Inspiring pictures of landscapes and other beautiful places
Coast redwood trees are the tallest, and are also among the oldest and most massive trees. The natural range of these redwoods is along a 450-mile-long and 30-mile-wide corridor of Northern California’s coast. We[…] Continue reading →
One of our favorite places to visit when we come to Boston is Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum. It has the distinction of being North America’s oldest public arboretum. This nature preserve is situated on 281-acres[…] Continue reading →
Mt Rubidoux is a mountain located in the city of Riverside, California. It protrudes from the plain of the Jurupa Valley providing 360 degree views of the surrounding city, valleys, foothills and mountains. I[…] Continue reading →
Wildwood Canyon State Park is located in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains near Yucaipa, California. It has miles of nice trails through areas which have chaparral, sage scrub, oak trees, and historic[…] Continue reading →
Imagine walking down a gravel path in the dark surrounded by hundreds of Christmas lights. Welcome to Louisiana Lights. This light display was open to the public during the month of December. We[…] Continue reading →
We visited Yosemite Valley in the second weekend of November 2025. Fall is usually a good time to visit Yosemite as the crowds are generally less, the temperatures are more comfortable, and the scenery[…] Continue reading →
While visiting several of the Redwood National and State Parks in the northern-most part of California in September 2025 we hiked in Fern Canyon. The 50-foot high walls of Fern Canyon are covered with[…] Continue reading →
I have been on quite a few trips to the Mammoth Lakes, California area which is on the Eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains. For this trip I hiked to two water falls[…] Continue reading →
This summer I visited the mountains in Southwest Idaho where I enjoyed experiencing a few of the forests, lakes, rivers and flora. The area I stayed in and did the exploring was in the[…] Continue reading →
Palm Canyon has the largest native California fan palm oasis in the world. It is found in the Agua Caliente Reservation’s Indian Canyons which is located near Palm Springs, California. Our group first hiked[…] Continue reading →
Big Bear Valley lies at the northeast end of the San Bernardino Mountains in California at an elevation of about 6,750 feet. In the east part of the valley there is a building of[…] Continue reading →
