2016-05-02 Monday on the Siskiyou Summit Road
Once again I prepared to drive over the Siskiyou Mountains from the Applegate Valley to Ashland. I hoped to see Calliope Hummingbirds, especially males. Last year when I drove this…
2016-04-29 Ken Denman and Touvelle
The Kenneth Denman Wildlife Area and the TouVelle State Recreation Area are near Eagle Point Oregon, on the Rogue River north of Medford. While visiting my family here last June,…
2016-04-28 Upper Applegate Valley
The Applegate River originates in northern California and drops into its own serene valley past Jacksonville before contributing to the Rogue River a few miles west of Grants Pass. Miners…
2016-04-24 Lower Klamath Basin
Origins of the Klamath Basin The region bordering Oregon and California is a marshy expanse of shallow lakes. Geologically, the valley is called a ‘graben’. Parallel north-to-south faults act to…
2016-04-23 Saturday Carson City to Tule Lake
I learned yesterday that the flu that was being passed around in my nephew’s house has abated. I was purposefully progressing at a snail’s pace to give it time to…
2016-04-22 Friday’s Drive Through The Storm
I awoke at my campsite beside Crowley Lake this morning to a glorious sunrise. I showered and ate leftovers from two nights ago, and then took a quick spin to…
2016-04-21 Lone Pine and The Alabama Hills
I left Dirty Socks Spring for the short drive to Lone Pine. If museums are your thing, you’ll probably like Lone Pine’s Film History Museum. Once you’ve seen the Alabama…
2016-04-20 Dirty Socks Spring
2016-04-20 Wednesday The local birding community is well aware of Dirty Socks Spring. At the southern edge of the Owens Lake basin, it used to be a county park with…
Favorite March Moments of 2016
As I prepare to depart on my next road trip, I thought a reflection on some of my favorite photographic moments from my most recent trip might be appropriate. My…
The Cienega at Arivaca
2016-03-25 and 26 Friday and Saturday Part of the Buenos Aires NWR, the cienega at Arivaca, has been a favorite birding location of mine for more than a dozen years.…