William Reid – Page 24

February 20-24, 2019 More Fun on San Nicolas Island

This entry is a bit of a mishmash of images from San Nicolas Island from late February. First up, a convective storm cell moves… [Read More]

February 18, 2019 Large Waves at Rock Crusher, San Nicolas Island

A decent-sized northwesterly swell was impacting the western side of San Nicolas Island today, so Andy and I made the 10-minute drive from Nicktown… [Read More]

February 16, 2019 The North Coast of San Nicolas Island

This Saturday was bright and sunny, but cool and breezy. I hiked down to the north coast of the island with my camera and… [Read More]

January 28, 2019 San Nicolas Island Corner Reflector

Andy and I had noticed a shiny object, all by itself, out in the distance to the west of Nicktown on San Nicolas Island…. [Read More]

January 26, 2019 Animal Day on San Nicolas Island

Andy and I had some free time on this lovely afternoon on the island, so we headed to the east end, where the pier… [Read More]

January 14, 2019 San Nicolas Island East-end Shower

The visibility was very good on this early afternoon. A cold front had passed through earlier, and low-level westerly flow and island topography were… [Read More]

January 14, 2019 San Nicolas Island Airport

January 12, 2019 San Nicolas Island Puny Shower and Nice Views

I found myself atop San Nicolas Island midday, with beautiful vistas over the ocean in all directions. This was shortly after a rain event…. [Read More]

January 9, 2019 San Nicolas Island Sunset Surf

Another decent-sized westerly surf event was impacting the island, but it was not as impressive as the previous one. These are from the Thousand… [Read More]

January 6, 2019 Hollywood and El Matador Beach

Marcia was interested in seeing the Hollywood sign, so we circled through the Hollywood Hills looking for a decent place to stop to photograph… [Read More]

January 5, 2019 Owens Valley and the Reward Mine

Marcia and I were in Explore Mode in the Owens Valley. It was a chilly winter day without much sun as a Pacific storm… [Read More]

January 4, 2019 A quick run through Saline Valley, California

Marcia and I headed north to the Owens Valley to get away from it all, and to explore and photograph. We stopped along the… [Read More]

December 19, 2018 Bright Meteor from San Nicolas Island

A rocket launch was scheduled from Vandenberg AFB about an hour after sunset on this evening. It was the 3rd or 4th attempt for… [Read More]

December 19, 2018 Distant Meteor From San Nicolas Island

I set up for another try at the Vandenberg rocket launch from San Nicolas Island, and witnessed a very bright meteor instead! The launch… [Read More]

December 17, 2018 Large Surf and Swells from San Nicolas Island

The coast of Southern California faces mostly towards the south and southwest, so the large ocean swells of winter from the west and northwest,… [Read More]