Karl Kunze

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Florida

2026

Felda & Southwest Florida

Work trip to the Felda research station, plus a weekend around Sanibel Island, Corkscrew Swamp, and Fort Myers.

A Sandhill Crane wading in a drainage ditch near the research stationGreat Egrets and Wood Storks gathered on a dirt mound at the research stationSandy trail through mixed pine flatwoods on the Footprints Trail at Babcock Ranch PreserveA Green Heron tucked in the mangroves at Ding Darling National Wildlife RefugeRoseate Spoonbills wading in shallow water at Ding Darling National Wildlife RefugeA tray of boiled crawfish with corn, potatoes, and lemon at MudBugs KitchenA large cumulus cloud building over downtown Fort Myers, with palm trees and a fountain pond in the foregroundSunset over a row of palm trees on a Florida golf courseWooden boardwalk winding through old-growth cypress forest at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Mexico

2026

Guanajuato

An evening exploring the hillside streets and colonial architecture of Guanajuato city.

Teatro Juárez illuminated at night, its neoclassical facade topped with statuesA plaza in front of Teatro Juárez lit up at night, with people strolling byThe golden-yellow facade of the Basílica Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato at nightAnother view of the Basílica Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato, decorated with festive bannersThe monumental staircase leading up to the University of Guanajuato at nightA weathered pink-stone baroque church facade strung with banners, lit up at night in Guanajuato

Silao

Evaluations in Silao

Evaluating a jalapeño pepper trial field near Silao, with mountains in the background

San Francisco del Rincón

Evaluations at trial #2.

Farm buildings shaded by willow trees at a research station near San Francisco del RincónRows of pepper plants stretching toward distant hills under a partly cloudy skyA researcher walking a row of pepper plants next to a parkRows of peppers leading toward a lone palm tree on the horizonHarvested peppers sorted by variety and labeled, laid out on the grass for evaluationAn irrigation wheel line in the foreground of a pepper field under building storm cloudsA hacienda courtyard garden with flowering flame trees and white wrought-iron furnitureA framed portrait of a champion charro in traditional dress, hanging at the hacienda restaurantA painting of the Bajío countryside with grazing cattle and smoking volcanoes in the distanceA colonial-era corridor with brick arches and blue-painted columns at the haciendaThe restaurant patio at the hacienda, with brick arches and string lights overheadThe old stone-and-brick facade of El Granero, a restored granary building at the hacienda

California

2026

Lassen National Park

A trip through Lassen Volcanic National Park. First day was spent driving through the main road of the park. Second day spent hiking the Cinder Cone trail and exploring the Painted Dunes. Third day was spent exploring Hells Kitchen

Frozen Lake Helen with snowy peaks and pine trees reflected in the open waterAnother view of frozen Lake Helen with snow-covered slopes above the treelineLassen Peak and a neighboring summit rising above the frozen surface of Lake HelenA cluster of pink rock buckwheat wildflowers growing out of a granite boulderA clear mountain creek running through a meadow bordered by a burned pine forestA green wildflower meadow with scattered pink blooms growing beneath a stand of fire-killed treesKings Creek Falls dropping through a rocky canyon lined with fire-scarred treesA stream winding through a snowmelt meadow with Lassen Peak rising in the distanceSunlight sparkling across a lake with a snow-capped peak visible on the horizonLassen Peak framed between tall pine trees on a clear dayA bright red snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) emerging from the forest floor among pine conesA rocky lava field with scattered young pines and forested hills in the distanceClose-up of green and yellow lichen growing on a granite boulderLassen Peak reflected in the still waters of Manzanita LakeA second view of Lassen Peak mirrored in Manzanita Lake under a clear skyTall pine trees against a deep blue sky with wisps of cloudStanding next to the Lassen Volcanic National Park entrance signThe Fantastic Lava Beds, a field of dark volcanic rock stretching toward forested hillsThe switchback trail climbing the bare slope of Cinder Cone volcanoLooking down into Cinder Cone's crater with Butte Lake visible in the distanceView from the Cinder Cone rim over the surrounding lava flows and forested lakesA lone pine tree on the crater rim overlooking the lava fields and a lake belowPanoramic view of the Painted Dunes and surrounding lava fields from the Cinder Cone rimThe reddish, oxidized slopes of the Painted Dunes dotted with scattered pinesRed penstemon wildflowers growing among dark volcanic rocksA mountain creek running through a mixed pine forest, with a fallen log in the foregroundButte Lake with its deep blue water bordered by a lava flow and distant peaksSteam rising from geothermal vents across the rocky basin of Bumpass HellA steaming pool bubbling among rocks at the Bumpass Hell geothermal areaDense steam obscuring the rocky terrain at Bumpass HellSteam venting from a fumarole among boulders, with forest in the backgroundA grassy subalpine meadow with a distant mountain under clear morning light