Below are some wide-angle images from the LAX control tower. In October, 2020, a “people-mover” project was under construction. The views in the first… [Read More]
August 16, 2020 Military Cargo Plane at San Nicolas Island
Rumor has it that this is a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. It did a few touch-and-goes along the 2-mile long runway here, and… [Read More]
August 14, 2020 Sunrise at LAX and Pyrocumulus from Calabasas
A pretty and smoky sunrise and a morning shift at LAX resulted in some adequate photos. On the way home, a fire north of… [Read More]
June 10 to 12, 2020 Down Days at Mullen, Belvidere, the Badlands and Albion
June 10, 2020 Start: Rockport, MO Brunch: Auburn, NE/Metro Cafe End: Mullen, NE 425 miles Severe weather would be in hiding for a few… [Read More]
May 1, 2019 Northwest Texas Severe Storms
Start: Abilene Lunch: Anson End: Altus SPC Day One Outlook/1630Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 493 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 494 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 495 Storm… [Read More]
May 9, 2018 Jennings, Kansas, Pretty Stormy Sunset with Mammatus
Begin: Fort Dodge, Iowa Lunch: Omaha End: McCook, NE SPC Day One (20Z) SPC Mesoscale Discussion 373 This tour began on May 5th, and… [Read More]
April 15, 2018 Mosaic Canyon and Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley
During the mid and late afternoon on April 15, Jennifer and I hiked up into Mosaic Canyon in Death Valley. This canyon is easily… [Read More]
April 11, 2018 Owens Valley Lenticular Clouds
The weather pattern was showing a great setup for the “Sierra Wave.” Fast westerly flow aloft in advance of an upper-level trough would develop… [Read More]
March 1, 2018 Trona Moonrise and Lenticulars
This afternoon looked good for a 3-4 hour drive into the northern Mojave Desert, as some mountain wave clouds (lenticulars) appeared likely. The lenticulars… [Read More]
February 18, 2018 Palm Desert Lenticular Clouds
Late on this evening some interesting ACSL (altocumulus standing lenticular) clouds materialized above the Coachella Valley. They were nearly overhead here in Palm Desert…. [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]
March 2017 More Fog and Sunrises At San Nicolas Island
A slew of photos from San Nicolas Island, from foggy mornings and pretty sunrise mornings at the airport…
January 10, 2017 Eastern Sierra Nevada Lenticular Clouds
I try to get out to the desert a couple of times every winter for some photography, especially when westerly flow at mid-levels of the… [Read More]
October 10, 2016 San Nicolas Island photography
I had my tripod with me out on the island on this visit, so I was able to get some decent long-exposure shots of… [Read More]
April 14, 2016 Dust and Desolation in the Desert
A desert day trip turned sour when the Xterra died just east of Ballarat, in Panamint Valley. That story is here. There were some… [Read More]