Cholla cactus among spring wildflowers in Joshua Tree National Park in California.
Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness after a thunderstorm.
Camping on a grassy ridge high above the Pacific Ocean in the Ventana Wilderness near Big Sur.
California poppies cover the typically dry coastal hills of southern California during a superbloom.
Lupine cover the high ridges above the foggy Pacific Ocean in Big Sur.
McWay Falls along the Big Sur coast.
Mount Shasta sits above the clouds on a bright June sunrise in Northern California.
Dramatic geology in Montana de Oro State Park on California's Central Coast.
Minaret Lake waves through the colorful metaigneous rock of the Ritter Range in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
Sunrise summit in the Trinity Alps Wilderness in northern California.
After winter rains the coast hills near San Luis Obispo turn verdant green.
Hiking past massive Sequoia trees in the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park.
Clear water of Ediza Lake deep in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in California.
Fog clears from the coastal hills near Paso Robles, California.
A coastal fairytale land on Point Lobos near Carmel, California.
Classic Sierra high country deep in the John Muir Wilderness on a pleasant October evening.
The diverse old growth subalpine forest of the Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe.
Ancient petroglyphs in a remote spot near Bishop, California.
Banner Peak towers above the incomparable Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
Clouds form at sunrise in the shadow of Mount Shasta in northern California.
Smoky skies in an old growth forest in the Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe.
Backpacking in the Trinity Alps Wilderness in Northern California at first light.
Lupine bloom on steep slopes high above the Pacific Ocean, hidden beneath a layer of fog in Bur Sur.
