2025 Year in Review
2025 Year in Review | Favorite Nature & Wildlife Photos
As we move forward in the new year, I’m excited to share my “Best of 2025” nature photography slideshow, featuring breathtaking landscapes, wildlife, and outdoor adventures from California. This 5-minute video highlights my favorite moments...
Pinecrest Photo Trip
Yesterday, I explored Pinecrest Lake in the Stanislaus National Forest and captured seven new winter scenes. Now, I need your eye—only two will make it onto my website, and I can’t decide which! Watch my video, then vote for your favorite photo (1 through 7) by leaving a comment on YouTube—please only...
Dancing with Water Motivation
One of my favorite things to do is watch the sunlight play across the surface of the water, whether it’s a lake, river, or the sea. It makes me feel completely mesmerized? That’s the feeling I tried to capture in my fine art piece, “Dancing with Water.”⠀This photo was inspired by countless hours spent...
2025 Favorite Photograph
As 2025 comes to an end, I like to look back at the photos I’ve taken throughout the year. And although I never like critiquing my own work, I try to pick a favorite. This year’s choice is “Sierra Sunset Escape,” a surreal image featuring the famous “Movie Train,” Sierra Railway No. 3, on one of its...
Model with Mid-Day Calm Print
When Riley, the model I used for my fine art photo titled “Mid-Day Calm,” was told that the photo of him was posted on Facebook, Instagram and Nextdoor he quickly tracked down my contact information and requested a print. Of course I couldn't say no, and had a 12”x18” print made for him. When he picked...
Sonora Pass Winter Drive
The weather has been unseasonably warm over the past couple of weeks, and the Sonora Pass is surprisingly open. So I took the opportunity to take a drive up 108 to see where the snow level is and take some photos. The first sign of any snow was at about 6,000-feet, where there was piles of dirty snow...
HIKER IN TRAINING Design Release
Introducing the New “HIKER IN TRAINING” T-Shirt & Hoodie — The Perfect Gift for Outdoor Lovers There’s something special about watching someone discover the joy of the outdoors. Whether it’s a child taking their first steps on a trail or an adult beginning their journey into hiking, every adventurer...
Winter Weather Sunrise
We’re at that time of year in California when storms come and go on a regular basis (hopefully). With that wintery weather comes some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. This morning was the first that I noticed for this year, when Barney woke me up to have his morning treat and go out to do his business....
Don Pedro Relaxation
For almost a year now I’ve been working on redoing this website. But today it was time for a break with a fishing trip to Don Pedro Reservoir. So, I grabbed both my fishing and camera gear, hooked up the boat, and left the house at first light. The bass weren’t very cooperative throughout the morning...
Bishop Creek Autumn Trip
This was a quick two-day excursion to Bishop Creek Canyon to take aspen photos and do a little fishing. After a quick trip to the recycling Center, I was on the road by about 10:30 AM. Other than a single photo stop the drive over Sonora Pass was uneventful. I was making good time on 395 South until...
Middle Fork Stanislaus Injury
With the kids back in school and dwindling crowds in the mountains, I decided to do a little trout fishing on the Middle Fork Stanislaus River. Following an early start and a quick stop at The Outpost for a breakfast burrito, I made it to the area I wanted to fish by about 8:00 AM. My starting point...
Don Pedro Post 6-5 Fire
Given this week’s slightly cooler weather, and the prediction that temperatures would be back up next week, I took the opportunity to spend today on Don Pedro Reservoir. The water was mostly glassy throughout the morning, with windy conditions starting mid-afternoon. Fishing was tough overall, but...
Railtown 1897 Photo Shoot
I’ve been meaning to get to Railtown 1897 in Jamestown to take pictures of the infamous Movie Railroad’s star, Sierra Railway No. 3, ever since moving to Sonora. And after getting a Facebook notification that the vintage steam engine would be running this weekend I decided to go today. The first excursion...
Columbia State Historic Park Photo Shoot
Home projects and yard work have kept me busy for the past several weeks, but this morning I finally headed out to take some photos. My destination was Columbia State Historic Park, where my hope was to get a couple good shots to use on my new Tuolumne County travel gallery. Arriving at just before...
Grandaughter's First Hike
This morning I took my 5-year-old granddaughter, Lily, on her first real hike. Our destination was the Strawberry Branch of the Sugar Pine Railway Trail. We arrived at the Fraser Flat trailhead, the location I usually start from, at about 11:00 AM. What I hadn't thought about was the fact that this...
Clark Fork Trout Fishing
Today I headed to Clark Fork to check on flow conditions and do a little trout fishing. When I arrived at about 7:00 AM, I was surprised by how cold it was. The thermometer on my Bronco displayed a chilly 47 degrees. My first stop was the day use area — there were already two other anglers there when...