When Is The Best Time To Visit Bodie State Historic Park?
I was asked this question earlier today, and the more I thought of it, the more great times to visit Bodie that I came up… Read More »When Is The Best Time To Visit Bodie State Historic Park?
California
Death Valley Wildflowers, Rainfall and Super Blooms
So called “super bloom” years make it easy to find wildflowers in Death Valley, but they’re difficult to predict. A “1000-year rainfall event” hit Death… Read More »Death Valley Wildflowers, Rainfall and Super Blooms
Death Valley “Adventure Series” Trip March/April 2022
Spring 2022 is shaping up to be a very busy year in Death Valley, like many national parks in recent years, so we’re going to… Read More »Death Valley “Adventure Series” Trip March/April 2022
Mono Basin Dark Sky Preserved by Failure of Tioga Inn Apartment Project
The proposed apartment complex overlooking Mono Lake failed to get Board of Supervisors approval earlier this week. It will not double the town’s population and… Read More »Mono Basin Dark Sky Preserved by Failure of Tioga Inn Apartment Project
The Mono Lake 2021 Calendar is Now Available!
The Mono Lake Committee’s annual calendar is better than ever for 2021. I’m entirely biased though, because they put one of my photos on the… Read More »The Mono Lake 2021 Calendar is Now Available!
Slink Fire Update
The Slink Fire left Slinkard Valley yesterday and came over the hills to burn above the towns of Coleville and Walker last night. It was… Read More »Slink Fire Update
Bodie – Nevada Ghost Town Night Photography Workshop
It was a busy schedule with Yosemite for practice, then Bodie and multiple mining areas in Nevada to explore, but here are some initial images… Read More »Bodie – Nevada Ghost Town Night Photography Workshop
Light Pollution By Mono Lake On Track To Increase
Light pollution is increasingly confirmed as negatively affecting human health, the health of various animal, insect and plant species, and the science of astronomy. It… Read More »Light Pollution By Mono Lake On Track To Increase
Bodie 2021 Calendar Images Selected
The Bodie Foundation has announced the images for their 2021 calendar on their Facebook page. Selected for the September image is this night Milky Way… Read More »Bodie 2021 Calendar Images Selected
February Workshop in Death Valley
With the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ocean heat and weather pattern close to “on” since spring 2019, there was a reasonable chance that we’d… Read More »February Workshop in Death Valley