Making miso

Nathan sniffing kombu.

Lakes Basin Plumas National Forest

Backpacking, 4 days, 3 nights, no cell phone, no laptop, just nature, just well... really nice.

at the end of the road

down by the river

the light's been getting really awesome these days with the late afternoon storms here this April. Here are a couple of snaps from an afternoon spent on the banks of the Feather River near Shanghai Bend.

Signs

Went hiking with fellow photogs Nathan Weyland and Adam Lau in the Sierra foothills in the South Yuba River State Park.

lake francis

Went to the foothills and took dip in lake francis to escape the valley heat.

from the weekend

Went exploring the Mid-Valley with my camera and nathan you can see the pic he had to squat on the side of the road for here it's the 4th one. also found this amazing penny candy store in Gridley off Hwy 99 and got a candy necklace. next time i'm getting some candy buttons.

the kitchen

This is for Nathan.
Who I know will get a kick out of this.
The kitchen is not the same without you.

The in between days

I have spent the last couple of days moving my life from SF and my house by the beach to Olivehurst for a photo-j job with the Appeal-Democrat. It's okay if you don't know where that is neither does googlemaps, my new house doesn't exist when you type in the address. It in the Cali valley north of Sacramento by about 40 mins and about 2 hrs from SF. I am trading in my last ten years of city life for country suburban living, cramped housing for open spaces and people who say "hello" when you pass by. To me this is strange. I've gone from five housemates to one and a dog named Jager.

Spring Break!

I spent some of my last week over spring break in the redwood forest of Norcal with fellow fotog Nathan Weyland .
We also hit up the North Coast Brewery in Ft. Bragg. Check out Nathan finishing off his Old Rasputin. mmm... beer.