I'm a rambler & hiker, a photo diarist who likes to record my outdoor adventures with photos, maps, a soundtrack, and little stories. These newly reside on YouTube as short videos (too long for Bluesky): https://www.youtube.com/@TramontesTrailPhotoshttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mvbh3bphc225A night view of the upper portion of the Cathedral of Leon in Leon, #Spain. #ECK #travel #art #cities #cityscapes #architecture11 Sep 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbh3bphc225https://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mvatodift22qA view through the trees towards mountain peaks, with 5 to 6 segments of waterfalls showing up high in the peaks if you click to zoom in, at Espacio nordico de Pineta trail near Bielsa, #Spain in the Pyrenees, for #ForestFriday. #ECK #landscapephotography #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails #outdoors11 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvatodift22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mva5je27gs2tA flowering bush puppy art piece by Jeff Koons outside of the Guggenheim modern art Museum in Bilbao, #Spain is a strikingly attractive addition to the plaza there. For #Abstractia #animals. #ECK #travel #art #museums #architecture #landscape11 Sep 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva5je27gs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mv7tvlewac2wView from a trail in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness Preserve near Danville, #California, in the SF Bay area, for #ForestFriday. #ECK #scape #landscapephotography #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails #eastbay11 Sep 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7tvlewac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mv6qywsc6c23A main plaza in an older part of Pamplona, #Spain, a city that took me by surprise with its mid-week busy-ness and lively scene. For #UrbanGaze and #BlueSkyArtShow #HumansOfBluesky. #ECK #travel #art #cities #cityscapes #architecture #plazas10 Sep 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6qywsc6c23https://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mv6btawzq22tSome Fall yellow and other colors on the trees on the Lake Blanche trail in the Wasatch Mountains east of Salt Lake City, #Utah, for #ColorADay #YellowThu. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #trails #Utahhiking #Autumn10 Sep 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6btawzq22thttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mv5vhailv22qThe Guggenheim modern art Museum in Bilbao, #Spain stretches along the nearby river. An architectural gem of interesting angles and materials, it really brings life and activity here. See the giant spider sculpture on the sidewalk below also. For #UrbanGaze. #ECK #travel #art #museums #architecture10 Sep 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5vhailv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mv4fqsnblk2gA street in Bilbao, #Spain, with some murals and a winding staircase between street levels, for #WackyWednesdayArt. #ECK #urban #murals #culture #BlueSkyArtShow.09 Sep 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4fqsnblk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mv42af7dqs24This time from the top of the start of a tumbling waterfall, above the Vall de Molieres in Catalonia, #Spain, on a hike with multiple waterfalls and wide views. For #WaterfallWednesday. #ECK #landscapephotography #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails #outdoors09 Sep 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv42af7dqs24https://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mv3uywch5k2rFrom a boat cruise on Lake Kawaguchi in #Japan near Mt. Fuji, this November photo showed a lot of the red Autumn colors along the shoreline. For #ColorADay #RedWed. #ECK #scape #landscapephotography #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #lakes #scenery #Autumn09 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3uywch5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muynhyu5mk2bAnother one of the interesting characters in the Bosc de Carlac forest in the Spanish Pyrenees, for #ThickTrunkTuesday. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #trails #forests #WestCoastKin08 Sep 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muynhyu5mk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muyg5sqwn22uThe Sassalungo near Passo Sella in the Dolomites of #Italy, late in a hike as #sunset began to unfold in front of a blue sky. For #ColorADay #BlueTue. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #mountains #trails #WestCoastKin08 Sep 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyg5sqwn22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muydybajtc2uAn iron fisted rock on the #PacificCrestTrail near Blue Lakes Road in #California holds a tight grip on a tree growing through its palm, For #RockinTuesday. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #nature #mountains #WestCoastKin #outdoors #trails08 Sep 2026 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muydybajtc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muxewa7epc2aAnother part of the loop trail from near Bielsa, #Spain, with rich, moist forests in parts, for #MossyMonday. #ECK #landscapephotography #landscape #outdoors #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails07 Sep 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxewa7epc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muwybxtqrc2pThe Pyrenees mountain town of Torla, #Spain, from its visitor center area below the old town, looking at a pale pink #sunset bouncing off the clouds and peaks of Torla-Ordesa in the background. For #ColorADay #PinkMon. #ECK #landscapephotography #landscape #outdoors #WestCoastKin #travel07 Sep 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwybxtqrc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muwtagra2c2oOne of the peaks along a loop trail that I hiked from Bielsa, #Spain to a lake and back to town, standing out for #MountainMonday and #BlueSkyMonday. