Beach Sunset, Mendocino

Coastal cloud cover over Big River Beach before sunset in Mendocino, California.

River Scrambling

Justine and Grady river scrambling and exploring on the Eel River.

Eel River Swimming Hole

An absolutely perfect swimming hole on our first night backpacking on the Eel River in California.

Rocky Stream

Summer stream trickling through rocky terrain in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness in California.

Above Wrights Valley

Getting ready to hike into Wrights Valley in the Yolla Bolly wilderness. Sadly this entire area was ravaged by wild fires. It is slowly regrowing but the trails are gone and it is now extremely difficult to backpack into this magical place.

Shady Waterfall

A shady waterfall pool along the Middle Fork of the Eel River.

Fairy Land

There are infinite magical pools of crystal clear water up and down the Eel River in Norther California.

Eel River Wilderness Stream

A small shady stream on the Eel River.

Eel River

Crystal clear water reflecting the forest along the Eel River.

Discarded Cast Iron

Some old cast iron leg to a bench or sewing machine way out in the middle of the wilderness in Norther California. Some horse or mule packer dragged this thing into the forest for who knows what.

Butterfly & Flower Cluster

Butterflies clustering on a mountain flower.

River Wilderness

River rocks and redwood forest along the Eel River in Northern California.

Lucky

My dad, also know as Lucky, happy to be on the Eel River once again.

Waterfall Swimming Hole On The Eel River

Another amazing deep swimming hole with a short waterfall on the Middle Fork of the Eel River.

Small Waterfall On The Eel River

Amazing hiking and swimming on the Eel River! Wish I was there right now.

Waterfall Swimming Hole On The Eel River

Discovered this awesome swimming hole exploring on last day of our trip while we were hiking out of the wilderness.

Riverbed Ripples

Glassy water ripples along the riverside.

Backpackers

Group photo after a great backpacking trip on the Eel River in 2007. Good times and great company.

Log Cabin

Another shot of my parent's log cabin and front yard. Interesting fact, was actually born in the front room you see on the right. This photo was taken with my old Casio EX-Z750 point and shoot digital camera, after I had retired my 35mm Pentax film camera and before I got my Sony a7 II.