Once again I'm off early, to a long day hike on a section of the Pacific Crest Trail in the vicinity of Truckee, CA, near where I'm staying in my travels this week. Here's a late afternoon shot from the SARA trail grouping at Lake Havasu, #Arizona, good for late Fall #hiking. #LandscapePhotography

I liked the tones that the late afternoon light imbued on this scene in the Carson Iceberg Wilderness above Walker, #California. The views were vast as this location began a large plateau surrounded by peaks, some dry & others very forested. Nobody else #hiking up there either #LandscapePhotography

Mr. Happy Smiley Face appeared near the top of this set of redrocks along a trail in the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near Washington, #Utah, presented here for #ColorADay #RedWed. #hiking #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #nature

On the north shore of #Oahu is the ʻEhukai Bunker Trail, which combines ocean views, visits to old abandoned military watch bunkers, and their share of bizarre tropical vegetation. This one along the trail is for #ThickTrunkTuesday. #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #Hawaii #hiking #trees #nature

From a trail at Mt. Tamalpais State Park in Marin County, #California, a view down towards Stinson Beach and the Pacific Ocean for #TidesOutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue. #EastCoastKin #hiking #Landscapephotography

Not as thoroughly hoodoo-filled nor quite as awe inspiring as Bryce Canyon National Park, nevertheless the rock formations at Cedar Breaks National Monument in #Utah for #RockinTuesday still showcase the majestic outdoors of that state. #eastcoastkin #hiking #landscapephotography

The high desert is not always as spectacular as other landscapes, but has its definite attraction and appeal. A set of cumulus puffer clouds can add to the show. The Keystone Canyon here, an obscure trail in northwest Reno, #Nevada adjacent to some residential areas. #landscapephotography #hiking

Gotta buzz outta here to hit the trail again this morning before expected rain comes in, but here's another for #MountainMonday and #BlueSkyMonday. Another perspective from #hiking around Passo Sella in the Italian #Dolomites, near Plan De Gralba. #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #Italy #scape

The Sierra Nevada above Beyers Lakes in northern California north of Cisco Grove, in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe, for #MountainMonday. One of the off-the-beaten-path lakes that dot this area full of lakes, trails and back roads. #hiking #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #California #scape

A Spring hike at Sunol Regional Wilderness near Fremont, #California shows the grasses turning from green to shades of #YellowSunday and #ColorADay #OrangeSun. The result is a pleasing colorful patchwork, as the sky eased towards sunset. #hiking #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #eastbay

An impressive peak seen from along the trail to Estany de Sant Maurici in the Parc Nacional where it's found, in the Pyrenees of northern #Spain southeast of Vielha, for #Stunday. #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #hiking

Some #YellowSunday and #ColorADay #OrangeSun patches of Fall leaves poking through the largely evergreen forests, along the extended meadow approach to Mt. Baldy on the West Baldy trail in the White Mountains of #Arizona. Taken last year. #Stunday #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #hiking #Fall

One more before I have to head out for the day's activities. This is another on #TheRoad from Boulder, #Utah heading towards Capitol Reef National Park. I found it curious how the dark/light road divide mirrored the rocks above here. #BlueSkyArtShow #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #travel

On #TheRoad at Guardsman Pass above Park City, #Utah, I try to time my visits there to the peak Fall colors and have had pretty good luck with that over the past 3-4 years. This was from 2023. #BlueSkyArtShow #LandscapePhotography #eastcoastkin #travel #Fall

#TheRoad is a timely theme for today's #BlueSkyArtShow, since I'm on a month long road trip thru the SW U.S. today, beginning at north Lake Tahoe. This first one is more far afield though, along Lake Pukaki in #NewZealand S. Island, with distant Mt. Cook. #LandscapePhotography #eastcoastkin #travel

Peruvian food goodness in San Francisco, #California last night for #FoodOnFriday. The colorful greens-sprig topped production in front was a Causa Vegan, a smashed purple potato appetizer with avocado, tomatoes, asparagus & a many flavored sauce. Served cold and quite filling. Mmmm. #Eastcoastkin

