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Landscape 203 images Created 20 Jan 2022

Landscape photography archive, both grand vistas/scenics as well as intimate landscapes. Please use the photo keywords to filter and browse, or the search feature to limit the selection.

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  • Morning fog and haze over Deer Canyon, San Diego, California; February 2017.
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  • Torrey Pines and moon in fog, Del Mar, California; February 2017.
    Torrey-Pines-Fog-Moon-17-4607.jpg
  • Foggy sunset at Torrey Pines, with a Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida) overlooking an eroded hillside
    Torrey-Pines-Fog-Sunset-17-4600.jpg
  • Black Oaks in snow and fog, Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve, Julian, California; January 2017.
    Volcan-Mt-Oaks-Snow-17-4157.jpg
  • Light streams through the clouds of a winter storm at the north-facing slopes of Palomar Mountain, seen from Highway 371, California; January 2017.
    Light-thru-Clouds-Aguanga-17-3603.jpg
  • View to the east from the summit of Corte Madera Peak, to Morena Valley and Los Pinos Mountain. November 2016.
    Corte-Madera-Pano-23084.jpg
  • Sardine Falls of McKay Creek, Sonora Pass, California; September 2016.
    Sonora-Pass-Sardine-Falls-22736.jpg
  • Panorama of Mono Lake with Negit Island and blooming Rabbitbrush. Lee Vining, California; September 2016.
    Mono-Lake-Pano-22696.jpg
  • Fall colors along South Fork Bishop Creek in California's Eastern Sierra; September 2016.
    Bishop-Creek-Fall-22595.jpg
  • Torrey Pine and coastal chaparral in spring, Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, San Diego, California; May 2016.
    Torrey-Pine-Coastal-Chaparral-21976.jpg
  • Soft grasses cover the cleft hills around Highway 46 near Cambria, California; April 2016.
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  • Views of Santa Ynez River Valley and Los Padres National Forest along Highway 154 (San Marcos Pass Road) near Santa Barbara, California. April 2016.<br />
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Highway 154 (San Marcos Pass Road) is a more scenic alternative when going north from Santa Barbara. You leave Highway 101 at State Street, continue on Calle Real and make a right turn, then it begins to wind up into the hills above Santa Barbara. Going down in a northwesterly direction from the pass summit, this incredibly beautiful landscape soon comes into view. There’s a vista point further down where it’s safe to stop and enjoy them, but it is actually pretty overgrown and an unobstructed view is only possible in very few spots (I’ve heard from other photographers that the lack of good and unobstructed views is the hallmark of all spots that are officially called “Scenic Vista Point” in California;-). Past Lake Cachuma and Los Olivos, Highway 154 ends where it meets Highway 101 again.
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  • The summit view to the east from Granite Mountain, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2016.
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  • View into the desert from one of Granite Mountain's false summits, with Whale Peak on the left and Carrizo Mountain in the distant haze. Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; March 2016
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  • Spring morning at Daley Ranch, Escondido, California; March 2016.
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  • Foggy morning at San Dieguito River Park in Rancho Bernardo. The "pretty" yellow on the hill is unfortunately all Brassica nigra, a highly invasive and opportunistic mustard species. March 2016.
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  • Fletcher Point (or Flag Point) seen from Lake Hodges' north shore near Del Dios, Escondido, California; March 2016.
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  • Morning light on the Highland Valley Trail, Rancho Bernardo, California; March 2016.
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  • Trees and landscape reflecting in the calm water of a morning at Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, California; September 2015.
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  • Solitary cottonwood tree and old fence fragments on pasture in spring, Lake Henshaw, California; February 2015.
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  • Hazy back country with pines and chaparral on the western slopes of Cuyamaca Peak, San Diego County, California; February 2015.
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  • Golden haze with El Capitan Reservoir (bottom), Lake Jennings (middle) and the silhouette of downtown San Diego (top left), seen from Cuyamaca Peak, San Diego County, California; February 2015.
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  • Northwest views after sunset, above the clouds (marine stratus) at Cuyamaca Peak, California; November 2014.
    Cuyamaca-Peak-Clouds-14-5285.jpg
  • Mojave desert landscape between Red Mountain and Kramer Junction, Highway 395, California; October 2014.
