2026 Death Valley Super Bloom So Far
Based on our scouting in January, we returned to Death Valley in early March to enjoy this year’s strong wildflower bloom. It’s going to take… Read More »2026 Death Valley Super Bloom So Far
Spring
Will 2026 Be A Super Bloom Spring In Death Valley? Was 2024?
First, let’s establish what a “super bloom” of wildflowers is, or isn’t. It seems to imply that a wildflower bloom is particularly strong in a… Read More »Will 2026 Be A Super Bloom Spring In Death Valley? Was 2024?
Will There Be a 2020 Super Bloom in Death Valley?
About the possibility of a wildflower “super bloom” in Death Valley in 2020… There HAS been a great quantity of moisture in some areas of… Read More »Will There Be a 2020 Super Bloom in Death Valley?
Yosemite Spring Workshop 2019
I’m a bit out of commission at the moment with a torn retina repaired and healing, and as of yesterday I may have broken a… Read More »Yosemite Spring Workshop 2019
Monitor Pass Wildflower Bloom on the Mono County Border
There are a variety of wildflowers blooming right now up on Monitor Pass! This is in the Eastern Sierra again, 2000 feet up and over… Read More »Monitor Pass Wildflower Bloom on the Mono County Border
Spring in Yosemite Photography Workshop Highlights, 2017
We had great conditions for my Yosemite in Spring photography workshop in May, 2017: mixed weather with morning fog, brief rain to created mist alongside… Read More »Spring in Yosemite Photography Workshop Highlights, 2017
Death Valley Wildflowers 2017
When we ran across this flooded area on February 4, 2017, we knew that we had to come back the following month for the wildflowers!… Read More »Death Valley Wildflowers 2017
California Wildflower Sites: Antelope Valley
One of my favorite photography road trips ever was a tour of California wildflower sites in the spring, including Antelope Valley and the California State… Read More »California Wildflower Sites: Antelope Valley
Wildflowers Last Weekend in Death Valley (April 2015)
Over the weekend I was playing with the +olloclip lenses that I bought for my iPhone 5S about 18 months ago, and came up with… Read More »Wildflowers Last Weekend in Death Valley (April 2015)
Chasing Moonbows in Yosemite Valley at Night
Several times per year the moon is bright enough and at the right angle to create a night rainbow, a “moonbow”, in the mist created… Read More »Chasing Moonbows in Yosemite Valley at Night