Lonely Road
First light of morning: Eyes dry from dust, photographing all night, restless napping in the van while the shutter clicks. On the road: Day in the life of the…
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January 24, 2011
East of Eden
Owens River Valley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Exploring the high volcanic tableland in Owens Valley with Steven, I positioned my tripod on the brink. Far below,…
October 12, 2010
Yawn
Yawn, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Yawn scratch bellow sniff rut flip bellow yawn, watching the world go by! I photographed these elephant seals on the California…
February 12, 2008
The Road Goes Ever On and On
Road, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Rain, rain, rain! It's raining here today in the Pacific monsoon way it has here on the, well, Pacific rim. So…
December 19, 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
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
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