Roger Minick’s “Woman with a Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite Valley, 1980,” reproduced here under Fair Use guidelines for purposes of criticism, is hanging these days at the Getty Museum right now as part of the exhibit In Focus, The
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Because a guy can’t always be arid-minded. At the confluence of the Tuolumne River’s Lyell and Dana forks, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, Thanksgiving weekend … (continues)
This is a view from the Spring Mountains southeast toward the site of the proposed airport.
I’ve put a few more such photos in a Flickr set, to be added to as time passes.
And if you’re in the mood for something less depressing, I’ve also
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The hour or so before sunset is when I love this country most.
At noon, at four, the sun is deadly. Daunting. Detail on the land is lost behind relentless glare, and every speck of dust in the air catches the sunlight, further dazzles your
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