Category: Adventure

Today was a day of photographing lighthouses. I went to Coquille River Lighthouse first. Coquille Lighthouse was commissioned in 1896 and decommissioned in 1939. The lighthouse, which is 40 feet tall was there to help mariners across a dangerous bar Read more…

I have spent the past two days in Brookings, Oregon. This the southern end of the Oregon Coastal Highway (US-101). I drove up the coast to the Cape Blanco Lighthouse. It took me a long time to get there because Read more…

I did some experimentation today. My daughter-in-law got me a Lensball for Christmas to use on this trip. It is a clear glass ball that when you focus your camera on the ball the scene on the other side looks Read more…

If anyone was wondering where I have been, I’m still here but my connection through my phone hasn’t always been here. In 1943 Betty Smith wrote “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”. Well if she had ever seen the Costal Redwoods Read more…

Instead of sitting around and just relaxing I decided to go to Lake Shasta Caverns. The caverns are a National Natural Monument. In order to get to the caverns, you must drive 20 miles north of Redding on I-5. Once Read more…

When I look around Yosemite National Park it amazes me how powerful Mother Nature is. She can take a large piece of granite and make a beautiful cliff. She can take a bunch of those beautiful little snow flakes and Read more…

This post is more about the totality of my adventure in Yosemite National Park than it is about a single day in the park. The beauty of Yosemite National Park is not only in the color of the park and Read more…

I found out something today. My age, hiking and high altitude do not mix well. I was in Mariposa Grove to get pictures of the Sequoia tree called the Grizzly Giant. I rode the shuttle up to the stop and Read more…

If there were ever a reason to visit California Yosemite National Park is it. There aren’t enough adjectives in the English language to describe Yosemite. Some of you don’t need me to tell how magnificent this park is but for Read more…

I spent the day driving along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) CA Hwy-1. What a beautiful drive. I have driven up and A1A in Florida and there are beautiful views of the Atlantic Ocean but nothing tom rival the drive Read more…