Happy Summer Solstice

A Summer Evening at Hawk Hill

The Golden Gate Bridge and The City at Sunset

Bridge and City Lights (45 Min Later)

View of the City from "Little Willow"

San Francisco at Dawn

Dawn Serenity

Golden Gate Bridge at Sunrise

Dusk Serenity

Golden Gate Bridge Basking in Dusk Sky

New Views from An Old Favorite

The views from Grizzly Peak Boulevard have changed since my school days and they are as spectacular as ever.

View of the Bay from Grizzly Peak Boulevard

Closeup of the Bay Bridge and the San Francisco Skyline 

The Long and Winding Road

Now that's a road for a roadster. Maybe it's the abundance of roads like this one that explains the large number of roadsters in a town where precipitation days consistently outnumber sunny days in a year.

Thirsty?

The water flow over Niagara Falls peaks during late spring and early summer. Up to 20,000 cuft or over 500,000 liters of water fell over the crest of Niagara Falls while this picture was taken (1/10 s exposure).

The Canadian Horseshoe Fall of Niagara Falls

The North Face

of Mount Hood on a clear spring morning.

Mt Hood with Mt Jefferson, the Three Sisters, and Mt Bachelor in the Background

After the Storm

Mt Hood from Southern Washington

Roll On You Bears!

Best of luck to the California Golden Bears Women Basketball team at their first Final Four this weekend in New Orleans!

(Oski) Bear is a little sad about the semifinal loss
after an exciting game.

Sixth Sense

She seems to be whispering to him "I see dead people". 

Nightlife under Cherry Blossoms at Portland Waterfront Park

Sakura in Portland

Cherry Blossom and the White Stag Sign

Portland Convention Center and Sakura Blossoms

Waves or No Waves

Drag the green line or the box to the left or right to see if you like the picture better with waves or without waves. "Before and After" javascript courtesy of CatchMyFame. (No Waves was shot w/ a 10 stop ND filter.)

Scenes from Highway 101

Still Waters off Northern California Coast - False Klamath Cove

The history of the steamer Mary D Hume is quite amazing. Built in 1881, she first served as a cargo ship hauling goods between Oregon and San Francisco, then as a whaler in Alaska, as a service vessel in the Alaskan cannery trade, and lastly as a tugboat until 1977 when she retired to her home in Gold Beach. Sadly she sank in 1985 in the Roque River. Full history can be found here.

Steamer Mary D Hume in Rogue River in Gold Beach, OR

My New Pet Cat

Peril of Nearsightedness

This is how I see the Golden Gate Bridge without my contacts. Roll your mouse over the picture for the view of the Bridge after I put on my contacts...

Roll Your Mouse over Picture for with/without Contacts View

Sakura in Japantown

Cherry Blossoms are starting to bloom in San Francisco Japantown. 

Cherry Blossoms with the Peace Pagoda in the Background

Fog in the City

When the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area is fogged in, it's a good time to head up to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands.

Fog Flowing Down Marin Headlands

The Sun Broke Through the Clouds Right around Sunset

End of an Era

After 76 years, there are no more human toll collectors on the Golden Gate Bridge.  Early morning on March 27, 2013 the Bridge switched to automatic toll collection. Here is one last picture of the afternoon rush hour at the Golden Gate Bridge. Question(s) remain: Will the inbound traffic be less congested in the future? And do drivers of brand new cars (with no license plates yet) and who don't have FasTrak get a free ride? 

Evening Rush Hour Traffic on Last Day before Automatic Toll Collection