First Shots from our Cross-Country Move: Yosemite National Park Nature Photos

Back in April we moved cross-country from Los Angeles to upstate New York. We took the scenic route and took some terrific photographs along the way. Today, I posted the first pictures from our trip, taken in Yosemite National Park. These high definition nature photos were are all taken in Yosemite Valley, as the backcountry was still closed in April.

It was a perfect day, and with the now globally warmed early snow melt, the waterfalls were going off big time! These pictures will make terrific computer backgrounds of Yosemite! They were taken with our new Canon Rebel XTI, at very high resolution. They've been posted here at a somewhat lower resolution (for space and bandwidth reasons). If you'd like the high-resolution version, just let me know.

Hearst Castle in San Simeon California

View from the rose garden of Hearst Castle State Park CaliforniaThe resort home of William Randolph Hearst from the early 20th century is now a California State Park, and worth the visit. The view alone is worth the time.  If you want your wallpaper pictures to make you feel like a multi-billionaire in the 1930's, you gotta download these Hearst Castle wallpaper pictures and free backgrounds from San Simeon California

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Santa Barbara Beach Pictures

We spent a great day of barbecue at El Capitan Beach, El Capitan State Beach, about 17 miles north of Santa Barbara, California. The area has campgrounds, day use, a store, showers, grills, tables, and trails all over the place.  Great place to spend a day. These California beach pictures make great desktop wallpaper.

Big Bear California Wallpaper Pictures

Big Bear Lake CaliforniaWhile working on my friend Vince's web site for his Big Bear vacation rental house, a log cabin right near Bear Mountain Ski Resort, I decided to add some Big Bear wallpaper pictures. These are shots that my wife Robin took from the top of the Bear Mountain ski slopes.  I couldn't take these pictures because, well, I can't ski that well. No way could I have skied down that mountain! She skis circles around me. Literally. She even took a video while she did it. She took these breathtaking shots of Big Bear Lake, the San Gorgonio Mountain Range, and the ski slopes of Bear Mountain Resort in 2003. We have other pictures, including pictures of Vince's cabin, on his Big Bear cabin rental web site.

New from Los Angeles

Los Angeles and Hollywood at Night at Christmas

I added some night pictures to the Los Angeles gallery, and one to the Hollywood Gallery. These were taken at Christmas time, and the Hollywood shot includes the Christmas Tree lights on top of the Capitol Records building. These Los Angeles pictures make excellent wallpaper for dark themed desktops. For those of you who are unfamiar with how to get these pictures onto your desktop as a background, I made a forum entry just for you.

Christmas in LA

Not exactly thought of as a yuletide place, Christmas comes to Los Angeles, California, too.  So, for those of you who like pictures of clear, 75 degree days for Christmas, here's some yuletide wallpaper of LA. There's a Christmas Tree wallpaper shot with the Peace on Earth statue, lots of poinsettias, LA City Hall through a Minora, the DWP building, the Music Center, and downtown Los Angeles city wallpaper.

View of Los Angeles California at Christmas

Downtown Los Angeles Pictures

Los Angeles city pictures from the Music Center and surrounding area.  Great legitimate theater pictures of the Disney Hall, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Mark Taper Forum, and the Ahmanson Theatre, in LA,  California.  This picture gallery includes one photograph of the stage from the grid of the Taper.


The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, California