Seven-Years Ago (04-October-2008) — California

Gone to See America October 2008 Road Trip. Yosemite National Park.

Acorn Woodpecker Stashing Acorns and Pine Nuts in a Dead Tree. Yosemite Valley, Fall 2008. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Red Headed Woodpecker (Northern Pileated Woodpecker). Loading acorns in a dead tree for winter in Yosemite Valley. (David J Mathre)
Red Headed Woodpecker (Northern Pileated Woodpecker). Loading acorns in a dead tree for winter in Yosemite Valley. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (03-October-2013) — Colorado

Gone to See America 2013. Autumn Rocky Mountain Photography Safari in Colorado with Jason Odell. Day 3: Leadville.

Going My Way? Somewhere near Leadville. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec).

Going My Way? Somewhere near Leadville. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). (David J. Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (02-October-2013) — Colorado. 

Gone to See America 2013. Autumn Rocky Mountain Photography Safari in Colorado with Jason Odell. Day 2: Ashcroft Ghost Town.

Fall Aspens near Ashcroft a Ghost Town in Colorado.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed in Capture One Pro 7 and Photoshop CS 6.

Fall Aspens and Fence near Ashcroft. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Fall Aspens and Fence near Ashcroft. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (23-September-2012) — Spain

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 31: Arrive in Cadiz, Spain. Bullfighting Match in Seville.

The bull almost always loses.

Bullfight at the Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 122 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bullfight at the Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 122 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (19-September-2006) — Texas

Gone to See America 2006 Driving Tour. Day 21: Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Turkey Vulture Giving Me the Look. On the road in Big Bend National Park, after feeding on a road-killed Javelina. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec).

Turkey Vulture on the Road After Feeding on a Road-Killed Javelina in Big Bend National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D200 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J. Mathre)
Turkey Vulture on the Road After Feeding on a Road-Killed Javelina in Big Bend National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J. Mathre)