It was a beautiful Friday for a hike on the island, so I biked on down to the north coast (dirt) highway, parked my… [Read More]
February 8, 2018 Fata Morgana — distorted SBI from SNI
“Fata Morgana” is, according to Wikipedia, “an unusual and complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the… [Read More]
January 31, 2018 Lunar eclipse from San Nicolas island
This morning I managed to get up rather early, as a lunar eclipse was in progress. It was well-timed for viewers on… [Read More]
January 30, 2018 Enjoy Your Island Fowl
San Nicolas Island is not exactly a bird paradise, but if you look hard enough, you can find some. I have seen an owl,… [Read More]
January 30, 2018 Bowling In Building 10
In Nicktown on San Nicolas Island is a medium-old bowling alley. Maybe it was constructed in the 1970s. It hasn’t been in use since… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Panamint Landscape and Moonset
This entry features some zoom shots during the late afternoon and evening of January 18th on the Panamint Valley’s northern playa, culminating with… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Lenticulars at Dusk in Panamint Valley
Following the pretty light near sunset on the west side, I continued down to the bottom of Panamint Valley on Highway 190. The decent… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Owens Lake and Olancha Dunes
I headed up to the southern Owens Valley on January 18th, hoping to photograph some awesome lenticular clouds in the lee of the Eastern… [Read More]
January 18, 2018 Panamint Valley and Rainbow Canyon
There are a few Stormbruiser entries for this date, on which I visited Owens Valley and Panamint Valley. This entry is for the time… [Read More]
Mid January Strolls on San Nicolas Island
On January 13, I… [Read More]
January 12, 2018 Rocket Launch, at KVBG, from KNSI
A few weeks ago, a rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB caused quite the celestial spectacle from the Los Angeles area and even from the… [Read More]
December 31, 2017 San Nicolas Island Nick Crilley Canyon
Two days prior to today, I biked from Nicktown on San Nicolas Island to the north-side coast route for some exploring. It is just… [Read More]
November, 2017 Channel Islands from the Air
This entry is a collection of some images taken during flights from Point Mugu to San Nicolas Island during November, 2017. Below are two… [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record — Part 4 Historic Heat Waves
PART FOUR — HISTORIC HEAT WAVES IN THE DEATH VALLEY REGION This part was becoming large and unwieldy, so I have broken it up into… [Read More]
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