Favorites of 2005

Iron Mountain
Happy hour at Flintstones, Cherry Creek
Tarantula at Pinnacles National Monument
Mariposa lilies along the Sierra Crest Trail, near Anderson Peak
Sierra onions in a loving embrace
Hoover Lakes, Sierra Nevada
Unnamed Lake in Kern Basin
Sky over Mono Lake
Sheperd's Crest/Meadow Lupine

Burrowing owl takes up residence at Newark Post Office

Sign behind it warns people against harassing the wildlife.

Marmot skull found on hike in Sierras near Tioga Lake
Deer skull and antlers found on hike at Pacheco State Park.