Yosemite and More

Here are some photos from various shoots I've done over the last month of so.  The first two are from UC Merced. Taken at night during Spring break, Almost no-one on campus. These were taken in Hornitos, a small former mining community in the foothills. These last two were taken when I went up to Mt. Shasta to give my brother a hand.  I'm not sure the name of this butterfly. It looks like a monarch to  me, but monarchs aren't black and white from all the info I could find. This is either from an old logging camp or possibly a sheep herders camp. Go, See, Enjoy and Photograph Dave

A while back I went up to my home town for a small family reunion. While up there I took a stroll along the Mc Cloud River. This was my starting point, Lower Falls. The water is very cold but this is a popular swimming hole. This little guy was helpful by posing for me. I'm sure he was waiting for a tidbit to eat. Sorry. When I grew up we called these Golden Mantle Squirrels, I've since learned Golden Mantles are larger, the stripes go up to the face and are usually farther north. The Mc Cloud is a small river since this is near the beginning of the river. It gets much larger as it heads to Shasta Lake. It is actually larger than the Sacramento River when they reach Shasta Lake. The Mc Cloud River, Pitt River and Sacramento all contribute to the 'Sacramento River' below Shasta Dam. Shasta Lillies aren't hard to spot, but there aren't very many of them, so you feel lucky if you do spot one. If the lady I met on ...