Geotripper

It was a beautiful Christmas day here in the Central Valley, one of the prettiest I can recall. The storm that blew through yesterday was go...

California's Great Valley is many things: one of the most important agricultural regions in the world, America's Serengeti Plains wh...

It was one of those rare days of winter in the Great Valley of California. Recent rains have tamped down the dust, and gusty winds chased aw...

Those of you who know the layout of Yosemite National Park will also know that the title of today's post must come with some kind of cav...

Can you pick out Half Dome in the picture above? It's not easy... Anyone who follows my other blog ( Geotripper's California Bi...

Update : I've added an extra image at the end that shows the satellite imagery in the view from Keyes Road.  It doesn't happen...

Once a week, my errands take me past the intersection of Keyes and Hickman Road on the floor of California's Central Valley. There is ...

It's easy to get distracted by life at times. After four months of well-above average rainfall and snowfall caused by a series of atmo...

It doesn't happen for me all that often, maybe because of air pollution, or the fact that I characteristically drive past the spot onl...