Mt. Washington popping its sharp little volcanic cone top above Suttle Lake in the Cascades west of Bend, #Oregon, with a thick forest along the lakeshore and some burned patches above. From a #hiking trail around the lake this past summer. #ForestFriday #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #scape

A light and airy forest path at Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park in Napa County, #California, for #ForestFriday. Several Madrone trees, including a few shown here ,sprinkled these woods amongst grasses, hardwoods, and evergreen trees. #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #nature #hiking #trees

This scene was one that captured an everyday feel in Lisbon, #Portugal for me, off the beaten tourist path a bit with a few residents hanging out and seeming to stop and enjoy a little break from the workday. #UrbanGaze #HumansofBluesky #photography

On a #hiking trail at Shell Ridge open space in Walnut Creek, #California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, the late afternoon sun highlights some warm yellow colors for #coloraday #yellowthu. #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #scape #eastbay

A hint of red for #coloraday #redwed amongst the Fall colors on the Flying Dog Loop trail near Park City, #Utah. One of many trails there largely blanketed with a mix of Fall splendor along the hillside trails. #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #hiking #scape #Utahhiking

#Hiking on the Ridge Trail in Sedona, #Arizona, for #ColorADay #RedWed. This trail starts in West Sedona, but heads south. So the view you see here is down the trail aways, looking towards some of the well known rock formations in nearby Oak Creek Village. #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #scape

Free admission on September 27, 2025 to all National Parks in honor of National Public Lands Day! Where will you go? www.myscenicdrives.com #nationalpubliclandsday #nationalparks #getoutdoors #explore #nature

Because there were so many big wide trees up along the #PacificCrestTrail above Big Bear Lake in southern #California on my recent wanderings there, I'll be presenting a few more of them for #ThickTrunkTuesday in coming weeks. Here's another. #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #hiking #trees

It's already #rockintuesday again already, & for me it's the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge near Quartzite, #Arizona today. Not as visited as a lot of attractions there, it does require some unpaved road access, but also delivers rewards for the effort. #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #hiking

A peek-a-boo view through some trees on a trail in Mt. Tamalpais State Park above the Mill Valley area in Marin County, #California, near San Francisco. Winter green or summer brown, the hills are always appealing there, with their deep green forests. #landscapephotography #hiking #nature #forest

#Hiking trail along the shore that heads up to those bluffs in the distance along the coast, northeast out of Poipu, #Kauai, provides another background for #MountainMonday and #BlueSkyMonday, and also beach access in a few locations. #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #Hawaii #scape

Mountain looming over Horse Meadows in the eastern #Sierra near Mono Lake, along a forest service access road to #hiking trails further up in the peaks. #MountainMonday #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #California #scape

Lots of the aspens are yellow leaved, but many had a more orange tint along a hike on the Arizona Trail near Flagstaff, #Arizona, for #ColorADay #OrangeSunday. #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #hiking #trees #nature

Another of many grand scenes from the Fronalpstock trail above Lake Lucerne. The trail traverses a narrow ridgeline spine between two chairlifts above Stoos, #Switzerland, with views to the nearby #Alps in addition to the lake. #Stunday #hiking #landscapephotography #lakes #EastCoastKin #scape

Today's the first day of #Fall, isn't it? This is in October from the Lake Blanche trail in the Wasatch Mtns. of #Utah, from which I've shown several pics before. This was nearing sunset on return to the trailhead though for #Stunday. #hiking #landscapephotography #FallColors #EastCoastKin #scape

Another for the #BlueskyArtShow #Angles, with the edges and angles of rock formations in Bryce Canyon National Park, #Utah. This particular roadside view has less of the red colored rocks that dominate at Bryce with their strong color, and more of the tan looking ones. #travel #landscapephotography

Oh, this #BlueskyArtShow #Angles is kind of a fun one. Yes - this tree really was tilted at the angle shown here. I took this photo along part of the #PacificCrestTrail above Big Bear Lake in southern #California a few weeks ago. #hiking #landscapephotography

