• Lodgepole pines, dead and alive, framed by the exposed roots of a fallen Sequoia tree. Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite National Park.

  • Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over Mammoth Mountain, Mammoth Lakes, California.

    A comet with a long tail rides low in the sky over a mountain.

  • Fallen Sequoia tree, my brother Neil for scale. Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite National Park.

    A huge old tree trunk lies on the ground, but is still twice as tall as the man standing next to it.

  • Teaching Diego to play chess. He is eager to play, but does not keep to the same rules. #caturday

  • Girls at play on the granite grid of Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park.

    Two young girls cast long shadows on a giant slab of granite criss-crossed by cracks.

  • Wood and stone, sun-bleached bones.

    A dead tree trunk lies beside a granite boulders on a granite slab.

  • I done voted.

  • Sometimes I ask myself, “How did I get here?”

    A granite boulder sits by itself on a large, cracked granite slab.

  • We found some Dark-eyed Juncos during a visit to the Sequoia trees in Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite National Park. #birds

    A  Dark-eyed Junco bird, black hood, tan sides, and a white belly, sits on a fallen Sequoia.

  • This morning, reading the news, I kind of feel like this tree. Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park.

    A pine tree grows from a crack in solid granite.

  • The moon had quite the cathedral of clouds at dusk that evening.

    Moon over the White Mountains amidst scattered clouds at dusk.

  • Exhausted from giving himself a bath, Greybear snoozes in the sun. #caturday

  • A soft sky at sunset, accompanying calm fall weather.

    Scattered clouds on a soft gray sky.

  • The statements in this video by Oliva Troye, who worked for Mike Pence in the White House, are the most effective arguments against Trump that I’ve heard to date.

  • A storm fades after dropping fresh snow on Mt Tom.

    A triangualr mountain with snow on the peak has  a large cloud rising from the top, blue sky to the left, dark cloud to the right.

  • Time for a blurry #VisualPuzzle.

    A shiny black surface with irregular undulations.

  • “Walking” the dogs along the canal.

    A car escorts two dogs along a road next to a canasl in a large mountain valley.

  • I got my sample ballot in the mail yesterday. I’ve never been more excited to vote.

  • A storm brews above Pleasant Valley.

    A river valley below a bluff of pink stone has a large storm brewing above it.

  • A large storm coming from the north covers the White Mountains, leading with a curtain of rain.

    A mountain range has a storm over it advancing from left to right, dark grey to sky blue, with a white curtain of rain in the middle.

  • My niece just sent this from the Azores:

    • Ponta de Ferraria!! Thermal baths in the ocean!! Thanks so much for the recommendation, it was just amazing

    Thanks to @maique who posted the original recommendation.

  • Greybear, grooming in the sunlight. #caturday

    A grey cat, lying in the sunlight, licks its paw.

  • Fading light as we left McGee Creek.

    A canyon in the high mountains is lit on one side by late afternoon sunlight, but dark in the foreground.

  • Hiking McGee Creek with Neil. The rabbit brush was in full bloom.

    A man hikes a trail in a large mountain valley.

  • A juvenile Sage Thrasher in McGee Creek. #birds

    A juvenile Sage Thrasher stands on a rock.

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