We had time to kill in between systems, so we poked around Picher, OK. Much of Picher was thrashed by a large tornado on May… [Read More]
May 2, 2010 Southeastern KS weak convection
This was a day to get out of the Arkansas forests and back to the west. There was a chance of some convection in southeastern… [Read More]
May 1, 2010 Northeastern AR Supercells
I bit the bullet and played the high risk area of eastern Arkansas. Heck—we were already in St. Louis, so why not?! Tornadic supercells were… [Read More]
April 30, 2010 western IL bust
Wow, I had successfully forgotten that this day ever occurred, and now I am forced to think about what happened. Or what did not happen. … [Read More]
April 29, 2010 Washington County, KS tornado
Today was my first full chase day of spring 2010, with Rob Petitt, Bob Conzemius and the Tempest Tours guests. We met the guests on… [Read More]
March 30, 2010 SB update
There are several new additions to the Bruiser this month. I spent several days of photography bliss in the desert areas of east-central California during… [Read More]
March 15, 2010 Fossil Falls
This was my final day to chase the California desert scenery with Brian and Nancy Morganti. They would begin their way back towards Pennsylvania in… [Read More]
March 15, 2010 Red Rock Canyon
Red Rock Canyon is a desert area with colorful and stark scenery along Hwy 14, north of Mojave, CA. Parts of Red Rock Canyon look… [Read More]
March 14, 2010 Keeler and Cerro Gordo
We awoke on this clear Sunday morning in Lone Pine, and headed to the east side of Owens Lake. Our mission—to explore the old stuff… [Read More]
March 8-14, 2010 Zodiacal Light in the Desert
If you live in or near Los Angeles, and you appreciate the night skies, then you gotta get outta town. WAY outta town. An hour’s… [Read More]
March 13, 2010 Alabama Hills and Eastern Sierra Nevada
Shortly after our quasi up-close and personal shots of the eastern face of the Sierra, we headed back down Whitney Portal Road and turned left… [Read More]
March 13, 2010 Mount Whitney Portal
I took far too many photographs on March 13. Brian and Nancy Morganti and I got up around sunrise and headed up Whitney Portal Road… [Read More]
March 13, 2010 Saline Valley
The best thing about Saline Valley is its nothingness. Well, that’s not really true—this basin has everything a large desert basin should have. It has… [Read More]
March 12, 2010 Sierra Nevada Lenticular Clouds
When strong westerly winds at mid and high levels flow through the middle of California, they are forced up and over the massive Sierra Nevada…. [Read More]
March 12, 2010 Searles and Panamint valleys
On this Friday I met up with Brian and Nancy Morganti for a weekend to be filled with spectacular desert scenery and photography fun. We… [Read More]