Infinite Flow: West Fork
Sunlight reflected on running water. And the reflection of a tree. West Fork of the San Gabriel River, in the San Gabriel Mountains, above Azusa.
read more »Sunlight reflected on running water. And the reflection of a tree. West Fork of the San Gabriel River, in the San Gabriel Mountains, above Azusa.
read more »Sunlight reflecting off the flowing waters of Lytle Creek. (San Gabriel Mountains, near Fontana)
read more »The East Fork of the San Gabriel River, near the entrance to the Bridge to Nowhere hike. Above Azusa, in the San Gabriel Mountains. A little flow.
read more »Trees shade the tiny streams high up in the San Gabriel Mountains. But between the brown branches and green leaves the hot summer sun shins through. The sharp sunlight reflects in swirls and patters on top of the flowing water.
read more »Yes, I know, it’s all about perspective. Both of these were taken in the San Gabriel Mountains during the Perseid Meteor Shower on August 13, 2015. Not very many meteors, but neat clouds. This is a 360 degree view over and hour and 20 minutes. This is over 40 minutes of clouds. The North Star […]
read more »Fish Canyon is open, and the waterfalls are flowing. I want to write that first line in all BOLD CAPS. Because that hasn’t been said in 30 years. Fish Canyon, in the San Gabriel Mountains above Azusa and Duarte, used to be humming with people. Cabins were scattered along the trail […]
read more »There are three ways to hike to the abandoned Dawn Mine above Altadena: the first is closed, the second is over-grown, but the third, in a metaphorical bear sense, is just right. John W. Robinson, in his book “Trails of the Angeles: 100 Hikes in the San Gabriels,†says that Dawn Mine is […]
read more »More wandering about with a tripod at night. This time up in the San Gabriel Mountains, and on Orange Grove Blvd in Pasadena. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, looking south. The clouds/fog rolling in as the sun sets in the valley directly below Mount Wilson. This is how fast the earth is spinning, the streaks are […]
read more »Los Angeles, the huge sprawling metropolis of gray sidewalks, black streets and angry drivers. But there beautiful moments. San Gabriel Mountains, above Altadena, early morning. San Gabriel Mountains, sunset, with flash of car lights on Angeles Crest Highway. Plant, lining York Blvd, on the edge of the 110. Flower and bee, on the Arroyo Seco […]
read more »I walk the streets at night, and sometimes even the mountains. A tripod, shutter release, and patience.
read more »Wild Flowers on the San Merrill Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains above Alta Dena. Globe Gilia Gilia capitata (Orange?) bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus Indian paintbrush Castilleja Lacy Phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia Deerweed Lotus scoparius Globe Gilia Gilia capitata Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum Prickly Phlox Leptodactylon californicum
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