Jack Daynes

2016-08-30&31 Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain
2016-08-30&31 Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain

I’ve posted about my favorite place on the planet before: the Springs on Santa Rosa Mountain. This outing was the first time I’ve brought another photographer with me. Jerry and…

2016-08-28 Bird & Butterfly Garden
2016-08-28 Bird & Butterfly Garden

A week ago Sunday I picked up my friend Jerry from Albuquerque at the airport for a week of recreational photography. I’ve been neglecting my need to collect images for…

A New Project With “The Nat”
A New Project With “The Nat”

The San Diego Natural History Museum’s Science Team has long been working a project called the “Mammal Atlas“. I’ve been working with this team on other projects, and it’s always…

2016-06-10, 24 Hours On Santa Rosa Mountain
2016-06-10, 24 Hours On Santa Rosa Mountain

Friday morning I headed to Santa Rosa Mountain to test my RV against the miserable dirt and rock road up the mountain. I was concerned about some of the roughest sections…

2016-06-04 I’m Baaaack!
2016-06-04 I’m Baaaack!

After about a month of grinding, I’ve converted all my galleries, which were handled by the old server (remember that it crashed for 3 weeks) to a newer, more integrated…

2016-05-08 Sunday In The Eastern Sierras
2016-05-08 Sunday In The Eastern Sierras

I had a big day taking pictures this day. It began when I reached Mono Lake’s western edge. I saw a flycatcher that flew off before I got my camera…

2016-05-07 Stuck In Modoc Mud (With a Poem)
2016-05-07 Stuck In Modoc Mud (With a Poem)

Driving south on Highway 139 out of Tulelake California, I found a quiet side road to pull off and camp for the night. Tulelake resides in Siskiyou County, but the…

2016-05-06 Tule Lake
2016-05-06 Tule Lake

I’ve been waffling about which route would carry my homeward. One choice would drive me further east in Oregon before finding Highway 395 south. Such a path would add many…

2016-05-05 Klamath Falls, Veterans
2016-05-05 Klamath Falls, Veterans

When I finished with the dippers in Ashland Thursday afternoon, I drove out on Highway 66 through Keno and the old Oregon Trail to Klamath Falls. It was late in…

2016-05-04 Wednesday,Turning to Home
2016-05-04 Wednesday,Turning to Home

My nephew Chris and I drove out to Butte Falls and wandered the woods in search of Blue Grouse yesterday. We came up short for birds, but the country and…