We took one day to drive up north to the Avenue of the Giants to see the large Redwood trees. I love trees and these Redwoods were wonderful to see, but it was an awfully long drive from where we were staying to take a drive through the Redwoods. Maybe it was just that by …
California Coast: The Birds
After spending a few days in the Yosemite area, my sister and I decided to go to the coast for the last few days. We drove up scenic Highway 1 north of San Francisco. One of my all time favorite Alfred Hitchcock movies was "The Birds." So since we were going through Bodega Bay, I …
Yosemite #6: Trees
There are some pretty massive trees in Yosemite and the best way to capture them is to lie down and shoot looking up. Even that doesn't really tell the whole story. We met these two deer on our way out of the park. Maralee
Yosemite #5: Back to Tunnel View
On our way out of the park we stopped at Tunnel View again. By this time clouds had formed and the view was much different from the view earlier (see Yosemite #1). I think the clouds added a lot more interest to the photo. Maralee
Yosemite #4: Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls is beautiful and is divided into the upper falls and lower falls. There is a hiking trail to the upper falls but we were told it takes all day and we weren't prepared for such a vigorous hike. So we opted for going to the lower falls. Part of the trail to the …
