Magnificent Yosemite

View from 36,000' - Half Dome, Nevada & Vernal Falls

Aerial View with labels - Half Dome, Nevada & Vernal Falls

Panorama: Half Dome, Nevada and Vernal Falls

Nevada and Vernal Falls

Nevada Falls

Vernal Falls

Vernal Falls

Vernal Falls: Rainbow in the Mist

Dead tree and Rainbow in the Mist at Vernal Falls

A Wider View

The top - Vernal Falls

Over the edge - Vernal Falls

Mist Trail at Vernal Falls

Half Dome

On top of old Half Dome, all covered with ... people

Half Dome at Sunset

Beneath Half Dome

Mirror Lake - Half Dome at upper right

Dolly Parton

Looking down on a slightly smokey Yosemite Valley

Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

Inside Yosemite Valley - Yosemite Falls right of center

Face of El Capitan

Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls wide shot

Smoke in Yosemite Valley - Bridal Veil Falls at right

September 11, 2011

September 11th, 2011, on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, a memorial gathering to honor those lost in the tragic events exactly ten years ago.

On the green at Pepperdine University

People roaming the sea of flags

Many nations lost citizens on that terrible day

The Ocean, the hills, the flags and the green form flag-like stripes

F.D.N.Y.

F.D.N.Y.

An assembled crowd listens, mourns
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Ceremonial flyover by two early warning aircraft from Pt. Mugu

Panorama of the scene from high on the hill
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Getty Villa

The Getty Villa, located in Pacific Palisades, California, USA, was inspired by the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum and incorporates details from several other ancient sites as well.

Many exhibits occupy the various galleries, but the architecture itself is a major part of its appeal.

It would be impossible to do justice to this place with pictures on a blog post, but here are just a few to suggest what awaits visitors.

Neo-Roman Amphitheater

Helical designs adorn these columns

Inner Peristyle

Fountain Pool in Inner Peristyle

Ancient Coin - one among a large collection

Architectural details

Herculaneum Woman, Roman, A.D. 40–60

Outer Peristyle

Emperor Caligula

Cycladic Idol

Column Detail

Pacific Ocean View

Olympic Peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula is a lovely place to explore. Here are just a few pictures from the area, but none can compare to a visit in person.

Paved trail to Dungeness Spit

View toward the west from the land-end of Dungeness Spit

The trail back up

Lobby of the Lake Crescent Lodge

If a tree falls in the forest...

... does it eventually rot?

Sol Duc Falls

Forest trail

Storm King ranger station

Tall trees preside over the trail

Along a forest trail

Undergrowth

Marymere Falls

Through the trees, clouds hug the mountaintops

Rainforest

Lake Crescent through the trees

Lake Crescent - wide angle view

Olympic Mountains

A view from Hurricane Ridge

Snow accumulation at Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center

Olympic Mountains shrouded in clouds

Destruction Island Light Station viewed from Ruby Beach

"Needles" at Ruby Beach

Ruby Beach

A wider view of Ruby Beach

"Big Cedar"

Lake Quinault Lodge

Lake Quinault

Hummingbird at Lake Quinault Lodge