We went to Yosemite for a day trip to hike to the top of Yosemite Falls, watch a guy free climb at the top, and then looked at wedding spot options before heading home. To see the free climbing guy, click on the fourth picture below. He’s located at about 10 o’clock (position) in the…
Muir Woods – Dipsea Trail to Steep Ravine Trail – Apr.07.2018
Here we are again, in the Bay Area! It might take a couple of hours to get here, but it’s always, always worth it. We started out at Stinson Beach and hiked the Dipsea to Matt Davis and finally Steep Ravine Trails. This is absolutely my favorite type of hike – wet and fragrant earth,…
Purisma Redwoods Open Space Preserve – Mar.31.2018
We have been spending more time in the San Francisco Bay Area, where we were both born and raised, even though we now live about 2 hours away. This was my first time hiking this particular trail, and the first thing I thought was “what took me so long?”. I love the earthy, wet scent…
Sunol Regional Wilderness – Mar.24.2018
I have a thing for dark daylight and back lit clouds. And moody, dreamy weather that changes to bright and hot sunlight and back again over and over. Wild elk, taken in from the roadside. I can still feel the magic of happening upon this treasure on our way home from our hike. There was…
San Francisco – Mar.16.2018
I had a work meeting in the City and when it was over, my love and I hit the pavement in search of nachos, comedy and whiskey in the rain. Whiskey Lou’s Fish Shack Nachos The Punch Line My heart will always be connected to the Bay Area, where I was born and raised. But…
Cosumnes River Preserve – Feb.17.2018
We have driven past the exit for this beautiful preserve many times over the past 4 years, and finally had the opportunity to visit. It’s beautiful. Though I didn’t capture a lot of photos of the birds, there were SO many. Don got some great shots of them in flight and along the banks of…
Kauai – Jan.10.2018
We marked a big one off of the bucket list in January – KAUAI! Don has been to Hawaii many times, and I went to Oahu once in my early 20s, but this was both of our first times in Kauai. We had a one day stop in Waikiki – some of the photos are…
Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail, Patti’s Point – Oct.3.2017
We hiked all afternoon until dusk… an unbelievably hard 13 miles with more steep inclines and gulch descents than I thought I’d ever be able to make it through. I felt angry and blissed out, sore and exhausted, uplifted and fierce. All the things that go together and all the things that don’t. And the…
Horsetail Falls, Desolation Wilderness – Jun.17.2017
Every time we visit Horsetail Falls in Desolation Wilderness, we’re instantly filled with joy. Not a long hike, but the combination of mountain, granite and water gives us a sense of awe and wonder that rivals any Sierra Nevada destination. More of a playground than a hike, it’s a short mile and a quarter from…
Arnold Rim Trail – Apr.1.2017
Sometimes a hike that seems easy on paper proves to be more challenging than I could ever imagine. This was one of them. It’s amazing how many emotions can be felt and expressed throughout trying times… and how, even though I know I’ve grown, I realize just how much growing I’ve still got to do….
Chicago – Oct.17.2015
Sometimes I get to travel for work. Even better, I get to take photos that vividly illustrate the experience. “Chicago is… my kind of town” Jacie
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Hunt – Oct.5.2015
Urban hiking, especially when rewarded with beautiful imagery and moody weather, is a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. Jacie
Mokelumne River – Big Bar – May.31.2015
We started on Highway 88 with no destination in mind – in search of somewhere lovely to spend the afternoon. There were a few stops to photograph soft soiled vineyard overtaken by grass directly across the street from healthy vineyards and orchards, enjoy chocolate dipped soft serve cones at one of my favorite roadside spots,…
Point Reyes – May.21.2015
I’ll never forget how it felt laying on my stomach and peering over the edge of magnificent Alamere Falls! We scaled down the side of the slate wall leading down to the beach where the waterfall poured onto the sand… and stayed on the trail until the crowds disappeared and the evening fog blanket and…
daytime moon 