Waterfalls

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I took a road trip back in late May this year. There were three main areas that I visited on that trip. The first was a few days at two different waterfalls in northern California between Mt. Shasta and Lassen National Park. That is the focus of this blog post. The others were stops along the southern Oregon coast and the redwood coast of northern California.

My first stop was at Burney Falls. I used the 100-400mm lens to zoom in close and capture the details of the falling water.

Jewel in the Waterfall
Dancing Streams

The second waterfall that I visited was Middle McCloud Falls. I first hiked all the way to the bottom of the canyon and falls, but I didn’t find any good compositions there. After sunset I hike back to the top of the canyon. I was scouting a view looking down on the waterfall far below. As I looked around me, I noticed the bronchial-like skeleton of a dead manzanita clinging to the edge of the canyon. This turned out to be my favorite shot for this set. Here is the manzanita.

Remnants – I was out taking photos of a waterfall on the edge of a canyon at dusk when the remnants of this tree caught my attention. It seemed to glow in the twilight.
Middle Falls

To view this small collection plus one more, go to my gallery here.

Contest Winners

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I was honored with several contest winners at the 2023 San Diego Fair. Here are some of them.

Mountain Revealed, San Diego, November 2019
1st Place in Waterscapes
This was a magical morning. I was thoroughly enjoying taking photos of these willow in the lake shrouded in fog. As the morning progressed, the fog cleared, revealing the snow covered mountains above the low-lying clouds. This is part of collection called Winter Willows which you can see here.
Afternoon Storm, Eastern Sierra Mountains, June 2020
3rd Place in Waterscapes
Bend in the River, Owens River Valley in the Eastern Sierra, December 2019
1st Place in Winter
This is an often photographed scene. I was determined to figure out where it was taken. It took me several years and multiple trips to the Eastern Sierra. Using google maps and the what the mountains looked like as I drove by, I was finally able to figure it out. It was a fun puzzle to solve.
Woodland Symphony, Del Norte Redwoods State Park, June 2021
3rd Place in Timeless
Dunality, Death Valley National Park, January 2022
4th Place in Timeless
Snow and Lake, San Diego, November 2019
Honorable Mention