A Bandit

This fall we've had a handful of raccoon visitations in the back yard. We don't keep dogs, and the fenceline runs along an old game trail, so periodic migrations of raccoons, skunks, and opossums are normal.

The raccoon photographed below is a just-past-juvenile, newly out on its own. It found the catfood delectable. It has seen me several times before and is apparently quite used to me, since I stayed well within the 10 foot flash range.

Riverside Views

The photographs in this post are various views of Riverside, California. Many were taken during or before sunrise or sunset.

The photo above is a view to the west from Sycamore Canyon.

This one was captured minutes after sunrise, and minutes before the
moon would set. View to the west from Mount Rubidoux.

Lake Edwards, Riverside. This water reservoir's placid surface

mirrors the sky. Though the lake is man-made, it seems primeval,

the setting for the beginning of some new life form.

The photo above was captured from the lower (east side) trail on Mt. Rubidoux.

View northeast from Tower Road, Riverside.

Double rainbows over Mt. Rubidoux

Predawn view east over Riverside's downtown area.

March Air Museum at March AFB, known as March Air Field in WWII.

Sunset from Sycamore Canyon.

From Tower Road, Riverside.

It's somewhat perverse, but I liked the

streetlamp looming over the freeway and the mountains.
View from Sycamore Canyon Boulevard, Riverside.

From Tower Road, Riverside.

This is one of my favorite views. A different photo of the same view

appears in another Crossings post. View from the lower trail, Mt. Rubidoux.

View northwest from Sycamore Canyon.

One Morning's Views: Mount Rubidoux

I often enjoy the wide range of different views that a sunrise hike around Mount Rubidoux affords. This morning was yet another example. All of the following photographs were captured on a single hike on Mount Rubidoux, (Riverside, California) around sunrise on November 11, 2009. They are shown here in sequential order.


For you gearheads (you know who you are): Nikon D200 with DX AF-S Nikkor 18-105mm 1:3.5-5.6 VR lens.