Wow — who would have thought! An upper low was dropping south through SoCal today, with some showers and thunderstorms around during early-to-mid afternoon…. [Read More]
February 8, 2020 San Nicolas Island ASOS and Airport stroll
The airport on San Nicolas Island was closed this Saturday, and the weather was nice, so I took the bike out for a ride…. [Read More]
February 6, 2020 Ground Fog at San Nicolas Island Airport
Behold, a bunch of photographs of the shallow layer of fog near sunrise at San Nicolas Island Airport on this Thursday. This is the… [Read More]
January 22, 2020 I Need More Fogbow, San Nicolas Island, California
While on San Nicolas Island from January 22 to January 29, I was treated to a good deal of foggy weather. The combination of sun… [Read More]
March 24, 2019 San Nicolas Island north coast, flowers and waves and seals
The weather was perfect on this weekend day for a hike from Nicktown to the north coast of San Nicolas Island. The surf was… [Read More]
March 18, 2019 Channel Islands from the Santa Monica Mountains
The weather was perfect for some local exploring today. Up near the top of the Santa Monica Mountain, south of Sandstone Peak, the Channel… [Read More]
March 13, 2019 Taking off from San Nicolas Island
These images below (other than the first one) were taken just after leaving the airport at San Nicolas Island midday. The views are outside… [Read More]
March 10, 2019 Another Yellow Flower Bonanza on San Nicolas Island!
Winter rains were about double the average out here on San Nicolas Island, which set the stage for a great flowering of the Giant… [Read More]
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]
