For Skywatch Friday , here's a shot of the basilica at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo . And one more from the same mission. ...

My second post about Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo will focus on its basilica. It's a beautiful building and still used for...

When in California I love to visit the old missions that run along the whole state. This post features some outside shots of  Mission San Ca...

To finish up my series on Point Lobos in California, here are some general photos. I'll never tire of shorelines like this. What ...

Point Lobos in California has numerous little photogenic coves. Here's China Cove. Hiking around to the top shows a totally differen...

Point Lobos in California is very rocky. I found this lovely rocky reflection. I definitely recommend visiting this park if you'r...

Here are some final shots from the Pacific Coast Highway near Monterey - it's an area that was simply shown as "Dune Park". ...

Here's another shot from last year's trip to California, some nesting seabirds at Point Lobos near Monterey. I've got a lot mor...

Here are some more shots from a drive along the Pacific Coast Highway in California. Along this stretch is the famous Bixby Creek Bridge....

When we were in Monterey I took a little drive down the famous Pacific Coast Highway, which runs along the rugged coastline. It's got lo...

Here's another Skywatch Friday shot from my first time on Los Angeles in 1988, scanned from an old slide. Lots of fog and smog below th...

To finish my series on Yosemite, here are a few shots of Half Dome, probably the park's most famous sight. Our World Tuesday

We didn't have time to do much hiking during our one day at Yosemite, but the trail we did take (Mirror Lake) led to this fabulous scene...

I often make trees look taller with my wide-angle fisheye lens, but these Yosemite Redwoods really are some of the tallest trees in the worl...

One of the classic stops in Yosemite is the Tunnel View and it's easy to see why. El Capitan, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Falls are all v...