A brace of quail

A pair of Mountain Quail, taken in the Sespe Wilderness in southern California. The shotgun is a Browning Citori Satin Hunter - a lovely gun, and a joy to handle.

General Grant

General Grant, in Kings Canyon National Park. A giant sequioa - one of the largest living things to ever appear on the planet.

Sespe Wilderness, September 2008

A view of Potero Canyon, on a very hot day.

Potero Creek

In the Sespe Wilderness, September 2008. Amazingly, this wilderness area is about 70 miles from Los Angeles.

Brown Pelican

On the pier at Ventura, California, August 2008. A juvenile brown pelican, just sitting on the pier within feet of the fishermen.

Old Prison

An old abandoned prison near Roseville, Ohio

Highway what?

Yes, it's really there - Ohio Highway 666.

Old cemetary

An old cemetary in Zanesville, Ohio.

Wrecked church

In Tennesee, just north of Nashville. I drove through here less than an hour after a series of tornadoes ripped through, killing eight people.

Pastoral View

A pretty piece of country near Palestine, Texas. East Texas in lovely in the spring and fall. In summer, not so much.

Big Tree.

A big oak near Palestine, Texas.

Choptank River

This was taken from the deck of a small restaurant and bar in Cambridge, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore.

Atlantic Ocean

Taken from the boardwalk at Ocean City, Maryland, Oct 9 2007

On the Boardwalk

The Ocean City Boardwalk, Ocean City, Maryland, Oct 9 2007.

Four-foot waves

On the beach at Ventura, California, December 2007.

Dunes

Again, at Ventura, California, December 2007. The seaside dunes support a lot of plant and bird life.

Pacific Ocean

Viewed through the dunes, Ventura, California, December 2007.

Javelina

Here I am with a nice javelina (Collared Peccary) taken near Clifton, Arizona, February 1996.

Mauser-Werke

This historic Mauser-Werke in Oberdorf, Germany, home of one of the most successful rifle designs in history.

Heidelberg Castle

A nice shot of the castle in Heidelberg, German, December 1996.

Yo Mama.

The town in the sign was actually pronounced "Al Yo' Mama."

Desert Storm

This is me, 1LT Clark, in northern Saudi Arabia, January 1991.