I know, that skinny thing is not a tree. Maybe it is a goofy yucca plant or something like that. But on San Nicolas Island,… [Read More]
2022 Change of Seasons and Look of Hillsides
update — March 24 pics at bottom This entry aims to demonstrate how the look of the local undeveloped hillside (near my home in Westlake… [Read More]
June 16 and 17, 2021 Low-end High Plains Chases
The weather pattern continued to be mediocre at best for storm chasers on the High Plains for the last few days of Tour 6…. [Read More]
May 25, 2021 Northeastern Texas Panhandle Sunset Severe Storm
Start: Lakin, KS/Lunch: Lakin Wagon Wheel Restaurant/End: Perryton, TX/274 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 736 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 739 SPC… [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]
March 14, 2019 Flowers in Anza Borrego State Park
Jennifer and I headed to Anza Borrego to check out the flowers. And the rocks. This is Palm Canyon, in the State Park.
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 15, 2019 Spring flowers in the Desert (Coachella and Joshua Tree)
This was another day on the road to photograph pretty desert scenery, with spring flowers! Many desert areas of Southern California experienced a “superbloom”… [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 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]
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]
March 2017 Yellow Flower Bonanza on San Nicolas Island
There is a unique and goofy-looking plant on San Nicolas Island, called a “giant coreopsis.” Your teacher in biology or ecology class would probably… [Read More]
March 21, 2017 San Joaquin Valley storm chase
Start — home, Westlake Village End — home, Westlake Village 635 miles Several strong storms near Chowchilla in Madera County, and a nice supercell… [Read More]