Bucks Hanging Out

Siskiyou County Bucks

Upper McCloud River

Below the swimming hole

Swimming Hole

Water entering small rapids.

Next 5 shots taken underwater with underwater camera.

McCloud river is so clear and beautiful, it looks like these were taken thru glass at an aquarium.

Lakin Dam

Lilies along the river bank were in full bloom.

Evening settling over the river.

Another beautiful swimming hole.

While we were enjoying the evening here, right at dusk, we had a beautiful display of the nighthawks swooping in over the river to catch there dinner.

I would love to have this grass in my garden along my streambed!

Not in Siskyou County, but beautiful and worth showing

Mono Lake, California

June 27th, 2009

Western Kingbird Nestlings

Sunset over Mono Lake Tufa

Violet Green Swallow on Tufa

Silohettes of Tufa at sunset

Violet Green Swallow on Tufa

Distance to water from mandated water level

Description of a Tufa.

Hedge Creek Falls, Dunsmuir California

A great spot to cool off on a hot summer afternoon.
This small waterfall tumbles over a cliff of columnar basalt lava
and then continues to cascade over bedrock outcrops and boulders for a short distance to the Sacramento River. The cliff provides a cave to play in behind the waterfall.
We had a wonderful time catching salamanders and just getting wet!

Ashland Greenhouses, Ashland Oregon

http://www.ashlandgreenhouses.com/

The color is overwhelming and actually choosing the flowers to buy is near impossible.

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Bird watching at Klamath National Wildlife Refuge March

Cinnamon Teal

Common Golden Eye

Turkey Vulture

Greater White Fronted Geese

Yreka Bike Race June 14, 2009

Golden City Criterium 2009

Images from 2007 Golden City Criterium

I have many images from this race - many more then in this blog. If you are interested in aquiring an image, please contact me via email.

I would love to distribute the images to interested parties.

Beginning of Men's Cat 1,2

Climbing up Miner Street.

Don Solus leading this group thru the turn.

Cool down lap.

Winners Trophy.

Concentrating on the Miner Street turn.

Warming up.

People of all ages were having a lot of fun at the bike race.

Fun for all types of bikes that day.

Kids Race.

Miner Street uphill turn.

Speed has picked up on the Miner Street turn.

The look on their faces says it all!

Our weekend visit to Klamath NWR Complex

It has been cold and clear. We were not sure if we should go to the refuge or not. However, after discussing the upcoming weather, we decided this would be our only chance for the next few weeks. A storm is coming in at the end of this week and then there will more then likely be fog.

The weather was a crisp cold, not even jack frost was out it was so dry. It was eerily quite. I have never heard it so quiet out there. The ducks, geese and small song birds must still be down south were it is a little warmer. There was a significant amount of ice all around. We did see a number of eagles, mostly at Tule Lake.

Petroglyph point had no owls or hawks perching on the many ledges or cavities. Ususally you can catch a glimpse of a barn owl, but even they were not peeking their heads out into the cold sunshine.

I look forward to returning in about a month.

Eagle Photography Season is here....

My favorite time of year is quickly approaching. It is time to visit the Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges where images like this can be taken and spectacular views will be burned into your memory.
One way to do this is to attend the Winter Wings festival.

Siskiyou Sled Dog Races, Siskiyou Snow Dog Sporting Association

While resting between sprint races, sled dogs peer out of their cubbies.


Sled dogs getting lots of love and massages from adoring kids while they patiently wait for the next sprint race to begin.