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California Environment Mountains National Parks Photos Rants and Raves Sunset Travel

The Beauty and the Horror

Picture: Sunset light on Half Dome above Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California This picture makes me so angry. Well, it's not really the picture that makes me angry, but rather the memory that it evokes. Now I think you'd all agree that Yosemite Valley is one of…

Gary CrabbeMarch 13, 2007

California Deserts Mountains National Parks Photos Sunrise Travel

Photo: The Desert Besieged at sunrise

Picture: Tourist information sign at sunrise from Keys View, Joshua Tree National Park, California This shot was taken last month on my first morning in Joshua Tree National Park. It was 11 degrees, the wind was blowing, my ski-liner gloves were missing two fingertips, and I'd had about 5 hours…

Gary CrabbeMarch 1, 2007

California Deserts National Parks People Photos Sports & Recreation Travel

Photo: Spiderman, Spiderman; Does whatever a spider can…

Picture: Ninja rock climber on granite, Joshua Tree National Park, California This is the photo I *was* going to post yesterday,Â before theÂ point whenÂ I realized my weblog was "gone down", "taking a nap", "momentarily offline", "on a break", "in seclusion", or any other manner of describing something currently unavailable. I like…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 27, 2007

California Deserts National Parks Photos Travel

Photo: Perfect Fit – Balanced between a rock and a hard place

Picture: Granite boulder balanced in wedge rock, Joshua Tree National Park, California This week IÂ finished imaging all of the shots from my trip to the Palm Springs region. You'll remember a couple posts back with the footsteps in the sand dune, I mentioned I was about half way done. Well,…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 24, 2007

California Mountains National Parks Photos Reflections Summer Travel Water

Photo: Mountain Sunset Reflection in Yosemite

Picture: Alpenglow at sunset on Mount Dana, reflected in alpine tarn at Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California It's going to be a number of months until this scene can be seen just like this. At just shy of 10,000 feet in elevation, Tioga Pass should be deep in snow,…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 20, 2007

Animals California National Parks Photos Winter

New Photo of the Month – January 2007

Well it happened today, I wrote 2006; ugh. At least now it's outta my system. Now for the first POM of 2007: Â Picture: Coyote in snow covered meadow in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. My 5 year old daughter chose this for her Christmas card to her Grandma. I…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 8, 2007

Animals California Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Winter

New Photo of the Month; Dec. 2006

Picture: "Native Spirit" - Raven flying by El Capitan at sunrise, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. "Native Spirit" is an image of fortunate circumstance and fleeting moments combined. I shot this image last year in Yosemite Valley. A cold snow storm had swept through the previous evening, and the…

Gary CrabbeDecember 5, 2006

Autumn Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Trees Utah

New Photo of the Month Nov. ’06

Picture: Fall colors on tree below the Watchman, Zion Canyon, Zion National Park, Utah This month's Photo of the Month is as fresh as they get, only a few days old, and from my recent trip to Utah. This is from the most well known icon spot in the park,…

Gary CrabbeNovember 9, 2006

Autumn Deserts Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Utah

How many eyes make an icon?

Photo: Line of photographers at the bridge over the Virgin River, looking toward the Watchman, Zion Canyon, Zion National Park, Utah This is only a small section of the photographers lined up trying to make their own icon image of The Watchman and the Virgin River. In some spots, tripods…

Gary CrabbeOctober 31, 2006

National Parks Photos Travel Water Wyoming

Photo: Firehole Basin, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming

Picture: Steam rising from geothermal vent along the Firehole River, Firehole Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming There's a reason for posting this photo; except nobody has bothered to tell me what that might be. See more of my Wyoming Photos in my online web gallery.

Gary CrabbeSeptember 13, 2006

California National Parks Photos Spring Water

Photo: “Flow” – Merced River in Spring, Yosemite

Picture: Merced River flowing over rocks in Spring, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I post this photo of rushing water today because I've been working on scans from 2003, 2004, & 2005 taken in Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra. I consider myself to hold a somewhat Buddhist outlook on…

Gary CrabbeAugust 26, 2006

National Parks Oregon Photos Travel Water

PHOTO: Clear Blue Depths

Picture: Crystal clear deep blue sparkling waters of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Why post this image today? Funny story, actually. My two kids (7b/4.5g) Â were told to clean the kitchen counters as part of their chores. They decide, on their own, to also clean our kitchen floor.…

Gary CrabbeAugust 8, 2006

National Parks Photos Roads Travel Wyoming

Photo: Twisting Road and Mountains

Picture: Twisting curves on two lane road below snow covered mountain peaks and storm clouds, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming For those that read the previous post know that this last week ended on a rough note for our family. And in keeping with the theme that we all must…

Gary CrabbeJune 13, 2006

California Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Trees

Photo: Pine Tree and El Capitan

Picture: Pine tree and clearing storm clouds peel off the face of El Capitan in morning light, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California Another from my trip to the valley last month. I was actually shooting a different subject, and literally spun in my tracks to see this scene. I…

Gary CrabbeMay 25, 2006

California Mountains National Parks Photos Weather Winter

Do you ever feel like

I've tried to think about what would be a good photo to describe what I'm feeling. This is the picture I've come up with: Photo: Clouds and fresh snow from a spring storm shroud the sheer granite rock cliffs at Lost Arrow Spire, above Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.…

Gary CrabbeMay 22, 2006

California Mountains National Parks Photos Spring

Photo: Ready, Set, Flood; Yosemite

Picture: Merced River on a spring morning at sunrise, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I posted this image today because a news report mentioned that the Valley could flood this weekend. Here in Northern California, Spring rains stopped 3 weeks ago, and now we are experiencing classic California sunny…

Gary CrabbeMay 10, 2006

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