Elisabeth and I took and adventure to Pinnacles National Park. Interestingly enough, it's a very recent national park. It was a national monument, but it was signed in to park status in just 2013. It's a great place to visit for hiking and it provides a lot of inspiration for one to practice rock climbing. With all of the available rocks and space, the rock face challenges you to climb it. What have you got to lose?
I went for the volcanic structures and ancient geological leftovers, but I ended up with amazement at the amount of wildlife available to a hiker. There were tons of birds (even turkeys!), lizards, snakes, squirrels, and more. It is spring time, so wildflowers are to be expected.
Enough talk. Here's some photos; I hope you enjoy them!
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We saw this pine cone within the first 100 feet of our hike. I think my exact words were, "SWEET BABY RAY'S LOOK AT THAT PINECONE."
Elisabeth added for size reference. Sorry, I didn't have any bananas for scale. |
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| Here's a pretty cool black and white photo of the above pine cone. They are a great inspiration for drawing, in my opinion. Also, dragons. |
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| Here's a wonderful yellow flower that was growing between some fallen branches. |
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| Here's an Elisabeth that was growing between some fallen rocks. |
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| We actually made two trips to Pinnacles, hence the change of clothing. This was from the second trip. I think the fact that we made two trips is a testament to the attraction of the park. |
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| Rocks are just so natural and rocky. |
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| The view of the reservoir after crawling through some caves and climbing some stairs. |
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| She knows she's so damned adorable. |
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| I love swallowtail butterflies. I've had some obsession with them ever since I was a kid. |
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| I also like lizards. I am practically a herpetologist! |
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Up-close shot of a horned lizard. Definitely inspiration for original dragon stories.
They look so prehistoric. They do not show fear when approached - this one actually took a run at Elisabeth when she got too close! |
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| This lizard's scales scream, "Go ahead, eat me. See how long you live after that." |
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| Here's a rock photo in the middle of wildlife photographs. Why didn't I put it up by the other rock photos? BECAUSE FUCK YOU BLOGGER BLOG EDITOR. JESUS I just wanted to move my photos, what the hell! No, I don't want to attach to images to each other. Why the fuck would I want to hook them together? I even downloaded your stupid ass Chrome browser for this shit! GAWD! |
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| I'm done venting. Fuck you Blogger. |
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| This bird was hassling us for our food crumbs. He knows what's up. |
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Kuh-kaw!
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