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An arch in Arches National Park. This photo was not doctored -- the cloud inside the arch was, in fact, the only cloud in the sky that day.
This was a road-side shot taken next to Highway 82, a few files south of Aspen, CO, in the first week of October.
In the Grottos area, off Highway 82 a few miles south of Aspen, CO, the Aspen were changing colors during early October. This shot caught the leaves being backlit by the sun.
This is a closeup of the aspen leaves in the Grottos area.
The stone-work is all man-made. This is typical of the constructions that adorn Bei Hai Park, which surrounds Bei Hai Lake in Beijing.
I was eating my lunch in Mueller State Park (about 40 miles west of Colordado Springs) when this bird landed on the picnic bench. As long as I kept tossing him bits of bread, he kept posing.
This shot looks down into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River (a National Park in Colorado) from the rim, about 2000 feet above the river.
This was one of several shots I got of this butterfly, who was quite cooperative in holding still while I fumbled with my camera. For some reason, the bush he was sitting on, on the banks of the South Yuba River in California, had attracted hundreds of butterflies that day.
This butterfly, one of many, was on the banks of the Mokolumne River, about 90 miles southeast of Sacramento, CA.
This is a shot of the Platte River as it flows through Cheeseman Canyon, just south of the Cheeseman Reservoir Dam, about 60 miles northwest of Colorado Springs, CO. The river here is a Colorado Gold Medal trout fishing area, where only artificial flies and lures are allowed, and all fish must be released.
This is the view from a hiking trail, that rises from the North Cheyenne Canyon, looking back on Colorado Springs. This canyon is on the north side of Cheyenne Mountain, home of the Strategic Air Command.
This isn't the "real" Beijing Opera, but, rather, a "dinner theater" approach that uses student performers to present short scenes from famous operas for the benefit of tourists.
I spotted this print at the weekend "swap meet" market in Beijing. It struck me as "classic."
While fishing at Gross Reservoir, about 50 miles northeast from Denver, this chipmunk was raiding everybody's lunch stash.
The Colordado National Monument, just south of Grand Junction, CO, is a miniature Grand Canyon, with many of the same water-carved sandstone features. I visited during heavily overcast/rainy weather, so this photo was doctored in PhotoShop to bring out some of the poorly lit details.
By contrast to the previous photo, this one needed no fixing at all. Who can figure the strange interactions between the light and the digital camera?
This is a shot from the rim of Crater Lake, in the National Park of the same name. The lake sits in the cauldera of an extinct volcano.
This "mini-waterfall" is as far as the hiking trail took me along the creek which feeds the Seven Falls waterfall, just outside Colorado Springs.
This creek feeds the South Yuba River, just west of the Edwards Crossing bridge outside of Nevada City, CA. The waterfall is about 30 feet high.
This flower and bumble bee were found in Devils Postpile National Monument, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains, about 200 miles southeast of Sacramento, CO.
I shot this lake in Devils Postpile National Monument at around 7 AM -- about the earliest I've ever "hit the trail" in my life.
This is the main river that flows through Devils Postpile National Monument.
This Dragon Statue is typical of the statuary in various parks and attractions in and around Beijing.
These ducks were swimming in Jenkinson Lake, a small mountain lake about 50 miles east of Sacramento, CA.
Chicago Forks creek runs near the paved road to the top of Mt. Evans, one of the 14,000+ foot peaks about 50 miles west of Denver. There is a picnic site here on the banks of the creek. What surprised me was the dense vegatation -- unusual for the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Frog Lake is one of the high-country lakes (> 9000 feet altitude) accessible from US Highway 50, west of Sacramento, CA, on the way to Lake Tahoe.
While visiting Grand Teton National Park, I hiked up one trail into the mountains. This creek ("raging river"??) was one of the sights along the trail.
This is a classic shot of the Cathedral Peaks of the Grand Tetons.
This granite boulder, balanced on end, sits on the banks of the Rampart Range Reservoir, just west of Colorado Springs.
This is a shot of the Great Wall in China.
These absolutely delicious green beans were served to me in China. I tried to duplicate them from US ingredients, and failed miserably.
This is a shot from the banks of Gross Reservoir, part of the water supply system that feeds Denver, CO.
