Yearn to Wander

Old Fort and Ridge Trail Markers

... on the Old Fort and Ridge Trails in Coconino National Forest in Arizona, where nature yields one pretty sight after another.

Sedona's Red Rocks

More to follow ...

Mt. Shasta in Northern California

From Washington and Oregon, we drove through California's Central Valley stopping in Sacremento, the state capital, for a few days, and on through Yosemite, Kings' Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks, through the orange groves in San Joaquin Valley to Kingman and Flagstaff, Arizona. It was a lot of territory in a short time, but all very pretty and worth a revisit. Some of the highlights are below, except for the heavenly scent of the orange blossoms in the air, which could not be photographed.

Fields of Daffodils

A week around Seattle in early Spring.

Citrine Wagtail

A Citrine Wagtail, the first reported in North America since 1992 (1), has spent the winter in and around a farm near Courtney, BC. His range in Central Asia is what makes him rare here, so he has created quite a stir in the birding community.