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This weekend I decided to hunt wildflowers. If you didn't already know, California was pounded by more than 30 atmospheric river storms over the winter and received a record amount of snow in some parts of the Sierra Nevada. It has been a long and tiresome winter, but springtime is finally here...

There is a blank stretch of wall in my living room, so one idea to utilize it was to hang a panoramic photo. The only problem is that I don't own any panoramas, nor have I made a pano from the DSLR. I've only created them with an iphone. I knew the basic theory of how to make them in photoshop...

There was a blizzard in Bishop, CA today. The snow level drops to Bishop’s elevation at 4,100 feet a few times a year, and blizzards happen maybe once a year. This storm has slammed California. A stretch of roughly 250 miles of U.S. Highway 395 in the Eastern Sierra was shut down earlier today...

These images were taken during the final day of my 2,500 mile road trip in January. I stopped in Caliente, NV for the evening after driving through yet another snowstorm. I had started the day's drive from Capitol Reef, past Bryce Canyon, north of Panguitch, west on State Route 20 and then south...

Before my road trip, I had never heard of Castle Valley near Moab. @MonikaC posted some excellent photos of her hike in Castle Valley a couple months ago, which inspired me to look up the location and explore the area. Like Canyonlands, I attempted to go to Castle Valley twice. The first day...

During my stay in Moab, I tried to visit Canyonlands National Park twice. I was prevented from getting farther than the Island in the Sky visitor center both times, once because there was an active snowstorm and the second because the road beyond the visitor center was buried in snow. After the...

I spent more than two hours at Delicate Arch in Arches National Park during my road trip. This was my first time visiting this park. I kept returning to the bowl below the arch because something was drawing me in. There was a similar energy here compared to Monument Valley. I had a few moments...

Before joining Focalworld, I had never heard of Factory Butte before. Many of you here have shared some awesome photos of the butte, so I was interested in seeing it for myself. I thought I would have to look carefully for it and take my time during my road trip. After departing from Capitol...

After my visit to Bryce Canyon, I continued along Utah State Route 12. I took a detour for a brief visit to Kodachrome Basin State Park but with the sky turning more and more gray and light rain beginning to fall, I decided to keep driving. State Route 12 is a terrific road; one of my favorite...

I had a slow, sore start to the morning after hiking to The Wave. My knees ached especially. After savoring the hotel breakfast of eggs and bacon, I got on the road and left Kanab around 10 am. I reached the junction with Utah State Route 12 and was immediately greeted with Red Canyon, an area...

After being shocked awake by pre-dawn colors in Monument Valley on my final morning there, I drove west through Page and eventually reached Kanab, UT. Here I picked up a Jeep Gladiator that I rented for the sole purpose of getting me to the trailhead for what was the entire reason for this road...

After I finished in Page, AZ, I drove to Monument Valley with a brief detour at Navajo National Monument. To put it bluntly, Monument Valley is crazy. It's like a different planet there. I spent two nights here, so I was able to witness a couple of sunsets and sunrises that took my breath...

From Valley of Fire, I drove to Page, AZ. This was my first time seeing Lake Powell, Horseshoe Bend and Upper Antelope Canyon. I found myself thinking I could definitely live in Page because of the many opportunities for outdoor recreation. I had seen many photos of Upper Antelope Canyon...

I returned yesterday from a 13-day, 2,500-mile road trip through Nevada, Arizona and Utah. My first stop was Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. I camped overnight in the park. Through the night, I heard what sounded like laughter coming from within the canyons. I later learned that this sound...

No. 1: Yosemite National Park was a big part of my 2022. I finally understand why my parents consistently visit this park and drug me with them on hikes here. I actually thanked them this summer for dragging me along with them during my childhood. This image is of the Glenn Aulin trail in...

This photo comes from Conway Summit in Mono County, CA during my trip to Sacramento to visit my parents for Christmas. It was one of my stops on that trip along U.S. Highway 395. Usually, this vista point gives you great views of Mono Lake and the Inyo-Mono Craters. But on this day a thick...

This photo comes from the Conway Summit vista point on U.S. Highway 395 overlooking Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra. On my way back to Bishop from a Thanksgiving week with my parents in Sacramento, I had to stop when I saw this scene. These are the Inyo-Mono Craters, a relatively young chain of...

On Friday I spontaneously decided to drive to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest for a sunset shot at the famously twisted and dead tree on top of the White Mountains. However, the last 1.5 miles or so of road leading up to the tree is still icy and unplowed. I had driven up to the vista point...

I did a road trip to attend a work event in Bridgeport, CA yesterday. To get there on time, I left Bishop at 0600. Because I was up so early, I was able to witness a pretty decent sunrise. This is Mt. Tom, just one of the peaks surrounding Bishop. I took this photo after pulling into a vista...

This past weekend some friends and I drove through the June Lake Loop in the Eastern Sierra of California to see some fall color. There are many tourists who visit the Eastern Sierra this time of year, so Bishop seems busier than usual. There were lots of people doing the same thing we were...