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California National Parks Outdoors Photos Water Waterfall

Will the real Waterwheel Falls please stand up?

Picture: Waterwheel Falls (?), Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park, California Just over a week ago I drove to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. I arrived at the Glen Aulin / Lembert Dome Trailhead parking area at about 9:15am. A bit more than an hour later, I hit the trail…

Gary CrabbeJuly 27, 2011

California Lifestyle Lifestyles Photo Business Photos Water

Tell me about your first time

Picture: Early Morning Solitude; Fisherman on dock at dawn, Lafayette Reservior, Lafayette, California What was the first picture you sold? (Yes, for real-live money...) This was mine, with all thanks going to my wife, Connie, who convinced me to go out that day. It was 6:00am on a cool December…

Gary CrabbeJuly 6, 2011

California Photos Seasons Spring Water

The Rivers be Raging

Picture: Water rushing over boulders in the Merced River (Detail), Yosemite National Park, California California's long, cold, wet season has finally given way to the heat that typically accompanies late Spring and the start of Summer. With the sun now beating down relentlessly on the Sierra snowpack, ranked between 150…

Gary CrabbeJune 19, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Photos Water Weather

Northern California Water Weather

Picture: Cumulonimbus storm cloud over pond and forest, Crescent City, California As some of you may know, I've been away for the last few weeks, venturing throughout northern California. I've been to Yosemite, The Redwoods, and visited numerous waterfalls in the northern part of the state. The over-riding theme of…

Gary CrabbeJune 4, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Mountains Photos Water Weather

Storm cloud over Lake Tahoe

Picture: Storm cloud over Lake Tahoe at sunset, from South Lake Tahoe, California I realize some people may have been disappointed by my complete lack of photos from our Spring Break family vacation to Disneyland. Before heading to the southland (SoCal), our family spent a couple nights in Lake Tahoe.…

Gary CrabbeMay 3, 2011

California Photos Water Waterfall

It’s flowing pretty good

Picture: Sunlight on Berry Creek Falls (Detail), Big Basin State Park, Santa Cruz mountains, California Following my last post of Alamere Falls at Point Reyes, I thought I'd share another waterfall shot that I recently took. This is Berry Creek Falls, located in Big Basin State Park, nestled deep in…

Gary CrabbeApril 19, 2011

California Coast National Parks Outdoors Photos Travel Water

Sunset at Alamere Falls

Picture: Sunset light on Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California This post celebrates the premier of the new weblog format. I've done my best to integrate the weblog design with my new web site design created by Don Giannatti. It's rare that I'll pat myself on the…

Gary CrabbeApril 15, 2011

California Mountains National Parks Photos Uncategorized Water

Up where the air is clean and clear

Picture: Vogelsang Peak over Boothe Lake, Yosemite National Park, California There's something undeniably special about stepping outside of your tent, stretching, and taking a deep breath of the cool morning air. Now, several months later, my mind again turns to the thoughts of clean air, as I celebrate a very…

Gary CrabbeDecember 8, 2010

California Outdoors People Photos Water

The joy of the catch

Picture: Fisherman holding up a catch & release steelhead caught in the Sacramento River near the Sundial Bridge in evening light, Redding, California I love to go fishing. I don't really care if I catch a fish or not; it's the activity and relaxation that matters. Still, I love the…

Gary CrabbeOctober 26, 2010

California Coast rocks Sunset Water

The force of the ocean

Picture: Seagull sitting on coastal rock as waves break in the background at sunset, Jug Handle State Reserve, Mendocino County Coast, California Late last week I zipped up along the Mendocino Coast to get a few photos for an upcoming book project. I spent a wonderful morning in complete solitude…

Gary CrabbeOctober 15, 2010

California Mountains National Parks Outdoors Photos Reflections Water

Walden is where you make it

Picture: Moon setting over Boothe Lake, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park, California I just returned from a 4-day solo backpacking trip into the Yosemite high country. It was a great personal goal, being the first time I've backpacked into the wilderness since my accident last year. When…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 29, 2010

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes Photos Sunset Uncategorized Vermont Water Weather

One Last Post – and a new start.

Picture: Wooden deck chair and storm clouds at sunset over Lake Bomoseen, near Rutland, Berkshire region, Vermont This is it. One last post... I don't get a vacation this holiday weekend. My wife & kids do. They're enjoying a weekend in the Sierra at my Sister-in-Law's cabin near Arnold. I…

Gary CrabbeJuly 3, 2010

California Photos Rants and Raves Water

The wrong lesson

Picture: Overview of the Marin County Watershed as seen from Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California I can understand why they're upset. Marin County is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's more affluent regions. The normal cursory thought of "Well, they can afford it" would usually draw little attention. Yet…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 25, 2010

California Photos Rants and Raves Water

As history sits idle…waiting.

Picture: Morning light on the Battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as she sits awaiting her fate, moored in the Mothball Fleet, Suisun Bay, near Martinez, California See the image larger. Yesterday was a first. It was the first time that I specifically set out to use my boat as a…

Gary CrabbeNovember 2, 2009

California Environment Mountains National Parks Photos Water

For the Thirst of a City

Picture: Sunset light on the peaks above Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park, California One of my photographer friends, Guy Tal, posted on his blog, er... web journal, yesterday that he was perhaps one of the last people to ride the photographic coat tails of Ken Burns' recent PBS documentary…

Gary CrabbeOctober 8, 2009

Arizona Deserts Photo Contests Photos Reflections Water

The Great Outdoors in PDN

Picture: Sandstone Reflection at The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria - Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona The current issue of Photo District News (Aug. '09) has been sitting on my office desk for the last week, unopened and unread. That is until today, when I got an email from a different magazine…

Gary CrabbeAugust 11, 2009

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