Remaining Rain



The grinding holes fill up after the storm.

Bay Trees Grow Up



This stand looks so lush -- there must be water underground.

Fall Landscape



Looking north to the sierras.

The Tallest Buckeye



Not producing many buckeyes, but majestically silver and vertical.

Acorns Everywhere



Live oak acorns getting ready to fall.

Silver Bark and Dropping Buckeyes



The buckeyes are beginning to drop and their husks fall off.

Acorns



Looking up at the acorns on the white oak.

Madia Close Up



How pretty these flowers are before they go to seed and form burrs.

Buckeye Tree



Lots of buckeyes maturing and ready to drop.

Tarweed



Among the dead grass along the trails.

Signs of Fall



The buckeyes have grown large, filling their huskd nearly to bursting.

Oak Grove



The white oaks tend to cluster along underground streams.

Tarweed



Now in bloom with its distinctive fragrance and golden color.

Great Year for Acorns



The live oak are full of them.

Storm Clouds



Waiting for rain.

Looking East at Sunset



The reflected sunset turns the clouds pale pink over the Sierras.

Wildflower



Blooming under the Sequoia canopy.

Oak Seedling



Look at those large lobed leaves.

Dogwood After Blooming



Throughout Nelder Grove, Western Azalea and dogwood flourish under the Sequoia canopy.

Nelder Creek



Runs through the sequoia grove.

Sequoia Close Up



This bark is highly fire resistant, covered with moss and home to all kinds of insects.

Nelder Grove



Just four miles south of Yosemite, we were the only visitors. These Sequoias are ancient and magnificent.

High Country Meadow



On the Scenic Byway, a pasture in the middle of the forest.