time to indulge my curiosity whenever a sight seemed too good to pass u...

Pinnacles

Off to explore California’s newest National Park. I made the wise choice (yes, I do make them from time to time) of cruising into Pinnacl...

Fog and Fire up to Big Sur

I’ve heard so much about Highway 1 that I made the classic mistake of getting my initial hopes too high, they had nowhere to go but down....

Mountains of Gold

Having (thankfully) navigated out of the hustle and bustle of the big SoCal cities, I was on my way up Highway 1 and onto the coastal hal...

Stuck

There are many things to worry about when you hit the road on a long distance solo trip into vast wilderness. Did I bring all my gear? ...

Tree Trippin'

I'm often taken aback by how wrong my preconceived notions of what destinations will be like compared to the real thing. However with Jos...

The 3 Witches of Mojave

I love driving through the Mojave Desert, although I can't say that it was driving as much as knee boarding. With no one else on the road...

Life and Death in the Valley

With a name like "Death Valley", it's a wonder anyone visits here at all. Although, I suppose some might take it as a dare. Others may ha...

Sweet Home Alabama

After walking among the oldest living trees on the planet, I headed back down into the Owens valley on the way to my next pit stop: the A...

Land of a Thousand Lakes

Well more than 3,000 actually! When California isn't reeling from a devastating drought, it's absolutely brimming with lakes. I took eve...

Bigger Taller Older

The Golden State has many claims to fame, some of which are more desirable than others. It has a name derived from ancient amazon warrio...

Insignificant Peak

The pictured peak didn’t earn this name from a lack of beauty or lack of effort required to climb it, of which, both are substantial. Rat...

Another Monument to the Devil

If I didn't know America better, it'd be easy to think that we worshiped the Devil. Either that or the Prince of Darkness has been moonl...

Yosemite: Day 3

Day 3 in Yosemite would be marked by a much greater sense of relief and relaxation than the previous 2 days. With all the crowded areas ...

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