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]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Temperature Record, Part 4C 1911 to 1930 Heat Events
This is Part 4C, an in-depth investigation of the hottest periods in the Death Valley region during the first 20 years of the Greenland Ranch… [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]
January 14, 2019 San Nicolas Island Airport
January 12, 2019 San Nicolas Island Puny Shower and Nice Views
I found myself atop San Nicolas Island midday, with beautiful vistas over the ocean in all directions. This was shortly after a rain event…. [Read More]
Unravelling Death Valley’s 134F Record, Part 2 Early Greenland Ranch Data Reliability
PART ONE is here PART THREE is here PART FOUR is here PART FIVE is here PART SIX is here August 2016 update —-… [Read More]
January 9, 2019 San Nicolas Island Sunset Surf
Another decent-sized westerly surf event was impacting the island, but it was not as impressive as the previous one. These are from the Thousand… [Read More]
January 6, 2019 Hollywood and El Matador Beach
Marcia was interested in seeing the Hollywood sign, so we circled through the Hollywood Hills looking for a decent place to stop to photograph… [Read More]
January 5, 2019 Owens Valley and the Reward Mine
Marcia and I were in Explore Mode in the Owens Valley. It was a chilly winter day without much sun as a Pacific storm… [Read More]
January 4, 2019 A quick run through Saline Valley, California
Marcia and I headed north to the Owens Valley to get away from it all, and to explore and photograph. We stopped along the… [Read More]
December 19, 2018 Bright Meteor from San Nicolas Island
A rocket launch was scheduled from Vandenberg AFB about an hour after sunset on this evening. It was the 3rd or 4th attempt for… [Read More]
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