Moon, Branches

 

Moon, Branches - Marin County  2022

Another one in the branches series.

More Loma Alta - 2

Mount Tamalpais, Fence - Marin County  2022

Fire Road, Clouds - Marin County  2022

 Last of the Loma Alta series. Taken with a Nikon Z5.

More Loma Alta - 1

Redwoods, Clouds - Marin County  2022

Loma Alta Gate - Marin County  2022

So, the gate was wide open. Not the case sometimes, as there can be grazing - or curious - cattle on the other side.

Monday Coyote Blogging

 

Coyote - Marin County  2022

Coyote - Marin County  2022

There's been an uptick in coyote sightings recently. I saw two of them the other day up on the fire road where I had a previous encounter. The one in the lead kept on going and vanished over a ridge, but the one in the rear was a little more curious. When I took the second photo all I could see was the animal's silhouette. It wasn't until I opened the file in Photoshop that I discovered that we were both staring at each other! 

Below, another sighting . . . from last week.

Coyote - Marin County  2022

Mt. Tamalpais, Clouds

 

Mt. Tamalpais, Clouds - Marin County  2022

January 28th. Taken with a Nikon Z5.

Trucks

 

Truck - Marin County  2022

Truck - Marin County  2022

Top: AM walk in Fairfax. Bottom: Kaiser parking lot, also AM.

Third St, San Rafael - 2

 

Hi Tide Marine (San Rafael) - Marin County  2022

Dumpsters Are For Tenant Use Only (San Rafael) - Marin County  2022

iPhone photos. (7 Plus.)

Third St, San Rafael - 1

 

Dock Closed (San Rafael) - Marin County  2022

Wear Your Mask, Mt. Tamalpais (San Rafael) - Marin County  2022

We got some of our daily steps walking down Third Street after parking in the Trader Joes lot.

Loma Alta

 

Coyote Bush, Mt. Tamalpais - Marin County  2022

Loma Alta Fire Road, Fence, Clouds - Marin County  2022

Taken during a hike up to Loma Alta last January. I was using a Nikon Z5 with a 24-200mm lens.

Branches

 

Branches, Leaves, Moon - Marin County  2022

Tree seen on our hourly walks. January photos taken as part of an ongoing series.

Monday Vulture Blogging

 

Vulture, Trees - Marin County  2022

Vulture - Marin County  2022

Taken on two separate days, with two separate cameras. But who knows, could possibly be the same bird!

Probably not though.

Skyline Views

 

San Francisco Skyline - Marin County  2022

Gull, Skyline - Sausalito  2022

As one hikes to the end of our street and then continues on up towards Loma Alta, San Francisco's skyline gradually comes into view. I carried an Olympus EM1II with a 75-300mm telephoto lens to take the top photo.

Bottom photo: a hazy day in Sausalito. I used a Canon G5XII.

Shopping Center AM

 

Peets, Panda Express AM - Marin County  2022

Parking Lot, Moon - Marin County  2022

iPhone photos taken on an early morning visit to the Northgate shopping center. Note tiny sliver of moon in the upper right of the bottom photo.

Lake Lagunitas - 4 (Views from Pilot Knob)

San Quentin, Richmond Bridge, Mt. Diablo (Pilot Knob) - Marin County  2022

Lakes (Pilot Knob) - Marin County  2022

Top photo: looking east through the haze from the top of Pilot Knob. Subject compression due to the use of a zoom telephoto lens at 200mm.

Bottom photo: Lake Lagunitas to the left, Bon Tempe Lake to the right in the distance.

Lake Lagunitas - 3

 

Trees, Lake, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2022

Madrone - Marin County  2022

I've recently been hiking up to Pilot Knob. ("Pilot Knob is a peak in Marin County and has an elevation of 1,115 feet.")

I took these photos on the way up.

Lake Lagunitas - 2

 

Reeds, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2022

Road, Trees (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2022

A foggy, overcast day.

Lake Lagunitas - 1

 

Pine Branches, Lake Ripples (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2022

Trees, Reflections (Lake Lagunitas) - Marin County  2022

January photos. 

Monday Cow Blogging

 

Cows, Power Lines - Solano County  2022

On my way home from Lake Tahoe. Taken from the rest area just before the Highway 37 junction. 

Not sure about it being in Solano County though.

Tahoe Trees

 

Aspens - Lake Tahoe  2022

Fence, Snow, Trees (Lake Tahoe) - Nevada  2022

Top: aspens in sunlight just off of Highway 89.

Bottom: Snow scene near Incline Creek.

Burnt Trees

 

Burnt Trees from Highway 50 - El Dorado County  2022

Vast amounts of burnt areas are visible from Highway 50, remnants of last year's Caldor Fire. It was difficult to find a suitable place to pull off the road for photographs.

Emerald Bay

 

Emerald Bay - Lake Tahoe  2022

Emerald Bay - Lake Tahoe 1998

Top: I parked on the side of the road near the Emerald Bay scenic overlook. Lots of snow! I stuck with peeking over the snow banks to get a shot of Fannette Island. 

Bottom: Back in 1998 I was able to hike a little higher to get an unobstructed view of the bay and island (film photograph).

Highway 89 Sightems

 

Pine Branches - Lake Tahoe  2022

Mountains, Snow - Lake Tahoe  2022

So, I decided that - as long as I was there - I might as well take some extra time going home to loop around the west side of Tahoe on Highway 89. I was able to pull off the road in a few places to get a closer look at the mountain crags.

Mountain Art

 

Bear, Eagle Sculptures (Lake Tahoe) - Nevada  2022

Bear, Fish Sculpture (Lake Tahoe) - Nevada  2022

Art sightems seen as I walked back to the hotel.

Lake Tahoe AM

 

Chairs, Lake, Mountains (Lake Tahoe) - Nevada  2022

Lake, Mountains (Lake Tahoe) - Nevada  2022

7:30 AM. I wanted to see what the lake looked like in the morning. Nice! A little too cold for chair-sitting, however.

Monday Geese Blogging

 

Geese - Marin County  2022

Seen heading east as I was hiking the Roy's Redwoods loop trail. You could hear them way before you could see them.

Incline Creek / Trees in Snow

 

Incline Creek, Snow - Nevada  2022

Trees in Snow - Nevada  2022

A couple of late afternoon photographs.

Winter Tahoe Sightems

 

Sidewalk, Ice - Nevada  2022

Plant, Winterized - Nevada  2022

Walking around the area proved to be slightly treacherous . . . snowmelt had turned to ice on the sidewalks. The remaining snow from a month ago was hard and unyielding - no snowballs or snow angels, alas.

Lake Tahoe Afternoon

 

Tree, Lake Tahoe PM - Nevada  2022

Tree, Lake Tahoe PM panorama - Nevada  2022

The lakeshore was only a short distance from the hotel. I walked over in the afternoon, then wandered around the area.