Inspiring pictures of landscapes and other beautiful places
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 →
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 →
In 2024 near the town of Mammoth Lakes in California we did a hike which ended up visiting five scenic lakes nested in the mountains of the John Muir Wilderness. Along the way we[…] Continue reading →
This blog post continues my visits to Bogart Regional Park which is located in the San Gorgonio Pass near the town of Cherry Valley, California. This is the third area of the park covered[…] Continue reading →
The Mono–Inyo Craters form a 25 mile line of volcanism extending from the Mono Lake area to Mammoth Mountain in California. Near Mono Lake is Panum Crater which is one of the more prominent[…] Continue reading →
Toward the end of 2024 I had the opportunity to spend about seven weeks at Big Bear Lake. The town of Big Bear Lake is in the San Bernardino Mountains of California. There is[…] Continue reading →
For the third year in a row I went on a hiking trip to the Mammoth Lakes, California area of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. However this year I went with family rather than on[…] Continue reading →
Sometimes the best vacation plans have twists and turns. On a recent late summer trip to Maine, we planned for hiking and kayaking in the Maine mountains. A unexpected knee injury, however, dampened the[…] Continue reading →
The fourth and final hike on the 2023 Sierra Club trip, like the third hike, was near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California but was in a different area. The fourth hike was at[…] Continue reading →
The third hike from this series of four posts on the 2023 Sierra Club trip took place in a different area of the Sierra Nevada mountains from the first two. This hike was near[…] Continue reading →
