In early September I joined about 40 other Aurora photographers for the annual photographers meeting at Sebago Lake, Maine, about half an hour west of Portland. The gathering takes place on the western shores of the lake at Camp O-AT-KA, a boys camp owned by … Continue readingSebago – 2009 Aurora Photo Retreat
Erinn and I just returned from a brief-but-great couple of days at Joshua Tree National Park. We arrived Wednesday night expecting to have trouble finding an available campsite, considering Memorial Day weekend was just around the corner, but were happily surprised to find the place … Continue readingRattlesnakes and monzogranite
In the four full days my dad was here we had only one day of sunshine. Unusual for Southern Calif. Fortunately he lives in Florida and isn’t impressed by such things as sunny weather. On Saturday the two of us went for a hike at … Continue readingSunshine on a cloudy day
Last week Erinn and I spent an afternoon trying to navigate the miles of unmarked trails that make up Griffith Park in northeast L.A., home to the “Hollywood” sign and Griffith Observatory, made famous in the climactic final scene of James Dean’s “Rebel Without a … Continue readingGriffith Park encounters