Yosemite and More

 I spent some time in various North Coast Redwood Parks. You won't  see any photos of the Giant Redwoods, kinda intimidating. But there is a lot of interesting stuff if you just look around. On this hike I walked in and out of the fog. A green carpet of ferns underneath 2nd growth Redwoods Lots of interesting flowers Then I came upon this old stump, about 15 feet tall, with a few very interesting and different fungi for which I couldn't find a 'common' name. The first four where on the same tree and I didn't find them anywhere else. And one little tiny one on another log. The head is about the size of a nickel. Go, See, Look Down, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Photograph Dave

 I recently had to go to Portland Oregon for work. On the way to and from I had the opportunity to stop and have some fun photographing. First stop was Burney Falls in Northern California. If you don't like smoothed out water this isn't the blog post for you. 😎 This is one of the first looks you get of the falls from the overlook. If you look in the upper left had corner you see something that anywhere else might be it's own pretty good little fall. At this point I thought I'd mix in a few of the things people seem to walk by.  Go, See, Enjoy, Stay Safe, and Photograph. Dave

I went to Yosemite a while back with the intent of photographing a moonrise and wildflowers. Well the clouds didn't cooperate nor did the wildflowers,  but the day was far from a loss.  It is Yosemite you know. And yes there is a lot of water in Yosemite and the Merced River.  It's been a while since I photographed Fern Springs Mother nature has a way of recovering.  Here is a new cedar against a downed and burned log. The Firs and Pine don't want to be left out.   Bridal Veil Creek was flowing very nicely. As were Upper, Middle and Lower Yosemite Falls. This seasonal waterfall along with many others will be gone is a few weeks I've take quite a few photos from Tunnel View. I took a ride up Highway 41 and had decided to bypass it on the way back until I saw this. I was lucky 20 minutes later the Rainbow was gone. Go, See, Enjoy, Stay Safe and Photograph. Dave

 Recently took a trip to the eastside of the Sierra's with Friedhelm and Nancy. One of the highlights for me was the Laws Museum in Bishop California. It markets itself  as a railroad museum but is much more than that. It's a frontier town, agricultural museum, mining museum, wagon museum, rock museum and much, much more.  I changed many of the photos to Sepia, hope you enjoy. Go, See, Enjoy, Stay Safe and Photograph Dave