Artist Ridge - Mt. Baker

Made it up for my yearly snow-shoe trip to Artist Ridge.  Went with a friend this time around!  Didn't take a ton of pics, mainly because the mountains still look the same!  Breathtakingly beautiful.  However, I did shoot a little video which you can check out.

Baker

Something you don't see everyday

First of all, I apologize for the terrible quality of this shot.  I was on my way to work a week ago, and saw a "rainbow" around the sun.  I didn't have my camera with me but I did have my flip video.  However, the video I shot got corrupted somehow, and all that was left was about 2 seconds worth.  So I extracted this frame from the video.

What is it, you ask?  A halo around the sun.

Some shots from Stimpson

Made it out to the Stimpson Nature Reserve. Here are the results.  Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the creature below is a "skink?"  This one was big...about 8" long.  The sun-light was coming through at the end of my walk, and it illuminated beautifully the young tree (last picture).









A few more pictures can be seen by clicking below.

Feb Stimpson

Some misc. videos

Here are three videos (all public) from our Hawaii trip.

Oahu: Test video

Ok so hang with me, I'm new to this Youtube stuff. I've uploaded a bunch of videos but want them to be private. So here's the first "test" video.

Oahu: People...Finally

Ok, this collection of photos needs no introduction.  Click on the album link below (that says "Oahu People") to see all of the pictures. Also, video is coming soon...

Oahu People

And here are some of the best...

Oahu: Color and Life

Here are some pics that didn't fit into a category, but are worth showing. I'll just call them "color" and "life." The first photo is a lunch spot that Dave, Kathryn and I found on the way home from one of our beach trips, (yes, inside the van). The garlic shrimp there was out of this world good (and messy). The resolution on these images doesn't do them justice...oh well. Can't have it all I guess? Click here to see them.

Oahu: Surfers

The surf was up...way up!  Big waves on the North Shore = only 1 thing - surfers!  While we were there we witnessed at least 2 competitions at Sunset Beach.  Here's some of the shots I came away with...unfortunately, unless you're actually on the beach or in the water, you really can't get the true feeling of how big the surf was.  What I needed was a 300mm lens as the larger waves were out farther.  Click here to go straight to all the pics.







Yep - all of these guys and gals (below) are waiting for a wave.

Oahu Surfers

Click above to see all the pics!

Oahu: Botannical Garden

It was a long, but beautiful walk.

Oahu: Waves & Sunsets

Ok, here come the pictures! I divided them into categories and first up today is "Waves & Sunsets." The first three pictures are from "Shark Reef Cove" - believe it or not, the area to the far left of the first picture is supposed to be good snorkeling...not on this day. To see all the pictures, click here!























To see the full album, go here!

Oahu Waves & Sunsets