The Grottos area is a section of the Roaring Fork River, adjacent to Highway 82, about 10 miles south of Aspen, CO. The fairly steep grade has enabled the water to carve deeply into the granite. No hiking necessary -- this was shot 10 feet from the edge of the highway.
I don't know what to call this. It is typical of many formations in Yellowstone National Park created by the hot water oozing up from deep in the ground.
Just a house plant left outside to get some sun, in my townhouse community in Colorado Springs.
This bug (a cicada?) was found on the patio of my apartment in Sacramento.
Jefferson Lake is located at an altitude of 10,000 feet, about 80 miles west of Denver. I've caught some trout in this lake.
This shot shows the little boat ramp on Jefferson Lake.
This is a little waterfall along Kennebec Creek, which feeds the South Yuba River in California. About a mile north of Edwards Crossing, there is a camping area with a trail that follows Kennebec Creek and descends about 500 feet back down to the Yuba River.
Every August, or thereabouts, the lady bugs seem to appear in "mass quantities" in Sierra Nevada mountains.
This is a shot just east of Leadville, CO, an almost extinct mining boom town that pretends, now, to be a tourist attraction.
This lilly plant was a gift from my son.
This lilly was grown on the patio of my apartment in Sacramento.
This lizard was found on the rocks around Kennebec Creek in California.
These marmots were quite cooperative in posing for several shots. I found them in Yellowstone National Park.
The Mokolumne River (pronounced "mo-kwal-o-mee") is one of the major rivers that flows west out of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. It tends to be less "raging" and more "serene" than most of the other rivers of comparable size.
This shot is typical of the Mokolumne River at a recreation area south of Highway 88. The turn-off from the highway is at about 6000 feet, and the river is at 3000 feet. Most of the descent is along a paved road.
This shot is actually a pool along a creek that feeds the Mokolumne River.
This shot of the bridge over the Mokolumne River was taken in the same general area as the other Mokolumne pictures.
This was actually just a "test picture" made with my new Panasonic DMC-FZ5 camera while wandering around my townhouse community.
North Michigan Lake is located about 150 miles west of Ft. Collins, CO. I camped overnight on the banks of this lake. In the morning, there was frost on everything. To warm up, I put my hands into the lake, whose water temp was a delightful 70 degrees. I caught a trout on this lake.
These flowers appeared on the evergreen bushes around my apartment complex in Sacramento. Pretty sexy, huh?
This is a shot of the aspen trees along the road leading to the Seven Falls waterfall on the outskirts of Colorado Springs.
Another shot of the aspen in October along the road leading to the Sevan Falls waterfall.
The Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. It erupted exactly on schedule.
These granite boulders appear along the shore of the Rampart Reservoir, about 50 miles west of Colorado Springs. I've fished here several times, but never caught anything.
This triple waterfall is located in Rifle Falls State Park, just north of Interstate-70, about 150 miles west of Denver.
This shot shows some of the water-carved granite along the Roaring Fork River, at the Grottos area just off Highway 82, south of Aspen.
This shot was taken on the deck of an old sailing vessel that was converted into a marine museum. It is docked in the harbor at San Diego, CA.
I found this flower in the botanical gardens in Balboa Park in San Diego, CA.
One of the countless sandstone formations in Arches National Park, in eastern Utah.
This seagull came to rest on the railing of cruise ship that went from San Franciso, to San Diego, to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
This is a portion of the 240-step staircase that runs adjacent to Seven Falls, just outside Colorado Springs. I wasn't even breathing hard (but my leg muscles were on fire).
This photo of Stinson Beach, CA, was taken by my son. It is one of my all-time favorites, so I included it here.
This plate of hot, hot, hot! food was served at a Thai restaurant in Beijing. I didn't even try "just a little taste."
This is a shot of the granite mountains that appear on both sides of the canyon road that leads to Seven Falls, just outside Colorado Springs.
One of the many waterfalls that I saw in Yellowstone National Park.
This is another waterfall in Yellowstone National Park. This one had a trail from the top of the falls, where I parked the car, to the base of the falls. I hiked even closer at the bottom, but the water mist was too dense and cold to stay around for a picture-taking session.
Typical of the sandstone formations in Zion National Park in southwestern Utah. This one is maybe 1500-2000 feet tall.
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