#explore california

[tomwindeknecht]

Death Valley National Park - March 2021. Swipe through and experience my journey as I traveled to this unique and desolate national park.

1) Ashford Mill Site. Ruins of an early-1900s gold mill. 2) Lonesome restroom 3) Rainwater in Badwater Basin 4) Desert landscape on CA-127 (aka Death Valley Rd.) near Tecopa, California

[noordinarysunset]

Mirror Lake

Yosemite National Park California

[majestikvisuals]

📍 George § Sakaye Aratani Japanese Garden (Cal Poly Pomona)

[exploringca]

Redwoods have been my favorite type of tree for many years, so staying at a cabin surrounded by redwoods is a big deal for me. At the end of November we spent four days at a cabin in Sonoma County on the North Coast and these beautiful trees were the view from my room.

[g-volcano-photo]

[seasonsofserendipity]

lake reflections || Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, CA, USA

[itsbryce]

[geologyrocksandminerals]

🌈 Some fun facts about Lake Tahoe!

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⟡ Size: 22 miles long by 12 miles wide (71 miles total around the lake)

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⟡ Water depth: 1,620 feet at the deepest point and the visible depth clarity is 75 feet.

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⟡ Water temperature: Ranges from 39 to 70 degrees

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⟡ Lake capacity: On average this lake holds about 39 trillion gallons of water!

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⟡ Water sources: 63 streams, rivers, and creeks feed into the lake and only one river flows out of the lake (the Truckee river)