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California Mountains National Parks Photos Sunset Travel Yosemite

When Pre-Visualization meets Reality

Picture: Sunset over Yosemite Valley and Half Dome from the summit of Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park, California Earlier this week I had a chance to fill a long time photographic goal. Of all the hiking and backpacking trips I've done throughout the years in Yosemite, I had never been…

Gary CrabbeOctober 27, 2011

California Photos Roads Seasons Travel Trees Winter

A trip through the seasons

Picture: Snow covered pine trees along road to Echo Summit, near Lake Tahoe, California I got home this weekend from a sixteen day road & hibernation trip. What the heck does that mean? Well, in the middle of those sixteen days, I hibernated all alone in a motel in South…

Gary CrabbeOctober 18, 2011

Autumn California Photos Seasons Trees

No More Hermit Crabbe

Picture: Aspen trees in Fall along Dunderberg Meadow Road, Eastern Sierra, California Over the course of the last week, I've been a hermit crab(be). I ducked into a hotel in South Lake Tahoe at the beginning of last week to take coverfrom an unseasonably early winter storm. Normally I'd say…

Gary CrabbeOctober 10, 2011

Autumn California Photos Seasons Trees

Sierra Fall Colors – Mammoth to Tahoe

Picture: Aspen leaves in early Fall, Lundy Canyon, Eastern Sierra, California I've spent the last week cruising through the Eastern Sierra, venturing between Mammoth Lakes and South Lake Tahoe while working on my current book project. I thought I would share my observations for the status of the current fall…

Gary CrabbeOctober 6, 2011

California Mountains Photos Roads

On the Road Again

Picture: Dirt road through the Buttermilk Region of the Eastern Sierra, near Bishop, California After having to cut my last trip short, I'm heading back out on the road. My compass needle is currently pointed east toward the Sierra. I'll try & post a photo or two along the way.…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 28, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Lightning Mountains Photos Reflections Water Weather

A Moment in the Storm

Picture: Lightning bolt striking the Sierra Buttes reflected in Packer Lake, Sierra County, California In my last post, "Dancing with Zeus and Thor" I described an encounter with the power of a summertime Sierra thunderstorm, and capturing a bolt of lightning that hit around a quarter mile or so from…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 24, 2011

California Photos Weather

Dancing with Zeus and Thor

Picture: Lightning bolt in forest near the Sierra Buttes, Northern Sierra, California This is one of those posts you write knowing your wife and mother aren't gonna be too thrilled. Last week, the Sierra saw some very strong afternoon thunderstorms move across the Range of Light. My buddy, Michael Routh…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 21, 2011

California Photos Water Waterfall

Glen Alpine Falls

Picture: Glen Alpine Falls, near Lake Tahoe, California I'm heading out to take some pictures. Before I go, I wanted to share one last picture from my last trip. This is from Glen Alpine Falls which is located between Fallen Leaf Lake and a popular entrance to Desolation Wilderness, near…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 9, 2011

California Uncategorized Water Waterfall

Horsetail Falls, Desolation Wilderness

Picture: Horsetail Falls, Desolation Wilderness, near Lake Tahoe, California Many Californian's, especially those from the Bay Area and Sacramento have seen this waterfall, but very few have actually been to it. This was waterfall that I mention in my last post, "Does this ever happen to you?" If you're heading…

Gary CrabbeAugust 26, 2011

California Photos Water Waterfall

Does this ever happen to you?

Picture: Flowing water next to rock in waterfall (Detail), Horsetail Falls, Desolation Wilderness, California Does this ever happen to you? You follow a moderately difficult trail a mile and a half (mostly uphill) through mountainous terrain at an elevation over 6,000 feet, on a trail you've never been on, to…

Gary CrabbeAugust 24, 2011

California Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Yosemite

I’d Rather Die on this Mountain

Picture: Last light of sunset on the summit of Half Dome as seen from Olmsted Point, Tioga Pass Road, Yosemite National Park, California I just got back from a week-long family vacation at Lake Tahoe. However, before posting anything from that trip, I have one more story I want to…

Gary CrabbeAugust 15, 2011

California Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Yosemite

Half Dome; The Magnificent and the Brutal

Picture: Sunset light on Half Dome from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California Exactly two weeks ago today as I sit and write these words, I was making my way down from the summit of Half Dome, the landmark icon that dominates so many visions of California's Yosemite National Park.…

Gary CrabbeAugust 3, 2011

California Newsworthy Photos Space and Science

What will you hear?

Photo: UC Berkeley / SETI radio astronomy antenna dish array at Hat Creek, near Mount Lassen, California. One of the great things about radio astronomy is you don't need clear skies to gather great information vital to your research. Such was the day when I showed up during a rainstorm…

Gary CrabbeJuly 29, 2011

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 Environment Mountains National Parks Newsworthy Photos Rants and Raves

Triumph & Tragedy in Yosemite

Picture: Hikers on the summit of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California A couple days ago I returned home from a six day trip to Yosemite and the Mono Lake area. The trip was a mixture of triumphs and tragedies. I left town fairly apprehensive. I originally planned to do…

Gary CrabbeJuly 22, 2011

California National Parks Photos Trees

And the winner is – Redwood NP

Photo: Sunlight creeps into a foggy redwood forest, Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, California In my last post, I asked readers to help me decide which of two Redwood panorama photos were better. And the winner is, by a 2:1 margin, the second photo. Sixteen people favored the first…

Gary CrabbeJuly 14, 2011

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