Category: Travel
A fairly tough shrimp to spot as it blends in so well with its environment, these Green Arrow Shrimp (Tozeuma carolinense) were always fun to find.
What would a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park be without photos of rocky mountains?
Found on one of my last dives in the Pacific Northwest, this Mosshead Warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator) started out pretty shy, but after leaving it to go check out another subject and then returning it let me get a couple nice photos…
A somewhat common goby found in Puget Sound, these Blackeye Gobies (Rhinogobiops nicholsii) were sometimes very abundant on certain dives.
A few more from my hike along Fourmile Falls Trail outside of Pagosa, CO.
One day while driving around random dirt/sand roads in Mojave National Preserve, I stumbled upon these old mining ruins. I stopped for a bit and snapped a few shots (most of which didn’t turn out as good as I had hoped) and then returned to…
Some more from the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument – mostly just landscapes today.
During some walks while I stayed at Mill Valley, California (just north of San Francisco), I visited Bothin Marsh Preserve and got to photograph a number of shore birds, including these Willets and they foraged in the mud flats. I think the first three are…
While I was in Colorado and Utah, I was often on the lookout for tarantulas because I think it would be cool to find one and get some photos. While I never found any tarantulas, while I was doing a short hike up to Twin…
This little guy really isn’t supposed to be where I photographed it… Lionfish are not native to the Caribbean and Florida waters, but because of the pet trade and people not being responsible they’ve taken hold and likely won’t ever be eradicated from these waters.…
Unlike all the other squat lobsters I’ve photographed in warm tropical waters, the squat lobsters (Munida quadrispina) in the Pacific Northwest can grow quite large – with their main body sections being up to almost three inches long. Which makes for some amusingly long claw…
I got to see plenty of Harbor Seals while I was in Washington… I even got to dive with a few… but it wasn’t until I was in Cambria, California that I managed to get some decent photos. This group kept a watchful eye on…
I only managed to spend an part of a day in Olympic National Park and I eventually want to revisit it to explore some more – including I’d like to join my Washington friends for an annual weekend of diving they do at Lake Crescent.…
Pikas are small rodents (most closely related to rabbits) that live in colder climates in Asia and North America. The ones I saw are American Pikas and tend to live at higher elevations in the western USA – so I saw them while in Colorado.…