    Desert-Highway-395-14-4948.jpg
  • Moonrise over Mono Lake, near Lee Vining, California; October 2014.
    Mono-Lake-Moon-14-4810.jpg
  • Shafts of light illuminate bands of rain over Crater Mountain and Mono Lake, seen from Conway Summit, Highway 395, California; October 2014.
    Crater-Mountain-Rain-14-4785.jpg
  • Panorama with oak tree casting its shadow across the pasture of Love Valley, Palomar Mountain, California; August 2014.
    Love-Valley-Pano-14-4297.jpg
  • Aerial view of frozen lakes and clouds over Canadian tundra; June 2014.
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  • Solitary cow on the peaceful pastures of Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve West in San Diego's back country; May 2014.
    Solitary-Cow-Pasture-14-1787.jpg
  • Jeffrey Pine on a boulder and view of Crouch Valley from the Sunset Trail, Laguna Mountains, California. Mid April 2014.
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  • Bare Black Oak on a rocky knoll in the meadows, Laguna Mountains, California; April 2014.
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  • Hills and pastures with fresh green, Hollenbeck Canyon, Jamul, California; April 2014.
    Hollenbeck-Canyon-Spring-1613.jpg
  • Trees in snow flurry from a late season storm, Laguna Mountains, California; April 2014.
    Laguna-Snow-14-1575.jpg
  • Solitary cottonwood tree, old cow gate with fence fragments, morning fog; Lake Henshaw, California; March 2014.
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  • First look at Crater Lake from Discovery Point, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon; September 2013.
    Crater-Lake-13-8033.jpg
  • Black oaks shrouded in clouds from monsoon storms over the desert that reach the higher regions of San Diego County, along Sunrise Highway, Laguna Mountains, California; August 2013.
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  • Broken Hill under the soft light of the marine layer on a summer morning, Torrey Pines State Preserve, San Diego, California; July 2020.
    Broken-Hill-Serenity-13-6859.jpg
  • "Dissolution" — trail disappearing in fog, Santa Ysabel, California; April 2013.
    Santa-Ysabel-Trail-Fog-13-5516.jpg
  • Low-hanging clouds over a trail through rolling hills at Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve West, San Diego, California; April 2013.
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  • Hills and Oak savanna at Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve West, San Diego, California; April 2013.
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  • In spring, it appears as if the blooming Engelmann and Coast Live Oaks are changing color. Santa Ysabel, California; April 2013.
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  • Foggy subtropical forest and pond, Shan Lin Xi, Taiwan; March 2013.
    Shan-Lin-Xi-Fog-13-5122.jpg
  • Low clouds hang over a village in the mountains of Nantou County, Taiwan; March 2013.
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  • Clouds blurred in a long exposure slowly dance over Borrego Badlands and Coyote Mountain, with snow-covered Toro Peak in the distance; Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California; February 2013.
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  • Wandering through the dry landscape before the first winter rains arrive on a foggy morning; Black Mountain, San Diego, California; December 2012.
    Black-Mountain-Fog-2292.jpg
  • Solitary autumnal Cottonwood on the pastures of former Rancho San Jose Del Valle (Lake Henshaw area). Seen from Mesa Grande Road, San Diego County, California; December 2012.
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  • Cows on the pastures around Lake Henshaw, seen from Mesa Grande Road, San Diego County, California; December 2012.
    Cows-on-vast-pasture-12-2203.jpg
  • Hazy Pamo Valley seen from the Lusardi Truck Trail, Ramona, California; November 2012.
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  • Oak-dotted pastures of hazy Pamo Valley, Ramona, California; November 2012.
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  • Morning fog begins to burn off and gentle light falls onto the dry hills; Black Mountain, San Diego, California, November 2012.
    Black-Mountain-Fog-12-2130.jpg
  • Fall colors on Willows and Cottonwoods in the Mountain Empire region of San Diego, California; November 2012.
    Mountain-Empire-Fall-Colors-12-1935.jpg
  • Silhouettes of Eucalyptus trees dis/appearing in morning fog, 4S Ranch, San Diego, California; November 2012.
    4S-Ranch-Fog-12-1791.jpg
  • Backlit landscape with oaks, boulders and shrubs in soft morning haze; Rancho Bernardo, California, October 2012.
