Your Bio

Hey there. Thanks for checking out my site. I've always had a love of photography and seem to "luck" my way into some nice photos so I figured I set up a site like this to share them. Originally from San Diego, I now live up in the greater Seattle area. What else is there to say except...Go Aztecs! Go Chargers! Go Padres!

You can send me an email to SDSU93 (at) COMCAST (dot) NET.

Hey! I have a Google Earth KML file for my photos here. (right click and "Save As..")

Galleries

Winter 2007/08 : Winter is finally over and it was a great winter for photographs

Winter 2007/08

Winter is finally over and it was a great winter for photographs

Updated: Mar 15, 2008 1:40pm PST

My Garden : Anyone who visits the Pacific Northwest is immediately struck by the beauty of the forests as well as the alpine meadows that seem to go on forever. I was no exception and when I finally bought a home, I wanted to incorporate those elements into my garden so I could enjoy them all the time. Being the kind of person I am, I studied field guides & plant associations and took photos while hiking in order to learn what "worked" together. For me, my ideal match were the subalpine meadows found on Green Mountain within the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area. The only hard rule was that all plants had to be true "natives" of the Pacific Northwest and not variagated varieties of an original species. Things started slow as I had no "plan" and I planted some trees in random locations. As I continued, an overall design started to come into focus and things largely fell into place on their own. I added photos to this gallery so that they are in a chronological order. To view a PDF file of my design with a plant list, click here. Enjoy!

My Garden

Anyone who visits the Pacific Northwest is immediately struck by the b ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2007 6:25pm PST

My Cadillac : It probably goes back to my youth when my dad still owned a 1962 convertible. I only remember it in rough shape but the styling was so cool. Fast forward to 2003. I started to see one of these cars in my neighborhood and, after a while, decided to pursue one. There are subtle styling differences between 1961 and 1962 and I ultimately decided on 1961 because it had a little more "flair" and 50s styling to it. I looked around casually for a couple of months before finding the one in front of you...

My Cadillac

It probably goes back to my youth when my dad still owned a 1962 conve ...

Updated: Jan 21, 2007 3:00pm PST

My Favorites : A random compilation of my favorite digital photographs since 2000. Photos up to July of 2006 were taken with an Olympus C2020 3.2 Megapixel camera. From July 2006 onward, I've been using a Casio EX-Z850. I'm started to see the utility of a full bore digital SLR so as of February 2008, I now have added a Pentax K10d into my array of cameras.

My Favorites

A random compilation of my favorite digital photographs since 2000. Ph ...

Updated: Feb 20, 2007 5:02pm PST

Leroy Creek Basin / Mt Maude August 2007 : This year's summer backpacking trip on the east side of the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the Washington Cascades. Based primarily out of the Leroy Creek basin, this trip included a climb of Mt Maude (9,082') another visit to Spider Meadows, and a sidetrip up to upper Phelps Creek basin

Leroy Creek Basin / Mt Maude August 2007

This year's summer backpacking trip on the east side of the Glacier Pe ...

Updated: Sep 02, 2007 10:32pm PST

Spider Gap / Buck Creek Pass Loop, August 2006 : This phenominal 44 mile loop accesses some amazing scenery in the northeast part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness. The starting point is the trailhead for Spider Meadows and the exit point is the nearby Phelps Creek Campground at Trinity. This can be a grueling but rewarding trip!

Spider Gap / Buck Creek Pass Loop, August 2006

This phenominal 44 mile loop accesses some amazing scenery in the nort ...

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 5:08pm PST

Hannigan Pass & Peak- July 7th, 2007 : A beautiful day on one of the great scenic hikes in the Washington Cascades

Hannigan Pass & Peak- July 7th, 2007

A beautiful day on one of the great scenic hikes in the Washington Cas ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2007 7:02pm PST

Winter 2006/07 : This year I tried to bring my camera everytime I went up to the mountains and try find interesting things to photograph. Didn't take as many as I might have liked but I did get a few good ones.

Winter 2006/07

This year I tried to bring my camera everytime I went up to the mounta ...

Updated: Jan 21, 2008 11:55am PST

Mount Saint Helens - May 6th, 2007 : Bad weather aborted this attempt at 7300 feet. No photos above 6000 feet due to wind driven rain. You can watch an edited video of my trip on YouTube.

Mount Saint Helens - May 6th, 2007

Bad weather aborted this attempt at 7300 feet. No photos above 6000 fe ...

Updated: May 07, 2007 6:44pm PST

Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness 8/17 - 8/20/2008 : "A STRONG AND WET STORM SYSTEM MORE TYPICAL OF AUTUMN WILL BEGIN AFFECTING WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM PROMISES TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE AREA FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES. ELSEWHERE...A QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH SOME SOME SITES ON THE COAST RECEIVING NEAR AN INCH." With a description like that, our original plans to hike in the Glacier Peak Wilderness were quickly altered. We decided to try and head further east and north to the Okanogan region. Sadly, this year's annual hiking trip was still cut short due to Mother Nature. The "unseasonable" storm brought rain/hail/thunder/lightning/sun to our trip so we hiked out 2 days early.

Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness 8/17 - 8/20/2008

"A STRONG AND WET STORM SYSTEM MORE TYPICAL OF AUTUMN WILL BEGIN AFFEC ...

Updated: Aug 25, 2008 9:33pm PST