Once again, I headed north for my summer vacation, only this time I
decided to spend more time at the places I enjoyed most in the previous
year's trip—namely Crater Lake and Mendocino, only
this time we did them in reverse order.
Click on the thumbnails to see the photos; most are 300-500kb in size
for the download. As with the 2002 photos, if you're looking at
these and see any you like, and would be interested in seeing the
full-resolution versions, drop me a line. I also have many more
that didn't quite make the cut to get on this page.
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Crater Lake, Oregon. The yellow streaks, I'm told, are actually due to tree pollen. This is indeed the actual unretouched shade of blue I saw. |
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Crater Lake's western crescent, showing snow, trees, and a portion of the Watchman Overlook |
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Crater Lake-Devil's Backbone and Llao Rock (black and white). |
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Crater Lake's Phantom Ship (extreme telephoto). We were unable to view from the eastern side of the rim, because the roads were closed due to snow. |
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Spintered tree near the Crater Lake Lodge. |
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A tenacious tree, clinging atop rocks near Crater Lake. |
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Two rather Ent-ish looking trees at Crater Lake, almost looks like they're holding hands. |
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Early evening at Crater Lake, with cap-clouds pouring over the rim. |
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Another picture of the clouds pouring over the rim. |
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Sunset at Crater Lake, with the clouds moving in. |
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The Pinnacles at Crater Lake, downslope and well south of the rim. This area is soft volcanic rock eroded by wind and water. |
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Now to Mendocino, California-The rocky beach west of Main Street, at low tide. |
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Another view of the rocky shoals at low tide, at Mendocino. (This was one of the photos picked up by Aladdin Books, also one from 2002 at high tide.) |
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Water above, exposed seaweed in the middle, and clam beds near the bottom, all at low-tide. (Another of the photos picked up by Aladdin Books.) |
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A closer look at the seaweed at Mendocino. Almost like little aliens. (Another of the photos picked up by Aladdin Books.) |
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Rocks and clam beds, from the cliff-top at Mendocino. (Another of the photos picked up by Aladdin Books.) |
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An interesting bit of washed up driftwood, probably a redwood stump, now a photographic opportunity. |
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Black and white photo of the end of that same piece of driftwood, with amazing details and swirls in the base of the log. |
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Lots and lots of abalone clams... (Yep, Aladdin Books liked this one, too.) |
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