This Forsters tern is so happy it got a fish!

(Shot at Elsie Roemer's bird sanctuary in Alameda, California in early Sept 2023.

Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens)

#BirdPhotography #Birds #Birding #Birders #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #California #NorthernCalifornia #Alameda #Terns

This week’s bake: some perfect loaves, the rest will still taste good. A bit out of practice after summer vacation.

Join us and bake for the needy in #PNW and #NorthernCalifornia: communityloaves.org. #bread

Battery Point Lighthouse

Battery Point Lighthouse sits on a small point at the southwest end of Crescent City in Northern California.
This lighthouse, still in operation lit it's first oil lamp back on December 10, 1856. It wasn't until 1956 that the lighthouse became automated. See the full image here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/battery-point-lighthouse-bill-gallagher.html #BatteryPointLighthouse #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #BatteryPoint #Lighthouse #CrescentCity #Norcal #NorthernCalifornia #NorthCoast #California

Saturday's ride 'tiktok-ified' .. #sanfrancisco to #sonoma #bikelife #marin #northerncalifornia #saturdayrides

hiking • railtrails • reviews • maps

Cinder Cone, Lassen National Park CA
4⭐ 3-5 mi hike • 730-1220 ft gain • Medium
Trail review: https://www.trailspotting.com/2021/07/cinder-cone-lassen-volcanic-national.html

#Hiking #Hike #Lassen #NationalPark #California #NorthernCalifornia #Volcano #Cindercone #Volcanic #Outdoors #Mapping #Trails #NorCal

Northern California surfer. It was cold. Hence the wet suit.
#Photography #NorthernCalifornia #HalfMoonBay #Surfing

#WaterfallWednesday

Last wednesday I posted my favorite version of my multiple sessions from this location, and today here's my second favorite.

From my last post about this spot:
I've visited a lot of waterfalls in my time as a photographer, and while my technique has evolved with experience and time, this image from 2007 has remained one of my favorites. I've gone back to this location multiple times to photograph this exact image, but this one always wins out.

Getting to this position in the creek is not for the faint of heart-- I usually put my camera strap in my teeth to hold it above the water as my feet slip over mossy, slick rocks until I get to a boulder further downstream. When I'm done taking exposures I am typically soaked head to toe.
Worth it. Every single time.

Water cascading over rocks in #brandycreek at #whiskeytown in #northerncalifornia.

#actualnortherncalifornia #farnorcal #norcal #waterscape #longexposure #photography #waterfall #mastoart #photographer

Last time, one of these hit hard, it changed the food sources for #marine #mammals, and we ended up with dead seals on the beaches. The #California Condors at Big Sur would hang out along the highway where they could see potential dinner. They might have been the only ones who ate well that year.

#elNiño
‘Severe’ marine #heat wave begins arriving in #NorthernCalifornia

https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/marine-heat-wave-18283742.php

#mountainmonday

Brokeoff Mountain in #LassenNationalPark in #NorthernCalifornia. Always a treat to see on a hike around #Lassen.

From Wikipedia: Mount Tehama (also called Brokeoff Volcano or Brokeoff Mountain) is an eroded andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range in Northern California. Part of the Lassen volcanic area, its tallest remnant, Brokeoff Mountain, is itself the second highest peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park and connects to the park's highest point, Lassen Peak. Located on the border of Tehama County and Shasta County, Brokeoff's peak is the highest point in the former.

#gooutside #farnorcal #actualnortherncalifornia #nature #photography

*Reposted to this account, my now "official" account.*

#ThickTrunkTuesday

#PamplinGrove, a #redwoodgrove in #NorthernCalifornia, and a peaceful thinking spot in a #redwoodgrove in #avenueofthegiants.

#norcal #actualnortherncalifornia #redwoods #humboldtcounty #photography #nature

*Reposted to this account, my now "official" account.*

#WaterfallWednesday

I've visited a lot of waterfalls in my time as a photographer, and while my technique has evolved with experience and time, this image from 2007 has remained one of my favorites. I've gone back to this location multiple times to photograph this exact image, but this one always wins out.

