Marble Fork of the Kaweah River

Remembering the best of times with my friend Suzanne.

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

Kings River Kings Canyon National Park

Sequoia National Park, Deer

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

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

Round Meadow, Sequoia National Park, California

We peer past the trunk of a sequoia tree at some other sequoias across the meadow. The flared base of the trunk indicates that this sequoia is trying to stabilize itself in the soupy soil of the meadow. The most common cause of death of a mature sequoia is falling over. Until then they just keep on growing.

HFF

Sequoia National Park - Three Rivers, Tulare County, California.

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ISO: 400

Shutter Speed: 1.3

WB: Auto

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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.)

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

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

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

Sequoia National Park

The most distinctive peak on the Great Western Divide visible from Alta, this pinnacle of granite was 10 miles away across some great wilderness, including the high point of Glacier Ridge poking up on the left.

Sequoia National Park

Mile 110 of the John Muir Trail, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sequoia National Park, California. Mt Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14,500 feet, and the official culmination of the JMT.

After a very windy and cold night on the summit bivyed behind a rock wall, ( way to windy to risk the tent...unless I wanted to try out a cuben kite ), and wearing every layer of clothing available inside my sleeping bag, a beautiful brilliant orange sunrise glow on the Needles was the reward.

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early Christmas morning at Sequoia National Park, overlooking the world's largest forest of the world's largest trees: Sequoiadendron giganteum. (not tallest)

Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park, California. (96 x 13)

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

Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park, CA.

Sequoia National Park, California. (Infrared, False Color, Vertical Panorama) (18 x 31)

After walking around Sequoia National Park for several hours, finally found a cinnamon black bear!

Crescent Meadow, Sequoia National Park