My fave photog thought for the last 20 years.... "It's the Light, stupid!!" I like to think maybe I coined the phrase. 8^)

Update: I just bought an archival printer and am now able to offer prints directly from ANY gallery below. Please Email me at pygmyhippo@yahoo.com
Thanks so much to all of you with the wonderful comments. And thanks to Jesse McKinley and Jim Wilson of the New York Times for their time and effort spent on the mountain. The article may still be found in the archives at the NYTimes with a search for Saddleback Lookout, or possibly at: NY Times article or possibly the international version at: International version