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Tag Archives: California
California Scenes, 9-26 to 10-6-19
I flew Southwest Airlines from Albuquerque to Oakland on 9-26-19. Photos from that flight can be found here: believesteve.org/2019/12/17/southwest-airlines-abq-to-oakland-9-26-2019/ I was picked up at the airport by my son, Ethan, after which we drove to Penngrove (in Sonoma County), to … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, California, Nature, SWA Flights-photography
Tagged California, Point Reyes, Southwest Airlines, Yosemite
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California Scenes, Fall, 2018, #1
Kathy and I left for California in late September, first to attend the Hammerlee Family Annual Reunion at Carpinteria State Beach. As before, we had secured the Raccoon group site for five nights. The beach has lots to see. The … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, California, Nature, Photography
Tagged blackbird, brittle star, California, Carpinteria california, channel islands, curlew, curvature of the earth, egret, holdfast, kelp, oil rig, Rainbow, sanderling, Say's Phoebe, sea urchin, Snowy egret, tar seep, western pond turtle, whimbrel, Willet
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Kathy and I visited Sequoia National Park in 2007. We visited again this Fall (9-16), and added a visit to the adjacent Kings Canyon National Park. We first drove the long, narrow and windy road to Mineral King, which neither of … Continue reading
Posted in Hut skiing, Personal history, Photography, Rock climbing, Ski touring
Tagged California, castle rock spire, dogwood tree, elderberry, generals highway, glacier polish, granite, incense cedar tree, Kings Canyon National Park, mineral king, Ponderosa pine, red fir tree, sequoia national park, sequoia tree, sierra juniper tree, Sierras, south fork kings river, sugar pine tree
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Other Ducks of Alameda, CA, Spring 2014
I earlier posted about the mallards of Alameda. There were other ducks around, as well, who also were very good looking:
Posted in Birding, Photography
Tagged Alameda, American widgeon, California, Gadwall duck, Pintail duck
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Mallards of Alameda
The small city of Alameda, California, occupies an island in San Francisco Bay, separated from Oakland by a broad channel. Surrounding the island are tidal mud flats and other shoreline habitat that attracts much waterfowl and shorebirds. I took daily … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Photography
Tagged Alameda, California, mallards, oakland, san francisco bay
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Toxic Consumerism
A recent trip to California’s two largest metroplexs has provided me, as usual, with much food for thought. Why, after all, would one want to live in the San Francisco Bay Area or LA? It’s the same reason that famously … Continue reading
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