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Smoke. Everywhere.

I escaped the worst of the awful smoke that covers vast portions of California this week by spending some time at near 10,000′ in the Yosemite backcountry. The smoke affected the views even that high, but it was much worse at lower elevations - as I discovered on my drive home last night.
California Wildfire [...]

Photos on Flickr

This is just a test…
… of one way of displaying my photographs that are posted at Flickr.
The test is concluded for the moment.
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A Day in Yosemite

Up at 3:00 a.m. and on the road yesterday morning with Yosemite Valley my goal. Photographed the usual spring subjects: wateralls, creeks, park visitors, new spring growth in the valleys and forests, and a sunset - this one at Glacier Point. (Oh, I made it home just before 1:00 a.m.)

Vernal and Nevada Falls, Alpenglow on [...]

Spring in Central California

Calero Trail, Spring. Calero Hills, California. March 8, 2008. Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
NOW is the time to head for the central California hills - the new grass is coming up, the trees are budding, and wildflowers are beginning to emerge. After last year’s drought, this season’s normal or near-normal rainfall [...]

Stalking Horsetail Falls

Although I’ve been going to Yosemite regularly since I was perhaps five years old (and I’m not going to say how long ago that was… ;-) I’ve never managed to see the February marvel of Horsetail Fall at sunset. Horsetail is a seasonal waterfall near the east end of the face of El Capitan. During [...]

Bixby Bridge, Surf and Fog

Bixby Bridge, Surf and Fog. Big Sur Coastline, California. February 9, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
A photo. I went to Point Lobos this morning, but arrived before the gates opened. Rather than sit in my car for a half hour I drove south on Highway 1. This was my reward. :-)
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Death Valley Photos by “w9jim”

I’m enjoying a series of Death Valley photographs posted on Flicker by w9jim, who apparently visited recently.
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Time for a Photograph

I just noticed that there are no photographs on this home page - that doesn’t happen very often, so here is a recent photograph.

Bird Rock and Winter Surf, Dusk. Point Lobos State Reserve, California. December 30, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
(A reminder: Photographs are posted daily at my photography web site.)
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At the Coast, but Not at Mavericks

The famous Mavericks surf competition was held yesterday along the Pacific coast south of San Francisco. Lots of people head out there to try to view (and photograph) the event. (Take a look John Mueller’s photographs at Flickr to get an idea of the crowds, the beautiful weather, and even a bit of surfing.)
I went [...]

Pelican Flock at Dusk

Pelican Flock, Dusk. Point Lobos State Park, California. December 30, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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