Before the Falls

Pacific Creek flows near Pacific Grade on Ebbetts Pass.

Mosquito Lake Panoramic

Ahh, the last of the campers and Labor Day Weekend partiers have headed home. Mosquito Lake on the Western Slope of Ebbetts Pass takes a well-deserved break...everything is calm at last! Captured on Labor Day 2017.

On the Mountain Top

Sun set near the top of Pacific Grade on Ebbetts Pass.

Fall Makeover

Captured on Labor Day evening after sunset. Hours before, Lake Alpine was full of swimmers, kayakers, dogs and families. At this moment (the unofficial end of summer and start of autumn), they've all departed and Lake Alpine looks as though it is preparing for the quiet beauty of Autumn. If you look closely, you can see what appears to be the transition from warm summer hues to the cool autumn sky.

Fire on the Mountain

Captured on Ebbetts Pass in August 2017. Smoke from a fire burning on Monitor Pass provided this phenomenal sunset. The sunset reflection off the water flowing in Pacific Creek accentuated the drama in this image.

Painted Rock

Captured at Big Trees State Park. Water flows over rocks at Beaver Creek.

Snow in the Trees

Looking up! Long exposure in the trees.

Monitor Pass at Autumn's Peak

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Sun-kissed

Fall one day and winter the next. Fly in Lake glistens in the early morning sun.

Gold Country

Captured on Telegraphy Road off Highway 4. This is a short diversion off of Highway 4 on the way up to the Sierras. The road less-traveled is incredibly scenic!

Sunset on the Farm

Sunset on Mosquito Lake

I went to capture the near-full moon rising above Mosquito Lake and arrived early enough to be treated to this awesome sunset. Mosquito Lake lies off Highway 4 on Ebbetts Pass in California's Northern Sierra Mountain Range.

Sunrise on Upper Kinney Lake

Upper Kinney Lake is a classic alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The lake is off the Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California, near the summit of Ebbetts Pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Finalist in the Resource Travel Inspiration Contest--September 2015

Sunset in the Stanislaus

Captured on the fire road above Love Creek. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Finalist in the Earth Day 2015 photo competition sponsored by ViewBug--June 2015