Yosemite Waterfalls & El Capitan

For my next post on Yosemite I'm featuring a couple of its many tall waterfalls.

They're everywhere you look!

And here's a shot of the famous El Capitan, the 3,000-foot (900-meter) high rock formation.

Our World Tuesday

Los Angeles 1988

This week's Skywatch Friday photo is from my first-ever trip to Los Angeles, all the way back in 1988.

Yosemite Streams

Last time we were in California we took a day to explore Yosemite. It was overcrowded (they need to start limiting visitor numbers), but still worth the trip. I'll start my posts with some streams. I've got several more posts from Yosemite planned so stay tuned...

The natural beauty really is amazing.

Everywhere you look there's something to see.

And of course, those famous rock faces are everywhere!

Our World Tuesday

Section 16 Trail

One of our local trails is a square one mile on each side, and it's a good winter hike as it's relatively low elevation and doesn't get much snow.

There's nothing spectacular, but it makes for an enjoyable couple of hours.

Outdoor Wednesday

Weekend Green

Total Lunar Eclipse

I made a point of watching this morning's total Lunar eclipse, a super blue blood Moon, to get some photos for Skywatch Friday (that's a total solar eclipse and a total lunar eclipse in just over five months). It's super because it's at the closest point to Earth in its orbit. Here the Earth's shadow is just starting to touch it.

It's blue simply because that's what the second full Moon of a month is called. Here it's almost gone.

It's blood because that's the color it turns when totally covered by the Earth's shadow, only getting sunlight refracted through our atmosphere. I took the dogs for a walk under this very dim red moonlight.

And as if nature hadn't blessed us with enough beauty for one day, driving to work a few minutes later I took the following photo.

San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District (2)

Finishing up my series on the San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District and Mission San Juan Bautista (which are right next to each other), here are some photos from a preserved hotel of the era (built in 1855). First up is their elegant dining area.

Here's a preserved guest room.

This is an area for the ladies to congregate.

And what Western hotel would be complete without a large saloon?

Our World Tuesday

Inside Mission San Juan Bautista

Here are a couple of final photos from inside Mission San Juan Bautista near Monterey, California. Some areas are maintained almost like a museum.

Others can still be actively used for worship.

Inspired Sunday