    Hazy-Morning-Chaparral-12-1015.jpg
  • Low-hanging monsoon clouds and mountain chaparral on the Pacific Crest Trail in the Laguna Mountains, San Diego, California; September 2012.
    Chaparral-Monsoon-12-0594-color.jpg
  • View of Half Dome from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California; August 2012.
    Olmsted-Point-12-4149.jpg
  • Pine and rock, Chicken Foot Lake, Little Lakes Valley, California; August 2012.
    Little-Lakes-Valley-3850.jpg
  • Mono Lake with the South Tufa area and Paoha Island in warm evening light after a summer thunderstorm. The dark spot on the left is Negit Island. Eastern Sierra, California; August 2012.
    Mono-Lake-12-3698.jpg
  • Small shrub growing on bare rock near Stephenson Peak, with a view of Cuyapaipe Peak, and clouds from a monsoon storm. Laguna Mountains, San Diego, California. July 2012.
    Laguna-Mountains-Storm-2936.jpg
  • Desert view from the Pacific Crest Trail at Laguna Mountains, California; June 2012.
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  • Foggy sage scrub hillside, 4S Ranch, San Diego, California; May 2012.
    Foggy-Hills-12-8784.jpg
  • Chaparral, oaks and ridges in San Diego's back country, caressed by warm evening light. Boulder Creek Road, Julian, California; April 2012.
    Boulder-Creek-12-7584.jpg
  • Sunset view into Ritchie Canyon near the top of Mildred Falls, San Diego County, California; April 2012.
    Cedar-Creek-12-6489.jpg
  • Sycamores and Cottonwood with fresh green leaves line Santa Ysabel Creek at the entrance to Boden Canyon near Ramona, California; March 2012.
    Boden-Canyon-12-6201.jpg
  • Sheets of rain over the San Diego River Gorge, Santa Ysabel, California; March 2012
    San-Diego-River-Storm-12-5709.jpg
  • Trail and sky at the pastures of Ramona Grasslands, California; March 2012.
    Ramona-Grasslands-12-5548.jpg
  • Looking into Hauser Canyon towards Barrett Lake Reservoir. Lyons Peak dominates the center, Lawson and Gaskill peak are to the right. Seen from the Morena Butte summit trail in San Diego's Mountain Empire region; March 2012.
    Hauser-Canyon-12-5456.jpg
  • Granitic boulders in blooming Ceanothus tomentosus, Daley Ranch, Escondido, California; March 2012.
    Ceanothus-Daley-Ranch-5325-rs2.jpg
  • A flowering Engelmann Oak amidst Ceanothus tomentosus, Daley Ranch, Escondido, California; March 2012.
    Ceanothus-Hillside-12-5321.jpg
  • Looking south over ridges of ribbonwood chaparral to the hazy pastures around Lake Henshaw. Pacific Crest Trail near Warner Springs, California; February 2012.
    Hazy-Pastures-12-5225.jpg
  • Chaparral hillsides in San Diego's back country look soft and fresh after winter rains; seen from Corte Madera Peak. February 2012.
    Corte-Madera-Chaparral-4823.jpg
  • Wild hills of San Diego's back country at Barnett Ranch County Preserve, Ramona, California; February 2012.
    Barnett-Ranch-12-4696.jpg
  • Hills disappear into the haze of rain near Descanso, California. January 2012.
    Disappearing-Hills-12-3778.jpg
  • Views from Ellie Lane trail to the boulder-strewn Rock Haven hills with Rancho Bernardo and Lake Hodges in the distance; Ellie Lane Trail, Poway, California; December 2011.
    Lake-Hodges-View-11-3102.jpg
  • Late afternoon with beautiful coastal sage scrub and a view of Mount Woodson, from the Cougar Ridge Trail at Daley Ranch, Escondido, California; November 2011.
    Cougar-Ridge-Views-11-1994.jpg
  • East-facing slopes covered in mountain chaparral; Laguna Mountains, California. November 2011.
    Mountain-Chaparral-Slopes-11-1107.jpg
  • Meadow and Jeffrey Pines at twilight, Laguna Mountains, California; September 2011.
    Laguna-Meadows-Twilight-8639-color.jpg
  • Sunset at Foster Point, with a view of Garnet Peak and Granite Mountain, from the Pacific Crest at Laguna Mountains, California; July 2011.
