My friend Heidi had asked me to go up with her to Point Reyes last week, and I had to decline because was working hard on some Fulbright application materials, but we made it up this weekend…Goodness, the wildlife there is amazing. It was so nice to get out of the city today. I saw a cougar (it ran across the road, and jumped into some brush), gnat, hawk, caterpillar, pelican, horse, squirrel, bluejay, seagul, garter snake, duck, fly, crab claw, vulture, and a whole lot of other things I’m sure I’m forgetting…The image posted is my favorite from the trip. There’s more available in the gallery section of this site. Just click on the little blue camera icon at the top of the page.
Published by Pete Ippel
Pete Ippel, the son of a dancer and a musician, was born in Oak Park, Illinois and has been surrounded by the arts since birth. He moved to Morris, Illinois in 1989 and started to participate in athletics rather than dance. After high school, Pete attended Cornell University where he received a BA in psychology and a BFA in photo / digital art making. He continued to follow his sporting dreams in the high jump, which culminated in a school record leap of 7 feet 1/2 inch in 2001.
In May 2004 he attained an MFA degree in the New Genres department of the San Francisco Art Institute. Presently Pete is a practicing artist whose work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited in New York, California, and internationally.
Mr. Ippel resides in Working Artists Ventura, a sustainable artist community in southern California. In addition, he teaches art, is a web developer, an active blogger, and still high jumps from time to time.
As a passionate problem solver and a pragmatic optimist, Pete’s art and his life are full of exciting challenges.
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Pt Reyes is one of my favorite places and what makes living here in the Bay Area so special. The photos show your excitement for the place. Nice work!
Yea, I think it’s Probably one of the most diverse areas I’ve ever been in terms of wildlife.