California – Cliff Hall

2021
- The Mojave Road, Calif – March 2021
  - Don, Duc, Ben and Cliff with their four Land Cruisers tackle the famed Mojave Road, which takes us through the heart of the Mojave Desert and the Mojave National Preserve. We started from Barstow and were surprised by the diverse scenery we found along the Mojave Road. The trail’s use by native Americans goes back at least a thousand years.
2020
- Hall Mine Assessment Work & Red Salmon Complex Fire – December 2020
  - Cliff, Leonard, David & Jon’s December 5th trip for the mine assessment work and to replace the burned mining claim markers. We would also see the impact the 145,000 acre Red Salmon Complex Fire had on the area.
2018
- Death Valley – November 2018
  - Tucker, Ben, Duc, Cliff and Don travel in their Land Cruisers and a Jeep through Death Valley NP’s backcountry. Almost 90% of the park’s roads are 4 wheel drive roads and we take many of them to see the remote areas in the park.
- San Francisco Fleet Week – October 2018
  - Joe, Susan and Cliff spend a day at the Fleet Week Airshow
2017
- Death Valley – May 2017
  - Cliff & Don in the backcountry of Death Valley NP
- Carrizo Plains – April 2017
  - Susan & Cliff take in the spectacular wildflowers in Carrizo Plain NM a famous Southern California location
- Anza-Borrego – March 2017
  - Susan & Cliff – Desert wildflowers and some odd metal sculptures in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, east of San Diego, California
2016
- Rubithon – June 2016
  - Cliff rides with Don in his 1995 Land Cruiser to take on the famed Rubicon Trail. It is considered one of the hardest 4 wheel drive trails in the US. Rubithon is the annual Toyota event held there.
2013
- California North Coast – November 2013
  - Susan, Cliff & Karl travel to the Hall Mine in Northern California. Returning home by way of the North Coast, Fern Canyon in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Redwood National Park and Ma-le’l Dunes.
- Fall in the Eastern Sierras – October 2013
  - Cliff and Steve find Fall colors in several locations including some enhanced by an early snowfall
- White Mountains & Nevada – August 2013
  - Cliff, Don L, Tucker, Kirby, and Mark’s offroad trip through the rugged White Mountains and remote western Nevada.
- Eastern Sierras – April 2013
  - Steve, Randy and Cliff travel to some petroglyphs in Owens Valley, Cerro Gordo and Salt Tram Summit Station in the Inyo Mountains, Saline Valley and its hot springs in Death Valley NP, Mammoth Mountain area, Mono Lake and Bodie State Park.
- Tule Lake Birding – March 2013
  - Cliff and his photography friends on a birding trip to Tule Lake NWR and Lower Klamath NWR. We encounter many birds including a number of eagles.
2012
- Owens Valley – July 2012
  - Susan, Cliff and their friend Garth take a quick trip to Lake Tahoe, Mono Lake, Bristlecone Pine Forest, Alabama Hills of California.
- Owens and Death Valley – May 2012
  - Cliff, Steve, Randy and John take a short trip to Mono Lake, Alabama Hills and Death Valley NP‘s Eureka Dunes. Caught photos of a hawk catching a snake.
2010
- Fall in Eastern Sierras – October 2010
  - Steve and Cliff travel to Eastern Sierras and Bristlecone Pine Forest (oldest living trees)
- California Capitol Airshows 2010
  - A number of aircraft, the F-22, F-18, U-2, B-2, P-38, C-17, C-5, KC-10, along with Patriots Air team.
2009
- California Capitol Airshows in 2008 & 2009
  - Navy Blue Angels in 2008 and the Air Force Thunderbirds in 2009
- Yosemite Horsetail Falls – February 2009
  - Steve, Don V, Randy and Cliff travel to Yosemite NP – The conditions were right to catch Horsetail Falls lit up like it is on fire. Also captured some other park scenes.
- Death Valley – Jan 2009
  - Steve, Don V, Randy, Tucker and Cliff explore a number of the backroad locations in the Park. Death Valley NP has about 10 times more dirt and 4-wheel drive roads than it has paved.
2008
- Dirty Toy School – Dec 2008
  - Cliff attends a great school held in Anza-Borrego on how to drive 4 wheel drive vehicles in offroad situations. Training also covered what to do when you get stuck or breakdown.
- Utah Photography Trip #1 – October 2008
  - Cliff made a loop through Death Valley NP on the way to Vegas where he picked up Steve, Don V, and Randy. From Vegas we visit Arches NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Canyonlands NP Island in the Sky District, Capitol Reef NP, and in Grand Staircase-Escalante NM; Cottonwood Cove, Golden Cathedral, Peek-a-boo Gulch, Spooky Gulch. On the way back Cliff went through Great Basin NP.
- Inyo Mountains – September 2008
  - First Land Cruiser trip – Susan & Cliff, Leonard on a trip to test out modifications to the Land Cruiser. We meet up with cousin Leonard in Lone Pine. Itinerary: Alabama Hills, Cerro Gordo, Saline Valley Salt Tram and Bishop Creek.
- Alabama Hills and Death Valley – January 2008
  - Steve, Roger and Cliff attend the PMA Photography Conference in Las Vegas, and on the way stop in Alabama Hills and Death Valley NP.