I knew of rockfalls and rock slides but it took this mountain in the shadows to teach me about rock avalanches. (Plus the warnings at park entrance.🙂) #hiking #mountains #Stunday #landscapephotography #photography
Worked 40 years as CEO of nonprofit housing 1000 homeless youth and families a night in Silicon Valley. #justice #LGBTQ #housing #homelessness. Live in Santa Cruz Mountains in CA. Grew up near Yosemite. #hiking #gardening #photography #fungi 🍄
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I knew of rockfalls and rock slides but it took this mountain in the shadows to teach me about rock avalanches. (Plus the warnings at park entrance.🙂) #hiking #mountains #Stunday #landscapephotography #photography
I spent the day taking photos around Kinney Lake as I followed the different colors, light, and textures. #video #hiking #landscape #photography
Glacier-cold water! Brrr.
I know what you mean about crowds. It is getting harder to find solitude.
Gives me the creeps! We have ground wasps on the hunt now for human flesh.
I think everyone is in Iceland now or Canadian Rockies.
Red in the Morning Lake Lonsdale, Victoria Weather turned to custard a couple of minutes later lol. #BlueSkyArtShow #stunday #bluesky #photography #landscape #travel #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #scape #nikon #dxo #EastCoastKin
Great shot!
Glad I am not the only one who videos trail walking with heavy breathing! 😊
Always nice to find you are alone at the campsite! Great photo.
Nice!
A photo from my hikes in the High Sierra this past week, Gibbs Lake is a pristine destination after passing through beautiful Horse Meadows, then a stiff climb. Another day where I had the trail to myself, for the #BlueSkyArtShow. #shiny #hiking #California #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin
Gorgeous photo!
Perfection is finding a trail over a broad river that has been built with extra care by adding stepping stones that are flat and placed so you don’t break your hiking stride. #hiking #rivers #photography #backpacking
Glacier fed waterfall flowing over the canyon wall near Mount Robson, BC. #hiking #waterfall #landscape #photography
Climbing up the pass to Berg Lake you can see the backside of Mount Robson BC. Please excuse the panting sound effects.🤣 #hiking #mountains #landscape #video #landscapevideo
People here do seem to like videos more but I am still drawn to that perfect photo.
So true on quorum. Calif was trying to modify quorum rules on such meetings but rejected it. After Covid local officials liked not having people attend meetings.
These mountains drew me in. I could visualize a giant glacier coming through and shearing off the side. More from Mount Robson BC. #RockinTuesday #mountains #landscape #hiking #landscapephotography #photography
I mostly hike alone. This trail is very popular so you pass backpackers frequently so no need to worry about being alone for very long. I carry Garmin mini InReach with satellite service now when solo hiking.
Nope. Plenty of scat but no bears
Crossing a footbridge over the river on way to Berg Lake, Mount Robson Park. #hiking #river #landscape #video #BlueskyMonday
Don't tell anyone but I was driving when I took this shot. I couldn't resist the forefront of SUV with canoe on top! Fraset River runs along road. Kinney River runs from lake.
Ghost Pipe flower and mushroom on Swift Creek Trail, BC. Ghost Pipe lacks chlorophyll thus the name. #wildflowers #flowers #fungifriends #hiking #photography #fungi #moss
It was an amazing sight to see this bright white glacier flowing down to Berg Lake, BC. I loved the distance signs marking every kilometer until I had to turn around and hike out. With stops it was 40k (25 miles) 1200m elevation. 6 hours in, 4 hours out. #hiking #mountains #photography
Had a glorious long out-and-back 40k (25 miles) hike to Kinney Lake, Emperor Falls, and Berg Lake in Mt Robson. Definitely one of my top 10 hikes. It was worth the trip to stare at that peak and hike that new trail. Wish I could move on with my group to Vancouver Island!
Glorious day for a drive past Mount Robson, British Columbia. #Canada #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
I am not sure I have had a picture of an oil pump featured in my hotel room before, but it is Edmonton. 🙂 #Canada #travel
It was pouring until yesterday afternoon but clear and cool now.
I am having fun hiking and waiting for mountains to clear so I can take photos. Tomorrow should be my first sunny day. Thanks.
I am aware of my surroundings but moose scare me more than cougars!
Mount Robson at 12,900 feet is highest peak in Canadian Rockies. It is only fully visible ~14 days a year. #mountains #Canada #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
Tons! Will post #fungifriends later.
Of course they watch me. Neighbors have videoed them playing in my yard while I was at work.❤️
According to Alberta, I have to carry bear spray for cougars. I have lived my entire life among cougars and have only encountered them 3 times on trails. Although I do think if you are walking a small dog it adds a different scenario. #hiking #wildlife
Fitzwilliam Peak Trail has the 3 Bs - Bogs, Boulders, and Bugs which made for a long 26.55k (16.5 miles) 1000m elevation hike. A real slog after weeks of rain. #hiking #Canada #landscape #landscapephotography
Overlander Falls on Fraser River, Mount Robson Provincial Park, BC. #hiking #river #mountains #photography #landscape
Always! I also usually have my satellite Garmin InReach with me. If I remember it!
I knew where I was but the brush and downed trees were making the hiking alone the pipe tricky. Plus, heading straight down to highway can trap you in bottom of steep canyon. Best to head uphill and traverse. I am always looking for the loop instead of retracing my path — but safety first!
When exploring, I know if I just follow the watershed pipes I will find my way out. Sometimes. #solohiking #forests #redwoods #nature #photography
Cloudy day hiking the Uintas Mountains. #BlueskyMonday #hiking #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
It's been months since we have had any rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains so these new fungi along the trail surprised me! #fungifriends #fungi #hiking #forest #phorography
Can't wait to be in Robson Peak area next weekend!
