After over four years, this last July I went back to Death Valley National Park. This time it was during a two day road-trip bringing me back home from Las Vegas, going through Death Valley and Mono County, on which I will have a post soon as well. Differently from last time, going in July […]
Slightly off the beaten path, Lassen Volcanic National Park is a gem that I visited for the first time last June, and I was truly amazed. You will have to go north of Sacramento, and might as well make a stop on the way in Redding , and maybe pay a visit to Shasta Dam […]
Not long ago I went for my first time to the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve, right off the Dumbarton Bridge in Menlo Park. The place is beautiful. Small enough that you can explore it in relatively short amount of time, yet so rich with birds and photo opportunities that you might wonder why you have […]
Few weeks ago I went for a couple hours hike at Edgewood Park in San Mateo. The weather was alright, but it was just after a day of rain, so the paths were all muddy, yet manageable. The park is very enjoyable, with several paths and different levels; lots of runners and walkers around, yet […]
One of the Bay’s largest birds, pelicans are a familiar sight around San Francisco Bay and the Coast from Summer through Winter. Their flying gracefully in perfect single line formations with magical synchronization of moves and their spectacular head-long dives, makes them a remarkable subject for landscape and nature photography. The image above is a […]
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