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Welcome to my ever-expanding collection of landscape, wild-life, and other artistic images.   Inspired by the rugged, windswept coastlines and the majestic redwood forests of the northcoast of California, I have been drawn to landscape photography, which allows me to explore the rich colors and forms of nature and attempt to draw from the particular scene the essential mystery and transcendent beauty that may exist in its outward lineaments.   The senses are poets, as the philosopher George Santayana averred, and in dealing with color, shape, form, texture we transform these symbols from practical signs of...more
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Blog post, fourth in a continuing series, on Humboldt Bay: 

Blog post on the section of Humboldt Bay between Fields Landing and mouth of Elk River now up at: 

Humboldt Bay - South Bay

February 9th, 2013

New blog post on the southeastern portion of Humbolt Bay: 

Humboldt Bay 1 - South Spit

January 30th, 2013

New blog post on the South Spit of Humboldt Bay, California now up at: 

New blog post on yesterday's infrared adventures in Del Norte County (i.e., Klamath Overlook, Crescent City, Smith River, etc.) now up at: 

Post on first prize winner of California Arts Council Viewbug contest now up at: 

New blog on late fall color along Klamath River near and within Redwood National Park now up at: 

News about fall color along Highway 96 between Willow Creek and Happy Camp, along the Trinity and Klamath Rivers; as well as Klamath River near the coast and Berry Summit: 

Sugarloaf Peak

November 8th, 2012

Blog post on Sugarloaf Peak in northwestern California (between Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta) now up at: 

Red Pandas

November 8th, 2012

New blog post focusing on red pandas and how best to photograph the critters now up at: 

Latest fall color report for Shasta Cascades and Highway 299 in northern California: 

Snow has closed roads in Crater Lake and Lassen Volcanic National Parks, probably for the season. 

New fall color report on Marshall Pond, on the California Northcoast near the Klamath River, now up at: 

New blog post, with copious illustrative pics, on Lassen Volcanic National Park and the Lake Butte section of the park, now up at: 

New blog post, with copious illustrative pics, on Lassen Volcanic National Park and the Highway 89 section of the park, now up at:  

Fall color report, fresh off the press (first weekend of autumn!), about Lassen National Park and section of HWY 299 between Redding and Eureka, now up at: 

Read post on fall color northern California and southern Oregon here: 

Fern Canyon

September 16th, 2012

New blog post on Fern Canyon (in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA) now up at:  

East Glacier

July 22nd, 2012

New blog post on East Glacier (just outside Two Medicine on the southeast corner of Glacier National Park) now up at: 

New blog post, with copious illustrative pics, on Lady Bird Johnson Grove (in Redwood National Park), now up at: 

Fisheye Fun at Glacier NP

July 12th, 2012

New blog post on using fisheye lens at Glacier National Park now up at:  

New blog post on my day at Redwood National Park now up at: 

Summer Snow at Crater Lake

June 27th, 2012

New blog post on weekend photo jaunt to Crater Lake now up at: 

Lakes Basin

June 27th, 2012

Blog post on Lakes Basin Recreation Area (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) now up at:  

Blog post on summing up my Grand Tour of the Northern Rockies now up at:  

Great Basin Redux

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Glacier National Park's Two Medicine (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) now up at:  

Back to Angel Lake

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Angel Lake in Nevada (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) now up at:  

Two Medicine

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Glacier National Park's Two Medicine (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) now up at:  

New blog post on Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) now up at:  

New blog post on Grand Tetons National Park (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) now up at:  

Mormon Row

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Mormon Row in Grand Tetons National Park (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) now up at:  

New blog post on wildlife in Glacier National Park (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) can be found at:  

Many Glacier

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Glacier National Park's Many Glacier (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) at: 

St. Mary Lake

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Glacier National Park's St. Mary Lake (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) at: 

Avalache Gorge

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Glacier National Park's Avalanche Gorge (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) at: 

Lake McDonald

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Glacier National Park's Lake McDonald (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) at: 

Palouse Falls

June 20th, 2012

New blog post on Palouse Falls (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) at: 

Columbia River Gorge

June 20th, 2012

Post on brief stop-over Columbia River Gorge (the latest adventure in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series) at: 

Roseburg, Oregon

June 20th, 2012

Catch my post on Roseburg, OR, the latest in my "Grand Tour of the Rockies" series, at: 

Catch the latest posting on my Grand Tour of the Northern Rockies at: