Nope, not the spinoff from The Family Guy but 7 campgrounds in Cleveland National Forest. After whacking the Mullein at Palomar Mountain State Park I headed south for 50 miles to Oakzanita Campground, another Thousand Trails spot. With my my tent membership still having a few months left, it only cost me $3 a night. […]
It had been almost one month since I last slept in my tent when I received an intriguing email. The California State Parks Foundation in conjunction with the Friends of Palomar Mountain State Park were having an invasive species removal effort on Sunday November 18th and were looking for volunteers. The offender – the evil […]
Just because the sun has gone down doesn’t mean you have to put your camera away. Moonlight photos can be done quite easily with the right equipment. I am not talking about pictures of the moon showing details, but using the sunlight reflecting off the moon as a light source. You will need a tripod […]
So you have found a nice waterfall or river and you want your photos to look a bit more “artsy” than usual. The trick is a slower shutter speed. You want to show some movement not a static frozen image. Below is a standard auto program photo of Madison Falls in Olympic National Park from June 2012. […]
Fireworks are simple and fun to to capture on your camera. The best part is just being there and having a good time. But if you want to bring those memories home with you, here is how I do it. A tripod is a must unless you can remain perfectly still for two seconds. And […]
Grabbing my camera and playing around with aperture settings is one of my favorite things to do after a long day at the office. Especially my office. I have no heating or air conditioning. There are always bug and rodent problems, sometimes even carnivores ramble through my workplace. No roof means I am at the […]
Some newer cameras have a built-in panoramic or stitching mode but the final results vary quite a bit in quality. My advice is to do it manually. It is really very easy as I will show you. First, you have to keep the aperture setting the same for the photos that you will be combining. […]
Greg gives us the highlights from his 5 Month long Summer Camping Trip: I was looking through the blog posts from this trip and after a few good laughs I decided to pick out my favorite photos and condense the five month trip into one last post. There is nothing new here except the final […]
Yosemite Valley Camping – Part II Before leaving North Pines campground on Tuesday morning, Glenn and I took a bike ride to Happy Isles Nature Center. Designed for nature exploring children and their families, the nature center offers indoor and outdoor natural history exhibits. It is located near Curry Village which is where we headed […]
Greg provides us with tips and a tour of Yosemite Valley: On Sunday I headed back into Yosemite National Park to spend five nights in the valley. Two nights with Glenn at North Pines Campground and three nights with my friend Melanie at Upper Pines Campground. 90% of the visitors to Yosemite limit their stay […]
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