The Tallest Lighthouse in the West
The tallest lighthouse on the West coast is the Pigeon Point Light Station. Built in 1871, it is still an active aid to navigation for...
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Digital Rabbit
- Mar 17, 2022
- 1 min
Photographing a Redwood
Redwood trees are one of the most difficult subjects to capture. If you make an image straight on, only a tiny portion is captured. If...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
Hakone Gardens in Need
Hakone Gardens started as a private estate in 1915, when Isabel Stines started planting a garden just outside the village of Saratoga,...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Uncruise: Unmasked and Untested
It has been two years since California had its residents sheltered in place because of Covid. Since then, the world has been under...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min
Not As Fast As I Thought
I went to Sunnyvale Skate Park today hoping to see some amazing action—skateboarders catching air, speeding up and down concrete...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 11, 2022
- 1 min
The Dance is Over, But Marta's Legacy Lives On
New York City dancer, singer, and painter Marta Becket gave up city life to move to Death Valley Junction in 1967. She purchased an old...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Almond Blossoms Fall Like Snow
While driving through central California last week, I past many almond orchards. This is the time of year for them to blossom. The...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
California Greens are Growing
Driving back from Paso Robles, the route winds past lots of farm land. Some is still brown, having been recently planted. But there are...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 6, 2022
- 1 min
The Man in Red
In a desert that is mostly shades of brown and white, bright colors, especially red, can be quite striking. During my recent trip to...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 5, 2022
- 1 min
An Open Air Art Museum and a Sliver of a Moon
I scheduled our Death Valley trip to coincide with a new moon so that the sky would be dark and stars more visible. Indeed, each night we...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 4, 2022
- 1 min
Enjoying the Colors of Artist’s Palette
Artist’s Palette is one of the must-see drives in Death Valley. It winds and dips its way through hills of many-hued volcanic deposits....
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 3, 2022
- 1 min
Conquering Devil’s Golf Course
One of my favorite sites in Death Valley is the Devil’s Golf Course. According to Wikipedia, it got it name from this quote in the 1934...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 2, 2022
- 1 min
Capturing the Light at Zabriskie Point
One of the most photographed and visited spots in Death Valley is Zabriskie Point. It is almost a right of passage for a photographer to...
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
A Ghost Town on the Road to Death Valley
There aren’t too many ways to get to Furnace Creek in Death Valley for those coming from the Bay area. You can approach from the south,...
Digital Rabbit
- Feb 28, 2022
- 1 min
Where are the Dinosaurs?
I’ve driven over Pacheco Pass in California dozens of times and wondered about the dinosaurs on Dinosaur Point road. I finally stopped...
Digital Rabbit
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
Ausable Chasm
When I was a child in upstate New York, my family went on many camping trips. They were inexpensive and gave us a chance to enjoy the...
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
The Sunless Sundial
The Sundial pedestrian bridge in Redding, California is one of the largest sundials in the world. It's so big that the arc it traces is...
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
Sightseeing is the Art of Disappointment
Calistoga is one of my favorites places in California because not only is it in the wine country, but it is more laid back and...
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
52 Places for a Changed World
Every year the New York Times publishes a list of destinations to highlight places for travelers to visit. This year, rather than...
Digital Rabbit
- Jan 2, 2022
- 3 min
Retrospective 2021: Exercise
Consistent with 2020, I continue to follow my "No Excuses Workout." Except this year I had more variability in my steps due to the new...
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