New photo gallery: ANGEL ISLAND

On Sunday we spent the afternoon hiking and biking around a place we can see from our house - Angel Island, located across the San Francisco Bay from us.  Pictures here.

New photo gallery: MARBLE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS

A backpacking photo gallery, complete with timid bears, curious hummingbirds, and hostile cows.

New photo gallery: UGANDA

Another fly-collecting trip, another gallery full of African wildlife.

New photo gallery: DEATH VALLEY / PANAMINT CITY

Carpets of golden flowers across the desert floor…

Narrow canyon passages, marble walls with ancient drawings…

An abandoned mining town reached only by hiking over waterfalls…

You can find it all in this gallery.

New photo gallery: BIG SUR

During a holiday visit from John’s Mom and Bill, we visited the great scenery and marine life of Big Sur and the Monterey area.  Here are some nature-focused photos from the trip.

New photo gallery: LASSEN

In the midst of preparing to move from Davis back to our treasured home in the Berkeley Hills, we managed to squeeze in a short backpacking trip to Lassen Volcanic National Park.  It was our first road trip in the new car we had just bought (thanks to the cash for clunkers program).

Two new photo galleries: DAVIS and MENDOCINO

We have a pair of small photo pages to share:  First, we finally managed to post a few pictures from our current home turf of Davis, CA.  And second, there are also a few shots from a trip we took with Amanda’s family to the northern California coast (Mendocino and Humboldt counties).  Both new pages are listed from our Golden State Galleries page.

New photo gallery series: EAST AFRICA

I’m back from an insect-collecting expedition to Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Kenya.  And Amanda was able to join me for the first two countries.  Check out the galleries and get a sense of each country’s unique flavor.

New photo gallery: OCTOBER HIKES

HERE you can find pictures from our recent short backpacking trip near Lake Tahoe, and from a day hike closer to our new home of Davis, CA.  I’ve also added a new page with a “hall of fame” containing our favorite photo galleries of all time.

New photo gallery: SEQUOIA

A week of backpacking in the strikingly beautiful Sierra mountains around Mineral King, in Sequoia National Park.  Take a look!