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Arizona canyons National Parks Photos Travel

A call to the edge – again

Picture: Rainbow and sunlight from the South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Pop Quiz; What's the most obvious vacation spot to go to after you've already fallen off a cliff once this year. A: The Grand Canyon, of course! That's right, my psycho brain has determined that my ideal…

Gary CrabbeAugust 13, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photos Uncategorized Water

Do something nice for yourself

Picture: Sunset light on Cathedral Peak reflected in Upper Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park, California Last night I was up until nearly 3:00am working. One of the long overdue items on my "to do" list was to upgrade my wordpress installation of this weblog. Lately when I've been talking about…

Gary CrabbeAugust 6, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Stock Photography Travel

Wrapping up the Mediocre fiasco & how to do it right.

Picture: Sunset light on the face of Half Dome, from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California. In my last two blog posts, I reported on the mediocre quality of images used by Travel & Leisure Online for their Best Views from US National Parks feature, and the subsequent post when…

Gary CrabbeJune 8, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Rants and Raves Stock Photography Travel

OMG – I’m one of the mediocre Travel & Leisure photogs

Photos: Storm over Half Dome from Sentinel Rock, Yosemite National Park, California Yesterday, I made a post critical of the mediocre quality of photos used by Travel & Leisure in their online feature, Best US National Park Views. I said a couple were decent at best, a couple were "OK",…

Gary CrabbeJune 4, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Rants and Raves Stock Photography Sunset Travel

Travel & Leisure; When Best barely even equals Mediocre

Picture: Alpenglow on clouds in evening above Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by an editorial intern at Travel & Leisure (Online) requesting permission to use an image of mine of Yosemite National Park for a feature…

Gary CrabbeJune 3, 2009

Animals National Parks Photos Seasons Travel Winter Wyoming

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Picture: Buffalo grazing in snow frosted meadow near a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. I just want to wish everyone a peaceful and happy holiday season. I think it would be wonderful if we could all wake up to a world that seems as calm and gentle as…

Gary CrabbeDecember 23, 2008

California National Parks Photos Roads Travel Trees

Photo: Redwood Highway

Picture: Rhododendron flowers bloom under trees along curve on Highway 101, Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, Northern California Reports are in that the wild Rhododendrons are in bloom again along the North Coast. It's been several years since I've been up this way, but I know the area very…

Gary CrabbeMay 28, 2008

canyons National Parks People Photos Travel Water Wyoming

Photo: Tourist looking towards Lower Yellowstone Falls

Picture: Female Japanese tourists looks out over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River toward Lower Upper Yellowstone Fall, Yeloowestone National Park, Wyoming In my last post I mentioned that I'd been deeply engrossed in working my way throughÂ a number of projects this Winter & Spring. One of those was…

Gary CrabbeApril 9, 2008

California National Parks People Travel Trees

Happy Centennial Birthday Muir Woods

Photo: Tourists taking photos of coastal redwood trees (Sequoia Sempervirens) from path in Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt signed a bill creating what is now Muir Woods National Monument. This is truly one of the great must see places in the Bay…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 9, 2008

Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Travel Wyoming

New Image Portfolio Update

Photo: Clouds shroud the summit of the Grand Teton at sunrise, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. No more sneak peeks at new galleries. If you check the home page of my web site, you'll see that the recent galleries that I've posted here under the sneak peeks are all now…

Gary CrabbeDecember 3, 2007

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

National Parks Photos Travel Water Wyoming

Photo: Gibbons Falls detail, Yellowstone

Picture: Detail view of Gibbons Falls, along the Gibbons River, near Madison Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It's wet and raining outside today. This just felt like the appropriate image to post. Like several other Yellowstone waterfalls, Gibbons Falls is tucked into a small, dark canyon. On the day I…

Gary CrabbeOctober 17, 2007

Autumn Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Seasons Travel Trees Wyoming

Photo: Teton Sunrise

Picture: Morning light on the Teton mountain range over aspen tree in autumn, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming It wasn't all bad storms and grey clouds on my trip. Although that was the condition most of the time, there were pockets of time when the lighting was very nice. This…

Gary CrabbeOctober 9, 2007

Autumn Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Water Weather Wyoming

Photo: 2807 miles; Waiting for the light.

Picture: Waiting for the light that never happens, Oxbow Bend, Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming I got back home from my little abbreviated tour of Wyoming late Saturday afternoon. As luck would have it, by far my best weather was during the drive home from Winnemucca, Nevada. It…

Gary CrabbeOctober 8, 2007

Autumn Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Trees Wyoming

Photo: Sunrise light on the Grand Teton

Picture: Alpenglow lights up the summit of the Grand Teton through storm clouds over aspen trees in fall, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Right now, all I can say is, "Clouds; clouds everywhere." This morning, I would have been happy to even see this much clear sky. That would explain…

Gary CrabbeOctober 4, 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

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