From Sunday’s climb and run over Boney Mountain to Sandstone Peak.
Category Archives: photography|still life
One Man’s Heaven is Another’s…
Study of the leaflets of a tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima).
An invasive plant introduced from China, Ailanthus is very common along the Kern River. It appears to be well-adapted to growing in the cobble along stream banks. It spreads through root sprouting and seeds, producing thickets which displace native vegetation.
According to Wikipedia, the tree of heaven “Was mentioned in the oldest extant Chinese dictionary and listed in countless Chinese medical texts for its purported ability to cure ailments ranging from mental illness to baldness.”
Spanish Bayonet
A closer look at one of several developing yucca stalks found on the warm, south-facing slopes of the Burkhart Trail.
From last Sunday’s run on the PCT and Burkhart Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Mariposa
From a run this week on the Secret Trail in Calabasas, California.
Twists and Turns
A high contrast study of the twists and turns of the disintegrating bole of a lodgepole pine on the slopes of Charlton Peak.
From the 26 mile San Gorgonio High Line trail run a couple of weeks ago.
Indirect Effects
From a run at Ahmanson Ranch earlier this week.