The magnificent Sierra Nevadas shot at 75mm from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park on 05-17-2016.

Processed 08-30-20

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Castilleja est un genre de plante herbacée à fleurs, généralement vivace, qui appartient à la famille des Scrophulariaceae selon la classification classique, ou à celle des Orobanchaceae selon la classification phylogénétique.

Le nom de ce genre rend hommage à Domingo Castillejo, botaniste espagnol.

Les espèces sont parfois désignées par le mot francisé de « castilléjie ». Plusieurs des espèces sont appelées « pinceau indien », traduction littérale de l'anglais « Indian paintbrush ». On a dénombré près de 200 espèces différentes.

D'après diapositive.

Unlike the other bears in this park that are supposedly used to humans, this one did not like having his picture taken.

The Sawtooth Range is one of the first wonderful sights you will come across along General's Highway(route 198)when entering the Sequoia National Park.Most of these areas can be closer accessed by trails,but folks,it was 105 degrees....

Have a wonderful weekend folks.

Kings River Kings Canyon National Park

The sun setting in a Sequoia National Park valley, albeit behind an attention-seeking Jeffrey pine

Sequoia National Park, Deer

One of the six species of squirrels in Sequoia National Park.

Last week, James posted "Clear and Cold" (flic.kr/p/2nPoFbC), and when I saw it, I knew that somewhere in the archives, I had photographed "something similar" and all I could remember was that it was "in the mountains."

To me, that's the Sierras although it could have been the Cascades, the Olympic Range, or the Tetons. Even if the shot isn't that good, I want credit for finding it within 10 minutes. "Sequoia!" Yes, Kings River? Close. A stream?

So, for the first time, I gave a title to the image which was helpful. These are rocks in a stream bed off the Kern River that runs through Sequoia National Park. Well, so does the Kings (no apostrophe in the River or the NP) and I've dipped my tootsies in both.

So here, from 2013, shot handheld with an SX10 which shows it did have some abilities, is my attempt at Nature's Abstracts" is rocks at some river in the West. Hints of blue from the sky, green from the overhanging trees.

Adorable lil cabins inside Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park, California. (Panorama) (88 x 13.5)

Sequoia National Park, California. (Infrared, False Color, Vertical Panorama) (15 x 34)

Camera Body: Nikon D7100

Lens: AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX

Aperture: 2.8

ISO: 400

Shutter Speed: 1.3

WB: Auto

Mode: Manual

Photographed from the top of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park.

Dramatic light is filtered through gaps in storm clouds. I shot this 25 miles into the backcountry, far from the reach of any trail.

The title of the shot comes from the spotlight on the peaks, which spilled off just a bit to the left, and from the forest fire happening in the area that made for some interesting conditions.

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After walking around all day at Sequoia National Park looking for nests, etc to photograph, came back to the lodge for dinner and observed this nest on the Lodge building!

Sequoia National Park, California. (Infrared, False Color.)

View of a farm in Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park