    Sunset-Fosters-Point-11-7237.jpg
  • After the very wet La Nina winter of 2010/2011, snow remained at the highest elevations of San Gorgonio even in July, and Dry Lake was filled to the brim. San Gorgonio Wilderness, California; July 2011.
    Dry-Lake-11-6900.jpg
  • Views into the desert from the Pacific Crest Trail in San Diego's Laguna Mountains, late in the afternoon on a clear June day. Granite Mountain is visible, and in the distance Toro Peak. June 2011.
    Laguna-Desert-11-6249.jpg
  • Evening light on the meadows along the Big Laguna Trail, Laguna Mountains, California; March 2011.
    Laguna-Mountains-11-5277.jpg
  • A patch of Velvety False Lupin (Thermopsis californica var. semota) at Big Laguna, Laguna Mountains, California; May 2011.
    Thermopsis-Big-Laguna-11-5260.jpg
  • Boulders, oaks, pines and open pasture, Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve East near Julian, California; May 2011.
    Santa-Ysabel-East-11-5209.jpg
  • The back country disappears in a late afternoon haze, seen from Ellie Lane Trail looking east. Poway, California, May 2011.
    Rocky-Hills-Haze-11-2428.jpg
  • Heavy marine layer over Horsethief Canyon. The "slope effect" of different vegetation density of south vs north facing slopes is nicely visible on the hillsides. San Diego County, California. May 2011.
    Heavy-Marine-Layer-11-4868.jpg
  • Cuyamaca Lake filled to the brim, flooding the otherwise dry meadows to the east, with Stonewall Peak in the distance; May 2011.
    Cuyamaca-Lake-Stonewall-Peak-11-4698.jpg
  • Transition from the green ridges of the Pacific Crest at Laguna Mountains to the desert peaks of Anza Borrego, with Granite Mountain on the right; Garnet Peak, San Diego, California; April 2011.
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  • Chaparral is the dominant vegetation form and habitat on the east-facing slopes of Laguna Mountains. The hardy shrubs appear soft in haze and angled afternoon light. Laguna Mountains, California; April 2011.
    Garnet-Peak-4501.jpg
  • Canyon of Boulder Creek in spring; the creek is glistening like liquid light, reflecting the sun from the west. Julian, California; March 2011.
    Boulder-Creek-Spring-11-2559.jpg
  • Cedar Creek overflowing after a wet winter, Ramona, California; March 2011.
    Cedar-Creek-11-1827-color.jpg
  • Slopes around Lake Hodges and the Del Dios Gorge in spring, seen from 4S Ranch, San Diego, California; February 2011.
    Lake-Hodges-Slopes-11-1605.jpg
  • A thin dusting of snow on the peninsular ranges at Laguna Mountains contrasts with the dry and arid desert of southern Anza Borrego below. Sunrise Highway, Laguna Mountains, California; February 2011.
    Laguna-Mts-Winter-11-1469.jpg
  • Soft, cloud-filtered light caressing the hills between Laguna Mountains and Rancho Cuyamaca's Stonewall Peak. Seen from Sunset Trail, Laguna Mountains, California; February 2011.
    Sunset-Trail-Stonewall-Peak-11-1069.jpg
  • View of Rancho Bernardo from the Mount Woodson trail, California; February 2011.
    Mount-Woodson-11-0804.jpg
  • Sunset sky, corn fields and trees in summer near Nonnreit, Bavaria, Germany. July 2010.
    Cornfields-Tree-Sunset-10-5512.jpg
  • Early evening in the upper reaches of Wimbachgries, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Germany; June 2010.
    Wimbachgries-10-4565.jpg
  • Afternoon in the fields with barley slowly getting dry; Nonnreit, Bavaria, Germany; May 2010.
    Tree-Field-10-4101.jpg
  • Fischunkelalm at Königssee-Obersee, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany; May 2010.
    Fischunkelalm-Obersee-2549.jpg
  • "Striped Hill" — heavy clouds over fields and pastures, Tittmoning, Bavaria, Germany; April 2010.
    Striped-Hill-Stormclouds-10-0492.jpg
  • Long shadows and clouds in montane forest, Heutal near Unken, Austria; November 2008.
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  • Mediterranean forest landscape near Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain; September 2008.
    Bunyola-Trees-08-1229.jpg
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