This photo along the trail near the beginning of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo trail in the #Dolmites of #Italy has both the #ColorADay #GreenSat effects and the sharp peaks' #BlueskyArtShow #Angles for today's themes. It's a spectacular place too! #hiking #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #mountains

Before heading out for this afternoon's outdoor activities, one more photo to post of a hike in days gone by. This trail circles Briones Reservoir, near Orinda, #California, part of the open space lands on the #eastbay water company lands accessible via a user permit. #hiking #landscapephotography

Clouds piled up and threatened at various points while I was #hiking at Thornburg Canyon near Blue Lakes road in the #California #Sierra, but ultimately left me dry from a distance, but with a handful of photos, for a #SleepySep #Clouds day at Bluesky. #Scape #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography

This is what a forest of Saguaro cacti can look like, for #ForestFriday. In a portion of the eastern segment of Saguaro National Park, in Tucson, #Arizona, along a trail there. #EastCoastKin #landscapephotography #nature #hiking #trees

A hiking trail climbing into the hills above Lake Wakatipu, #NewZealand, not too far from Queenstown. There are nice trails above many sections of this long and winding lake. #landscapephotography #hiking #lakes

Fall colors along the Tesque/Aspen Loop trail in the mountains above #SantaFe #NewMexico, for #YellowThu #ColorADay. Much of the trail is blanketed with aspens, and climbs up to the top of the ski area located along this road. #landscapephotography #hiking #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #trees

Beautiful Navajo Falls, Nevada. 💙

Hills of Mission Peak Regional Park near Fremont, #California on a Spring day. This park adjoins Sunol Regional Wilderness & Ohlone Regional Wilderness in the SF Bay Area's #eastbay, to form a large swath of connected trails & open space. Now, I head out for the day! #hiking #landscapephotography

If you enlarge this and look closely, you'll see the waterfall through the #WackyWednesdayArt of twisted tree branches, looking back from the stream below them. This is on a #hiking trail on the NE side of #Oahu, in the hills above the Kailua area. #EastCoastKin #WaterfallWednesday #Hawaii

A view from the balcony of our lodging unit in Breckenridge, #Colorado showed red buildings amongst a surprise early light snowfall up high on some mountain scenery. Looking towards the ski runs on a Fall October day, for #ColorADay #RedWed. #eastcoastkin #westcoastkin #landscapephotography #travel

One of the things I like about these Bluesky photography theme days is that it makes me think back to prior trips and go dig out some archived numbers that might fit the bill. Here for #TidesoutTuesday is a beach scene on the west coast of #Oahu. #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin #Hawaii

My little ode to Robert Redford on his passing today. Always been a fan of his dignified, tasteful and intelligent work, and dedication to the environment. I've spent many enjoyable moments at Sundance, #Utah, so here's to his Mt. Timpanogos there & #RockInTuesday- rock on, Robert. #eastcoastkin

Mists of Point Reyes #PointReyes #caliphotos #californiaphotos #california #cali #TidesOutTuesday #WestCoastKin #paysage #landscape #seascapephotography #seascape #BlueTue #NatureBreak #naturescenery #outdoors #photooftheday #nikon #travel #wander #roam

Another one of the thick trunk sentinels for #ThickTrunkTuesday. These craggy twins reside in the forest of Gibbs Canyon in the eastern Sierra not far from Mono Lake and Lee Vining, #California, part of a recent hike I took there. #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #hiking #trees

A few unexpected pink floral show-offs appear in the fields of green vegetation for #ColorADay #PinkMon, giving the hills of Mt. Tamalpais in Marin Co., #California a bit more pop, looking up towards the Dias Ridge Trail & a lone boulder standing there. #landscapephotography #hiking #eastcoastkin

Some of the rock formations along the road at Capitol Reef National Park in #Utah. #BlueSkyMonday #landscapephotography #EastCoastKin #travel #nationalparks