Mount Diablo Sunrise
Mount Diablo Sunrise, photo by Harold Davis. Julian and I took a hike in Tilden Park yesterday morning. Julian surprised me by hiking five miles or so without complaint. Here's…
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October 24, 2005
Road Trip Wrap-Up
Road Trip, photo by Harold Davis. If you've been reading my blog, you know that lately I've been to some lonely and lovely places that are surprisingly near to where…
October 20, 2005
Digital Storage in the Field
Yosemite Autumn 2, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photo towards the beginning of my recent trip to Yosemite, Owens Valley, and the desert. It's pretty similar to another…
October 20, 2005
Homeward Bound
Twin Lakes, photo by Harold Davis. I called Phyllis, and it was pretty apparent she was at her wits end. I don't know how she managed the three kids for…
October 20, 2005
Crossroads of the Cowboy Universe
Alabama Hills 1, photo by Harold Davis. The Alabama Hills lie below Mt. Whitney and above Lone Pine in Owens Valley. You can view a map of my recent travel…
October 19, 2005
Mount Whitney Sunrise
Mount Whitney Sunrise, photo by Harold Davis. Above Lone Pine, I camped near the Alabama Hills and directly below Mt. Whitney. What a wonderful, glorious suprise to wake up just…
October 18, 2005
Lonely Road
Lonely Road, photo by Harold Davis. It's a long and lonely road from Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley to Lone Pine in Owens Valley. But the scenery in the rugged…
October 18, 2005
Zabriskie Quilt
Zabriskie Point 2, photo by Harold Davis. I arrived below sea level in Death Valley in the early morning after photographing sunrise from near Hells Gate. You can view a…
October 17, 2005
Death Valley Sunrise
Death Valley Sunrise 2, photo by Harold Davis. After photographing sunset at Rhyolite, I spent the night in a motel-casino in Beatty, Nevada. This motel-casino was truly a disturbing place,…
October 17, 2005
Rhyolite and Ozymandias
Rhyolite Under Moon, photo by Harold Davis. Rhyolite is a ghost town at the eastern entrance to Death Valley. (View a map of the area towards the bottom of my…
October 17, 2005
Seeking Methuselah
Endurance, photo by Harold Davis. Bristlecone Pines are the oldest living things in the world, and the largest group of Bristlcone Pines are high in the White Mountains on the…
October 17, 2005
Beyond Westgard Pass
Westgard Pass, photo by Harold Davis. Westgard Pass lies on lonely Route 168 between Big Pine and the great open desert country of basins, ranges, and valleys. (View a map…
October 16, 2005
The Deepest Valley
Owens River Gorge, photo by Harold Davis. After reluctantly leaving Hot Creek, I headed down Route 395 into Owens Valley. (View road map of my route here.) Between the Sierra…
October 15, 2005
Risk Management
Hot Creek, photo by Harold Davis. Hot Creek is a cold mountain stream flowing out of the eastern Sierra. Intense volcanic activity makes eddies of hot, bathable water in the…
October 14, 2005
The Hitchhiking Millionaire
Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. Leaving the waterfalls of Yosemite behind, I continued with my trip. The sun was just reaching the trees, as in this picture, when I drove…
October 14, 2005
Processing a Photo for Flickr
Lake Tenaya Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. On my trip, I left Yosemite Valley and drove across Tioga Pass. (I'll write more about this segment of my journey in another…
October 13, 2005
Sunset from Sentinal Dome
Valley Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. Happy but foot weary I came down the trail from Vernal and Nevada Falls, determined if it was before 3PM (I didn't have a…
October 12, 2005
A Rainbow of Light!
Rainbow, photo by Harold Davis. When I saw the sun shining newly risen at the top of Vernal Falls, I couldn't still my wandering feet. "Onward," they said to me,…
October 12, 2005