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Mojave Desert
I remember when I was a college student in Los Angeles looking at a map, and seeing a mere centimeter away the vast and sharply contrasted Mojave Desert, marked cleanly by a western point in the Antelope Valley, and spreading … Continue reading
A Great Northeastern Land
Somewhere beyond the Sacramento Valley, north of Lake Tahoe, exists a remote mountainous land of lakes and valleys, where the Sierras converge on the Cascades. People often come here often for glimpses of geothermal activity at Lassen Volcanic National Park … Continue reading
Lake County
This past weekend brought me to Lake County, California, where my initial reaction upon arrival was: What the hell is a lake doing down there? That there is Clear Lake, so named for its greenish hue. Clear Lake, the centerpiece … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Clear Lake, Clear Lake State Park, Lake County, Northern California, Wine Country
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Rugged Southern California
It’s a shame that Southern California is known almost exclusively for beaches and movie stars. That region of the state has so much diverse ecology and landscape, it’s no wonder they decided to put the film industry there. You need … Continue reading
The other side of Los Angeles County
There is a lot I could say about Los Angeles County: It is the most populous county in the country. It contains the City of Los Angeles. It has the highest total number of movie stars and movie star wannabes … Continue reading
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Tagged Antelope Valley, Devil's Punchbowl, Los Angeles County
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San Benito County
San Benito County might be the prettiest county nobody ever goes to. Somehow, San Benito County is one of those rare coastal counties you can almost entirely avoid on any drive between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Few people live … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Central Coast, Landscape, Photography, San Benito County
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Sierra Steppe (and Yosemite)
One geographical feature of California that has always fascinated me: the Sierra Steppe. As far as I know, there is no accepted name for the large expanse of grassland between the Central Valley and the Sierra Foothills. Perhaps it exists … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Grassland, Mariposa County, Mountains, San Joaquin County, Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne County, Yosemite
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The Delta
It was a smoggy day in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to take pictures of it. The Delta isn’t necessarily everybody’s preferred destination in the Golden State, but it’s for that reason that … Continue reading
A Darker Bay
When doing landscape photography, one must remind oneself that not everything has explosive colors, staggering vistas, and remarkable contrast. For the most part, our earth is pretty plain. But I insist that photography isn’t necessarily about beauty, it’s about reality, in … Continue reading
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Tagged bayshore, coast, San Francisco Bay, Santa Clara County, slough, Sonoma County
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Autumn in the Eastern Sierra
The attempt at kickstarting this project through Kickstarter failed, so the goal of creating a photo book is now distant. However, I’m not giving up on pursuing the project as hobby, and I’m going to be using this blog as … Continue reading
California Fifty-Eight 