Tag Archives: cottonwood

A Special October Evening, 10-24-18

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Evensteven

It rained all night, and then all day. As the sun set, the rain began to let up, producing what I call the “yellow light” and a rainbow. What makes the yellow light that one sees only in these conditions? … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Photography | Tagged apricot, cliff edge, cottonwood, filtered sunlight, great salt lake, mesa, pistachio, Rainbow, salt lake city, wasatch mountains | 4 Comments

Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Scenes, 1-28-2017

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Evensteven

PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Members of Congress and the Trump administration would like to reverse the Obama administration’s declaration of this and other national monuments. Let’s oppose this action!

Posted in Birding, Photography, Politics/Economics, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument | Tagged basalt, bighorn sheep, cottonwood, goldeneye duck, new mexico scenery, Orilla Verde, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument | 1 Comment

Springtime Nature, May 2016 #2

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Evensteven

Is the Springtime not the most uplifting season of the year? All the swallows are now in attendance, a succession of cacti come into bloom and the fruit is swelling on the trees. Probably three or more species of swallow are now … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding, Photography, Poetry/Stories | Tagged Barn swallow, claretcup hedgehog cactus, cliff swallow, cottontail, cottonwood, honkers, iris, nectarine, pink locust, pricklypear, tree swallow, violet-green swallow, wisteria, yellow warbler, yellow-breasted chat | Leave a comment

Springtime Nature, May 2016

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Evensteven

Earlier, the month of May was rainy and cold. But the developing peaches and other fruit survived some frosts and a torrential hail storm that tore leaves off the trees. Now, things have warmed-up, and everything is as beautiful as one can imagine. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding, Photography | Tagged ash-throated flycatcher, claretcup, cottonwood, cowbird, frost, gazebo, green hedgehog, hail, horno, house finch, Indian Paintbrush, mallard, peaches, russian olive, western tanager, Yucca | Leave a comment

Orchard Abloom, April 2016

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Evensteven

Here are some photos of the orchard, with the bigger trees having been present when we bought the parcel, and others subsequently planted by Kathy. All but the last photo were taken with my iPhone 6S, and went directly from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged american elm, Box-elder, chokecherry, cottonwood, hawthorn, mongolian crabapple, pink locust, tree of heaven | Leave a comment

Southwest Outward Bound School, Gila Wilderness, NM, 1977

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Evensteven

In 1977, I went to work for the Southwest Outward Bound School, in the Gila Wilderness, in southwest New Mexico. I was already familiar with the Gila from having run programs there for New Mexico Tech, earlier in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Outward Bound and similar, Personal history, Photography | Tagged canyon, cliff dwelling, columbine, cottonwood, Gila river new mexico, Gila Wilderness New Mexico, gorge, lupine southwest outward bound school, rappel, sycamore | 3 Comments

Stormy Evenings’ Atmospherics

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Evensteven

On the evening of 6/14 a rainbow formed to the east, as a rain shower passed overhead, moving from west to east. These evening rain showers are a regular occurrence in the summer, and especially during our “monsoon” season, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged cottonwood, Picuris Mountains, Pilar Cliffs, Rainbow, sunset | Leave a comment

The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon – Tapeats Creek, Mile 133.7

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Evensteven

Tapeats Creek! It’s a crystal-clear trout stream fed by springs that issue from below the North Rim, one of which is the spectacular Thunder River Spring which shoots out of a cave in a limestone cliff. The diabase mentioned above … Continue reading →

Posted in Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Photography | Tagged bass limestone, contact metamorphism, cottonwood, Deer Creek, diabase, erosional surface, Grand Canyon, hakatai shale. diabase, hotauta conglomerate, muav limestone, prickly pear, rattlesnake, red monkeyflower, Shinumo quartzite, Tapeats creek, Thunder River, trailing four oclock, troutbarrel cactus | 1 Comment

The Decisive Moment

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Evensteven

The photographer Cartier-Bresson coined the term “the decisive moment”, to describe how important timing is to good photography. But he was mainly talking about taking photos of people. The decisive moment for landscape photographers almost invariably has to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged cottonwood, decisive moment, Rio Grande | 2 Comments

Road trip, Part 9 – The Eastern Sierras, Oct. 5-6/14

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Evensteven

We rejoined Hwy 395 at Mono Lake, and turned south. We again passed through Lee Vining and continued past the turn-offs for the June Lake loop and Mammoth Lakes. Then we descended into the Owens Valley, at Bishop. From there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal history, Photography | Tagged barstow california, big pine california, Bishop california, bishop creek california, Bishop pass, cottonwood, creosote bush, Flagstaff, glacier, Independence california, jeffrey pine, John Muir Trail, June Lake loop, kingman arizona, Lone Pine california, Lone Pine Peak, mammoth lakes, Mono Lake, Mt Williamson, Mt. Sill california, Mt. Tyndall, Mt. Whitney, north lake california, Sierras, south lake california, Split mountain california, tule elk | 3 Comments

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