
Wildflowers spill down the California hills of Oroville’s North Table Mountain Ecological Preserve.

Wildflowers spill down the California hills of Oroville’s North Table Mountain Ecological Preserve.

Yesterday’s storm clouds moved on, leaving a beautiful spring day in California’s Santa Ynez Valley.

A sunny morning hike to the top of Lower Table Rock in Southern Oregon revealed vernal pools and a clear view of distant Mount McLoughlin.

A break in the trees along the Mount Ashland snowshoe trail revealed a breathtaking view of Mount Shasta.

Crater Lake on a sunny winter day.

Approaching clouds lend credibility to a winter storm watch.

The sheer beauty of this scene along the Camino de Santiago momentarily stopped my husband in his tracks.

Creeping reds and greens decorate the base of this leaning tree trunk.