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My fascination with Redwood trees began in 2003 when Amber took me to the Redwood National Park for my birthday. As we hiked through the Tall Trees Grove, a printed trail guide encouraged me to imagine how tall the trees were when this country was founded; how tall they were when the Roman empire ended; what the world was like when they were saplings.

I was truly hooked after reading The Wild Trees, a book that made Redwoods seem otherworldly. There are entire ecosystems up there, woven into the branches of the world’s oldest trees, hidden from our view and nearly wiped out by logging and pollution.

The photo above is my first attempt at making a picture of a Redwood grove that reflects the kind of wonder I feel when I walk through them. This little stand of trees is in Soberanes Canyon in Garrapata State Park in Big Sur. I had help making this picture from Travis and Nic and Ellen, and I thank them for their flashlight skills and companionship.

This picture will be on display at the group art show in San Francisco that I’m part of.



3.23.09 — Salinas, Calif.


3.23.09 — Salinas, Calif.

The hike to the top of Whale Peak in Big Sur is a good investment: for very little work, you get big rewards. Like a panoramic view of Big Sur’s rugged coastline.

A year and a few months ago, I walked to the top of Whale Peak with a ring hidden in my pocket and asked Amber to marry me.

This morning, I walked up there in almost total darkness to shoot this photo.



3.16.09 — Big Sur, Calif.



3.12.09 — Salinas, Calif.


3.12.09 — Salinas, Calif.

After a month’s delay on this project, due to weather and sickness and travel and more sickness, I returned this chilly morning with a spot I had scoped out last week, at the new Fort Ord Dunes State Park in Marina.

A view from atop a dune, with a pond below reflecting the rising light of morning. That was the idea.

But when I got there, the sizeable pond I saw last week was gone.



3.11.09 — Marina, Calif.


3.11.09 — Marina, Calif.


3.11.09 — Marina, Calif.