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Author Archives: Evensteven
Aerial Photos (and Fishing) – ABQ to Oakland & Oakland to San Diego, 3/12-18/2020
On March 12, when the US pandemic was just getting underway, Kathy and I flew to Oakland, CA. We judged that the risk of contracting Covid 19 was still quite small. Not enough, in any case, to pass up, for … Continue reading
Posted in Corona virus pandemic, Fishing, Nature, Photography, SWA Flights-photography
Tagged Albuqueque, black wooly worm, Cabezon Peak, Cathedral Peak, Covid 19, crosby's sutcliffe, Jemez Mountains, lahontan cutthroat trout, Lake Mead, Lake Nacimiento, Lake Piru, Lake San Antonio, midge larva, Paso Robles, Pyramid Lake nevada, Rio Puerco, San Diego, Sandia Mountains, Sespe Wilderness, simi valley, Stonewall Mountain, strike indicator, tufa, Tuolomne Meadows, White mountains, Yosemite NP
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The Salmon River, Idaho #1 – 1981 and 1997
The Wild and Scenic Salmon River runs through the 2,366,757 acre Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Its waters are the purest in the lower 48 states. In the summer of 1981, our bright new rafting company (New Wave Rafting … Continue reading
The Salmon River, Idaho #2 – 2009
The Wild and Scenic Salmon River runs through the 2,366,757 acre Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Its waters are the purest in the lower 48 states. NOTE: This post is preceded by a post on our 1981 and 1997 … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, River-running (USA&Mexico)
Tagged challis idaho, clematis vine, cutthroat trout, earthfirst!, frank church river of no return wilderness, gneiss, Lichen, main fork salmon river, middle fork salmon river, New Wave Rafting Co, rattlesnake, salmon idaho, salmon river idaho, squawfish, sweep oars, tappen falls, udisco raft, White Cloud Mountains
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Bosque del Apache, Jan. 29 & 30, 2020, #2
Light geese Sandhill cranes, in the morning Sandhill cranes, in the evening And lastly, did I mention that a visit to BdA also makes possible a visit to the Owl Cafe, in San Antonio? Their chili cheeseburger can’t be beat, … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Nature, New Mexico, Photography
Tagged light geese, sandhill cranes
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Bosque del Apache, Jan. 29 & 30, 2020, #1
The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (BdA) is a wetland located alongside the Rio Grande, just south of San Antonio, NM, in the central part of the state. In New Mexico, the Spanish word “bosque” usually refers to riverside … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Nature, New Mexico
Tagged american bittern, bobcat, coyotes, great blue heron, light geese, northern shoveler, pied-bill grebes, pintails, Raven, roaDRUNNER, sandhill cranes, widgeons
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Bald Eagle Action Sequence, Jan. 10, 2020
Dateline: Rio Grande, New Mexico, Jan. 10, 2020 I was driving downstream on Hwy 68, and looking ahead to the upcoming County Line River Access area. The cottonwood trees found on the far bank of the river at that site … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Nature, New Mexico, Photography
Tagged Bald eagle, cottonwood tree, county line river access, New Mexico, Rio Grande
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Aerial Photos – Oakland, Las Vegas and ABQ, Dec. 2019
A flight from Oakland to Albuquerque, with a stop in Las Vegas, did not provide any views until we were approaching Las Vegas. Then Charleston Peak came into view. All views to the north. This was followed quickly by Red … Continue reading
Rio Grande Winter, #2, 2019/20
I published “Eagles Everywhere!” on 12/21/19. It documented the arrival of the wintering bald eagles along the Rio Grande: https://believesteve.org/2019/12/21/eagles-everywhere/ Since that time, I’ve made many visits to the stretches of river that the eagles frequent, which is close to … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Nature, New Mexico
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Yosemite National Park – The High Sierras
The northern boundary of Yosemite National Park follows a ridge that runs east/west, and starts, on the west, with Tower Peak, and then continues eastward with Ehrnbeck Peak, Crown Point, Slide Mountain, the Sawtooth Ridge and Matterhorn Peak. Tower Peak … Continue reading
Yosemite National Park – Tuolomne Meadows
Tuolomne Meadows is another gem. Beautiful in and of itself, it is surrounded on all sides by sublime scenery. The Tuolomne River passes through the Meadows, coming from the crest of the Sierras and descending into a remote gorge, the … Continue reading
Posted in California, Hiking, Nature, Photography
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