Jen, Timo and Morgan in Sacramento

While in California I had the pleasure to photograph a cute young family on the state Capitol grounds in Sacramento.

Mono Lake and Yosemite

Mono Lake was very cool. I've always wanted to see the Tufa formations and they were extremely cool. The big mistake I made on my trip planning was that I didn't allow near enough time to see everything. It would have been really nice to have more options of the time of day to photograph the lake.

Yosemite was a very peaceful place especially when you get away from the central part of the park. The absolute most impressive view I found was from the Glacier Point lookout but almost anywhere you look was a great photo op. Below is a last light shot of Half Dome.

I've heard lots of stories about the bears at Yosemite but never thought I would run across one. This hungry guy didn't seem to mind having his photo taken while he searched for his bug dinner.