Getting to this position in the creek is not for the faint of heart-- I usually put my camera strap in my teeth to hold it above the water as my feet slip over mossy, slick rocks until I get to a boulder further downstream. When I'm done taking exposures I am typically soaked head to toe.
Worth it. Every single time.

Water cascading over rocks in #brandycreek at #whiskeytown in #northerncalifornia.

Prints can be found here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-build-in-brandy-creek-andrea-borden.html

#actualnortherncalifornia #farnorcal #norcal #waterscape #longexposure #photography #waterfall #mastoart #photographer

#throwbackthursday #tbt

Throwback to this idyllic path to the cliff edge at #SueMegStatePark, in Trinidad, California. This little 'secret path' is what makes campsite 105 so special.
Waking up to sunrays piecing the marine layer fog drifting through the cypress canopy, the crashing ocean beyond the cliffs a few steps away, and campfire smoke. My kind of morning.

#northerncalifornia #norcal #actualnortherncalifornia #photography #gooutside #photographer #humboldtcounty

#throwbackthursday #tbt

Throwback to this idyllic path to the cliff edge at #SueMegStatePark, in Trinidad, California. This little 'secret path' is what makes campsite 105 so special.
Waking up to sunrays piecing the marine layer fog drifting through the cypress canopy, the crashing ocean beyond the cliffs a few steps away, and campfire smoke. My kind of morning.

#northerncalifornia #norcal #actualnortherncalifornia #photography #gooutside #photographer #humboldtcounty

#WaterfallWednesday

I've visited a lot of waterfalls in my time as a photographer, and while my technique has evolved with experience and time, this image from 2007 has remained one of my favorites. I've gone back to this location multiple times to photograph this exact image, but this one always wins out.

Getting to this position in the creek is not for the faint of heart-- I usually put my camera strap in my teeth to hold it above the water as my feet slip over mossy, slick rocks until I get to a boulder further downstream. When I'm done taking exposures I am typically soaked head to toe.
Worth it. Every single time.

Water cascading over rocks in #brandycreek at #whiskeytown in #northerncalifornia.

Prints can be found here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-build-in-brandy-creek-andrea-borden.html

#actualnortherncalifornia #farnorcal #norcal #waterscape #longexposure #photography #waterfall #mastoart #photographer

#WaterfallWednesday

Just a little vignette of water cascading over rocks in #brandycreek at #whiskeytown in #northerncalifornia.

#actualnortherncalifornia #farnorcal #norcal #waterscape #longexposure #photography #waterfall #mastoart #photographer

#ThickTrunkTuesday

#PamplinGrove, a #redwoodgrove in #NorthernCalifornia.

#norcal #actualnortherncalifornia #redwoods #humboldtcounty #photography #nature

Via Kent Porter, photo journalist for Press Democrat, Sonoma County: “Up early to check on weather, aka can’t sleep, keeping tabs on the dry lightning chance for the North Bay Sun/Mon (10-15%). Very warm in the hills from the upper 70’s this hour to the 90’s (Sonoma Mountain) not particularly windy with higher RH from 20-30%.” As Kent has said, I and the locals, traumatized from firestorms since 2015, are on high alert driven by hyper vigilance now for #wildfire #cawx #northerncalifornia

Part 2 of my deep dive into post-#legalization dilemmas for the #cannabis industry in #NorthernCalifornia's #EmeraldTriangle—this one focusing on brutal and evidently racist police raids in #TrinityCounty. This is exactly what #Prop64 was supposed to put an end to. What happened? https://cannabisnow.com/northern-california-cannabis-part-2/

more summer sunflowers near Dixon

#northernCalifornia #agriculture

The sunflower fields are in bloom again (vertical)

#northernCalifornia #agriculture