Nice!
Thank you.
A Santa Clara County hillside polluted for decades by a controversial cement plant and quarry is on the path to restoration.
Middle Rae Lake, Kings Canyon NP. A favorite #backpacking loop and part of the #JMT. #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
The sea being splashy.
Love this!
Red shoulder hawk hanging out looking for his next meal. #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #stunday #photography
Just another cloudy day hiking in the mountains. #landscape #landscapepbotpgraphy #nature #hiking
'Coastal Curves' (2023) -- Above the Thundering Waves, But Below the Sleek Profile of the Sea Cliff Bridge, Illawarra Coast, New South Wales, Australia It's the Weekend - #Scape is How You Make It ✨ #Photography #ClassicMono #Landscape #EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
All my hiking buddies are still on FB so I have to go see. I just refuse to look at anything else.
Wink 😉 #prairiescape #scape #photography
I thought this was a pretty fancy gate for the Oregon Badlands Wilderness. #fencepostFriday #scape ##Eastcoastkin #landscape #photography #hiking
leaving #LemaRanch 2 days ago after watching the #sunset over the McConnell HQ building, I headed back to my car with one last glance along the #fence for #FencePostFriday. I always seem to #scape to the opposite side of the fence from the paved path. #FollowYourOwnPath #nature #outdoors #scape
I head to Robson Peak on Aug 15 and hope flowers are still blooming! Colorado was spectacular mid July. I grew up surrounded by alpine meadows and quaking aspens so feel most at home when I am back among them. Have fun!
Rocky Mountain 14ers call to me. #mountains #hiking #wildflowers #flowers #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
S is for Snowy. 🐦🪶 #birds #photography #egrets
Love it.
A quiet moment, perfectly perched — nature pauses and poetry begins. 🌾🕊️ 📷Frank.Cruz #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #StillnessInFlight #WildlifeMoments #SereneScenes #BirdWatching
Rose in the morning sun. #flowers #flowerFriday #roses #gardening #nature #photography
Love the soft green shades!
Another Colorado Rocky Mountains hike near Ouray, this time to Columbine Lake. Still acclimating to elevation. #mountains #BlueSkyArt #Landscape #landscapephotography #hiking #eastcoastkin
Georgia O'Keeffe, Sunflower New Mexico, 1935 #WomensArt In folklore the sunflower is considered a flower of loyalty because each day it turns its head to loyally follow the sun, from east to west 🌞 #FolkloreThursday
Love it!
Yosemite can be particularly full of smoke from fires due to its bowl shape. Luckily, so far it has remained relatively clear.
Summer hiking Colorado Ice Basin-Island Lake, Island Pass and Ice Lake Loop. Wildflowers and Island Lake. #landscape #landscapephotography #hiking #mountains #photography
We got one of these in Santa Cruz that sparked 100s of lightening strikes and started the CZU fires. It was scarier than the ‘89 earthquake in SF.
Just got #tsunami warning text for Pacific Coast.
Yeah I am not a fan of Zion. Prefer Arches, Canyonlands, and Bryce.
Had to cancel my Oct trip this year. 🥲 Will be years before they rebuild the infrastructure. Heading to Capitol Reef and Escalante instead.
Mayor must be grinding his teeth with that post! But he probably isn’t on BlueSky.
I once had an Uber driver from Houston airport who picked me up in pickup truck with gun in rack. When he found out I was from CA he started talking sh*t and tried to scare me. I was calm but always turn down trucks now!
Redwood tree busting out onto the road. #ThickTrunkTuesday #trees #nature #photography #EastCoastKin
The math says it all. Santa Clara County can’t build temporary or permanent housing fast enough to address its growing homeless population.
I was getting ready to meet my group for hike in Sedona AZ but I had to stop to photograph this sky instead.
Thanks Brent. 🙏
I love your photos!🔥
Sedona Arizona
It cleared up rapidly once the sun came out. But it did start looking like a Derecho cloud forming.
Near Sedona Arizona.
It was a little frightening.
Unfortunately, this happens all the time with law enforcement. It is why it is important for others to stay to act as "witnesses" when it looks like arrest is happening.
Agree!
A bit of blue sky appears as storm clouds loom over the dawn skies. #BlueSkyMonday #sunrise #landscape #landscapephotography #photography
The true joy of Yosemite is exploring the high country above Tioga Pass with its endless granite peaks, lakes, and meadows. Tuolumne Meadow campground in Yosemite is reopening. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
By now the CA poppies are usually long gone but with the cool summer along the central coast they continue to thrive. #Stunday #flowers #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #photography
Summer sunset in the Uintas Mountains, UT.
This is what they look like when in full bloom. They smell great, too
Lemon and Orange Heirloom Rose in between the squash and tomato plants. #gardens #bloomscrolling #FlowersOnFriday #flowers #photography
Love the Palisades Trail in spring when the wildflowers are out.
I love how my climbing Polka Rose’s petals curl as they open. #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #roses #photography
Go for it! ❤️
Fortunately, mostly states control when people can be hospitalized for mental illness. CA now has court which can force people into treatment but there are safeguards.
Hummingbird hanging out at the backyard feeder. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography
They change from brown to yellow.
I missed #yellowThu by a day. 🙂
The banana slug is the iconic mascot of UCSC. #ColoroftheDay #YellowThu #EastCoastKin #invertebrates #nature #photography
One of the more difficult color of hydrangeas to find and grow is a true red bloomer. Most will turn red as they age but this one is red from the start. #flowers #hydrangeas #bloomscrolling #gardens #nature #flowerphotography #photography