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #trails #mountains #outdoors #scenery #WestCoastKin07 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwtagra2c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muuviiyxlk2aLake Cavallers from about half way up the lakeside trail in the Spanish Pyrennees. For #Stunday. #ECK #Spain #landscapephotography #outdoors #WestCoastKin #scenery #lakes #hikes #trails06 Sep 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuviiyxlk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muulrhgokk2bI went 50 to 100 yards off a portion of the #PacificCrestTrail somewhat South of Lake Tahoe, #California, and found this widespread vista that was not visible from the main trail. A worthy side step for #Stunday. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #mountains #trails #outdoors #scenery #WestCoastKin06 Sep 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muulrhgokk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muuhjkr7ik2tA morning #sunrise view out my lodging window in Torla, #Spain last week, looking towards some peaks in Parc Nacional Torla-Ordesa. For #Stunday, and for #ColorADay #OrangeSun with some orange tints on the mountain rocks. #ECK #landscapephotography #outdoors #WestCoastKin #scenery #NationalParks06 Sep 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuhjkr7ik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3murh7uu6uk2oFrom a trail that leaves right from the town of Bielsa, #Spain, and continues in a loop up into the hills, to a nearby lake, and then back. For #ColorADay #GreenSat. #ECK #landscapephotography #scenery #outdoors #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails05 Sep 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3murh7uu6uk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mur4up4d322wThe landscape can be barren and forbidding looking in parts of #Nevada, here in the western part of the state near Topaz, but it has its own stark appeal with wide open views among its mountains and deserts. #ECK #landscapephotography #landscape #outdoors #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails05 Sep 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur4up4d322whttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muqtgmiltk2wIt's Saturday morning here in Bilbao, #Spain, where I am currently for a few days before moving onward. So here's a shot for #ColorADay #GreenSat, from a week or two ago, that I took at the Embalse de Paso Nuevo in the Pyrenees #mountains. #ECK #landscapephotography #outdoors #WestCoastKin #scenery05 Sep 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqtgmiltk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muoxtsocss2sAnother one for #ForestFriday. This was along the lake shore of Estany Sant Maurici in the Spanish Pyrenees, a view before the sun really poked through some clouds, past some lacy limbs to the lake and peaks. #ECK #scape #landscapephotography #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails #Spain04 Sep 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muoxtsocss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muopxhx67k2eOne of the nice things in #Spain, and most of scenic Europe, is that walking paths and signs are widely found. I started this in the ski town of Bacqueira where I was staying, and just rambled out to some great scenery on a short 2 hour trek. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #trails #WestCoastKin04 Sep 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muopxhx67k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3muogbuvgxs2jA forest of many mixed species during the Fall, on a trail in the Wasatch Mountains near Park City, #Utah, for #ForestFriday. #ECK #scape #landscapephotography #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails04 Sep 2026 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3muogbuvgxs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mumxpreke22nIn the cute little Catalonian town of Reus, #Spain, birthplace of Gaudi, there is a bench sculpture in a park that I sat on recently, created in the recognizable Gaudi style. For #UrbanGaze. #ECK #travel #art #parks #architecture03 Sep 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumxpreke22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mulukngccs2oGreen Spring grass turning yellow for the Summer at Taylor Mountain Regional Park in Santa Rosa, #California, for #ColorADay #YellowThu. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #trails03 Sep 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulukngccs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mujkubwan22bAnother one of the lakes on the Circ de Colomers loop in the Pyrenees mountains of #Spain. #ECK #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #WestCoastKin #trails02 Sep 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujkubwan22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mujg2vue3s2pA section along the road in Arches National Park near a trailhead where I started a hike, near Moab, #Utah, for #ColorADay #RedWed. #ECK #scape #landscapephotography #nature #outdoors #WestCoastKin #redrock #NationalParks #hiking #trails02 Sep 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujg2vue3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tramontes-t-photos.bsky.social/post/3mujcdjw24k2pOne of several very impressive waterfalls along the Espacio nordico de Pineta trail near Bielsa, #Spain, a hike with a real bonanza of cascades. For #WaterfallWednesday and #ColorADay #RedWed (on the background rocks). #ECK #landscapephotography #WestCoastKin #hiking #trails #outdoors02 Sep 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:zf56hne4pefbdmrrmsbz74ol/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujcdjw24k2p