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California Deserts National Parks Photos Travel Trees

Sneak Peek; Joshua Tree

Picture: Joshua Tree and boulder rock outcrop at dawn, near Quail Springs, Joshua Tree National Park, California This is a special sneak peek at my new Joshua Tree National Park Online Web Gallery. I'm in the process of building a number of updated and new galleries to be featured on…

Gary CrabbeNovember 2, 2007

California Mountains Photos

Sunset light on Mount Shasta

Picture: Alpenglow at sunset lights up the summit of Mount Shasta Volcano, part of the southern Casacade Range, Siskiyou County, California This was taken on my recent trip to Wyoming. Two of my lifelong best-friends now live in Mount Shasta city, only minutes from this vista. So when spending an…

Gary CrabbeOctober 29, 2007

California Photos Travel Uncategorized

Is this Rollercoaster ride finally over?

Photo: The Giant Dipper RollerCoaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California Over the last month, many of you may have seen a dreaded Wordpress Error page where my weblog should have been. After about 15 calls to tech support over the last four weeks, each time requesting…

Gary CrabbeOctober 18, 2007

California Coast Photos Travel

Photo: Point Sur Lighthouse, Big Sur Coast

Picture: Sunrise light and morning mist at Point Sur Lighthouse, Big Sur Coast, Monterey County, California Finally, I got one. I can't say how many times I've driven past the Point Sur Lighthouse, and not taken a picture. Either wrong time, wrong weather, wrong light, or I was on my…

Gary CrabbeOctober 15, 2007

California People Photos Travel Water

Photo: Kids swimming below Mossbrae Falls

Picture: Kids swimming in the Sacramento River at Mossbrae Falls, near Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California Imagine sitting by yourself, or hanging out with a couple friends at such a peaceful and special little location. Then imagine a class of 30 high school students show up while on a class field…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 27, 2007

California Moon Mountains National Parks

That was some big moon last night

Picture: Waning Gibus Moon over rock pinnacle on the rim of Yosemite Valley in pre-dawn light, Yosemite National Park, California Tuesday nights are "Pool Nite" (as in billiards) for me. It's my current form of therapy and stress relief, as well as one of the few other things I consider…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 26, 2007

California Travel vineyards Weather

Photo: Morning fog over Sonoma Vineyard

Picture: Morning fog clearing along hills above vineyard, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County Wine Growing Region, California A look ahead, as I'll be paying a visit to the famed Alexander Valley wine growing region this weekend. This photo was taken for my book, Backroads of the California Wine Country. I'm a…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 20, 2007

California Coast People Photos Sports & Recreation

New Photo of the Month – September 2007

Picture: Surfer riding the breaking waves below coastal rock in fog at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur Coast, Monterey County, California This image was chosen as photo of the month as it reminded me of our local extremes. Last month we had a pretty good heat wave, so my family and…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 8, 2007

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photos Spring Travel vineyards Weather

Photo & Keywords: Rainbow over vineyard

Picture: Rainbow during a spring rain storm over wine vineyard and oak tree, near Booneville, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California For those of you familiar with the saying that rainbows herald the ending of a storm, this rainbow also signifies another type of closing. If you've been following this weblog,…

Gary CrabbeAugust 25, 2007

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California People Photos Roads Sports & Recreation Summer

Photo: (non-)Polarizer problem solving

Picture: Bicyclist on narrow twisting road through grass hills near Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California Last week I was giving a private workshop along the back slopes of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County. I was discussing the use of polarizers, anda common problem that happens when using them with wide…

Gary CrabbeAugust 21, 2007

California Sunrise vineyards

Photo: Morning light and fog over vineyard

Picture: Morning light and fog over vineyard near Hopland, Mendocino County, California I just got back another batch of keyworded images; this time it was my collection of 400 photos of Mendocino County taken for my book, Backroads of the California Wine Country. This is about as fresh as it…

Gary CrabbeAugust 11, 2007

California canyons Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Sunset Travel

New Photo of the Month; August 2007

Picture: Alpenglow at sunset on clouds over Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon, from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California I'm getting to the point where I'm planning out which new web galleries I'll be building this fall. Near the top of my list has been plans to redo the Yosemite…

Gary CrabbeAugust 6, 2007

California Newsworthy Travel

Happy Birthday Present To Me; a new book.

This week it's my Birthday. While playing some soccer with my kids last Friday, I was feeling younger than my years. Then when I woke up the next morning, the muscle aches reminded that feeling old is physical, while feeling young is mental. C'est la vie. As a nice Birthday…

Gary CrabbeJuly 31, 2007

California Mountains People Photos

Photo & Keywords: Camping in Desolation Wilderness

Picture: Women backpackers camping in Desolation Wilderness, near Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California I've been really itching to get up to the wilderness this year, and now the itch seems worse than ever. One problem I have is that I almost need many many more 'fixes' of getting into…

Gary CrabbeJuly 27, 2007

Animals California Photos Travel Water

Photo: F”eel” Me

Picture: Moray Eels on exhibit in aquarium tank at SeaWorld, Mission Bay, San Diego County Coast, California This is just one of those images that caught my attention as I was cruising through some photo files. I'd thought I'd share a little technique I use at times to get photos…

Gary CrabbeJuly 24, 2007

California Coast People Photo Business Photos Travel Water

Photo & Keywords: Young boy playing on beach at Big Sur

Picture: Young boy playing with stick next to dog and stream at Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, Monterey County Coast, California This image comes from my most recently keyworded batch of photos that I downloaded last night. Here is a sample of the keywords for this image, which will eventually make…

Gary CrabbeJuly 19, 2007

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