Northern California
I spent the first 35 years of my life in Northern California, but I’ve learned more about the remote corners of the state on my summer trips out west. Other pages in this gallery deal with the Sierra Nevada, Mono Lake, the Eastern Sierra, and Death Valley. This page includes miscellaneous images from elsewhere in California, with a heavy emphasis on the Trinity Alps and the Modoc Plateau. I’ll add notes.
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Paradise Lake, along the Pacific Crest Trail, Marble Mountains, CA, 2004, King's Castle high above.
View from King's Castle in the Marble Mountains, looking west towards Scott Valley, CA, 2004, Paradise Lake below in the foreground.
Yard Art on Tom's Property, Klamath River, CA, 2006
Yard Art on Tom's Property, Klamath River, CA, 2006
Getting a Ride Into Etna - Etna Summit, CA, 2018 - the driver plus six Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers and all their gear crammed into a tiny sedan.
Wildflowers in Burn Zone, Big Ridge, Marble Mountain Wilderness, CA, 2016
Upper Deadfall Lake and Mount Eddy, Trinity Mountains, CA, 2016
Upper Deadfall Lake, Trinity Mountains, CA, 2015
Deadfall Lakes from the Summit of Mount Eddy, Trinity Mountains, CA, 2013
Mount Shasta, from the Summit of Mount Eddy, Trinity Mountains, CA, 2013
Leopard Lillies, Boulder Creek, Scott Mountains, CA, 2015
Carson Mansion, Eureka, CA, 2018
Second Street Old Town, Eureka, CA, 2018 - one of the best-preserved Victorian old-town districts.
Hat Creek Fire, Hat Creek, CA, 2009, view from Highway 89
Slope Below Hat Creek Rim, One Year After Hat Creek Fire, Hat Creek, 2019
View of Lakes Basin from summit of Mount Elwell, Lakes Basin Recreation Area, CA, 2015, Sierra Buttes right of center, English Mountain left of center, High Sierra west of Lake Tahoe in the far left distance.
Following a Pilot Car Through the Aftermath of the Carr Fire, West of Redding, CA, August, 2018. Fire crews were still on the scene.
Aftermath of the Carr Fire, west of Redding, CA, August, 2018, Utility crews already rebuilding the electric grid.
Following a Pilot Car Through the Aftermath of the Carr Fire, West of Redding, CA, August, 2018. Fire crews were still on the scene.
Panorama, North Fork of the Salmon River, Klamath National Forest, CA, August, 2018, smoke from the Carr Fire.
Idlewild Campground, North Fork of the Salmon River, CA, 2019, Smoke from the Carr Fire.
Sagebrush growing in rows revealing 10,000-year-old shorelines, Surprise Valley, CA, 2011
Elegant Decay, Leonard Hot Spring, Surprise Valley, CA, 2003
Surprise Valley and the Warner Mountains, CA, 2016
Kober's Mercantile, Fort Bidwell, Surprise Valley, CA, 2003
Cressler and Bonner Building, Cedarville, Surprise Valley, CA, 2003
Relic of the Past, Tepee Burner, Sierra Valley, CA, 2012
The Red Rocks, the intersection of US-395 and Red Rocks Road, CA, 2007, north of Reno.
Microbus Target Practice, Red Rocks Burn Zone, Red Rocks, CA, 2009
Mount Shasta, from Orr Lake, CA, 2017
Mariposa Lilies, Whitney Butte Trail, Lava Beds National Monument, CA, 2017
Giant Blazing Star, Whitney Butte Trail, Lava Beds National Monument, CA, 2015
Old Logging Railroad Bed and Cinder Butte, Modoc National Forest south of Lava Beds National Monument, CA, 2017
Minor Blockade, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2006
Tom doing a fine job with the little axe, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2006
Sophie the Isuzu Rodeo Playing Log-Skidder, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2006
Sophie the Isuzu Rodeo Playing Log-Skidder, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2006
Tom and a Nice Hunk of Obsidian, Glass Mountain, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2006
Jumble of Obsidian Boulders, Glass Mountain, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2006
Cinder-Paved Road through the Glass Mountain Obsidian Flow, Glass Mountain in the left distance, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2012
Panorama, Cinder-Paved Road through the Glass Mountain Obsidian Flow, Glass Mountain in the left distance, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc National Forest, CA, 2017
Strange Sun-Shower over Mount Dome, Lava Beds National Monument, CA, 2015
Fire Tower Atop Schonchin Butte, Lava Beds National Monument, CA, 2007 - the best view in the Mounument is from this tower.
Shepherd's Wagon, Laird's Camp, west of Lava Beds National Monument, CA, 2011
Picnic with My Brother Louie, Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Modoc County, CA, 2017
The Hot Spot, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc County, CA, 2015
Hot Spot Steam Vent, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc County, CA, 2015
Hot Spot Steam Vent, Medicine Lake Volcano, Modoc County, CA, 2011
Knapping Site above Levi Strauss Cinder Mine, Medicine Lake Volcano, CA, 2013 - 150 years ago, Modoc Inidans sat here and knapped arrowheads.
Sunset with Fishing Boat, Heeser Headlands, Mendocino, CA, Vince Pitelka, 2020
Vulture Absorbing Morning Warmth, Lava Beds National Monument, CA, Vince Pitelka, 2020