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PODCAST EPISODE 2: THE BALLONA WETLANDS
Jun 2nd
In this amazing video, host Jessica Wheeler now takes us through the Ballona Wetlands, one of LA’s last remaining coastal wetland areas. Talking with the Co-Director of the Friends of The Ballona Wetlands, Richard Beban, the cast and crew gained an intimate knowledge about this very special place. Over the More >
PODCAST EPISODE 1: LOS LIONES TRAIL
May 15th
I present to you my first podast: A Video Guide to Los Liones Trail, with my friend and host Jessica Wheeler. We had a lot of fun with this one and really we shot this very quickly. It was a bit too overcast in my opinion but I think we More >
DOLPHINS RACING THROUGH CHANNEL ISLANDS
Apr 5th
We were supposed to be on a whale watching trip. At least that was the plan. But guess what? No whales. Well, there were two humpbacks way in the distance, but we won’t count them cause’ I couldn’t really share it with you all. It was looking like a really More >
SEA OTTER MUNCHIES
Mar 19th
During a hiking trip out to California’s central coast, one might be surprised at the amount of wildlife that thrives right out in the open and in the strangest of places. Avila Beach, a mere 160 miles from Los Angeles, provides many of these kinds of surprises (and videos). Surrounded More >
ELEPHANT SEAL VIDEO IN SAN SIMEON
Mar 6th
Phew! After a very long evening, finally I have this video up and running! I give “props” to Skyler Stonestreet for letting us use her song, called “For You”. Please everybody go check her music out. She’s really amazing, and I can’t thank her enough! You can purchse her music on More >
CALIFORNIA SALMON IN DANGER
Feb 26th
Talk about your ecological nightmares! As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, Senator Feinstein, Dem-CA, recently proposed to divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to central Californian farmers, putting the delicate survival of the Chinook Salmon of the San-Fran Bay area in a death-spiral to extinction. This of More >
HAWKS IN POINT DUME VIDEO
Feb 15th
I was hiking out and about Point Dume, around sunset and happened across these hawks. As you can see they almost appear to be in some sort of mating ritual. Go figure! Very cool footage though, using only a 50 mm lens. They were flying pretty darned close to me. Maybe More >
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK: SQUIRREL CITY
Feb 12th
Driving to an elevation of 5,185 ft., Keys View, a grand overlook within Joshua Tree National Park. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mexico. Keys View revealed to us not only the San Andreas Fault, but also these interesting little creatures forging out an existence More >
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES PODCAST
Feb 10th
This particular day, I was expecting to see the butterflies down low and close to the ground. I thought they were going to be big and resting on flowers or something more bushy. Instead I was surprised to find them chilling out on a large Eucalyptus tree. Again, I forgot More >
SNOWY EGRET FISHING IN POINT DUME
Feb 10th
This video clip I also shot at Point Dume, with the 7D and a 300mm lens. In fact, I actually got this clip by accident because I wasn’t really watching what I was getting. Ordinarily I would have tried to have a tripod with a shot like this, but on More >
TEMESCAL CANYON SUNSET HIKE
Jan 27th
I think many of you out there have hiked this terrific loop, and to say the least, I’ve been up this trail many times myself. That being said, our recent rains have absolutely transformed this 4.4 mile trail, turning this hike (and many others around LA) lush and green. Of More >
EAGLE ROCK: LA’S HIDDEN TREASURE?
Jan 4th
Eagle Rock is a great place to start your next hiking adventure right here in LA! Located within the boundaries of the Topanga State Park, the views from this unique location will leave you breathless! Right off the 27 (Topanga Canyon Blvd.), park on Entrada Rd. Look out for deer More >
