Monthly Archives: June 2019

Capturing my last 12 months

After taking thousands of photos and traveling throughout the United States, these twenty-five photos resonated with me the most from 2018-2019. Some capture beauty, while others remind me of stories from my journey.  For example, I stumbled on to the little town of Ferndale in California. After enjoying a peach scone and a coffee at the local cafe, I found a map to the black sand beaches of California’s “lost coast”.  The long slow drive over the coastal mountains brought me to a wide open view of the ocean – and cows. They surprised me.  I surprised them.  The photo captures our mutual interest.  The beaches of black rock were stunning.  At the conclusion of the drive, I ended up in a Redwood Forest of Humboldt State Park.  I took hundreds of pictures – but I ended up cutting the best of the tree photos.  Ironic I think.

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The Dry Tortugas National Park

As I work my way to all the U.S. National Parks, I get to explore different worlds.  The Tortugas offer miles of underwater barrier reefs filled with anemones, sea urchins, fish, coral, and mollusks. The ruins of Fort Jefferson provides an eery backdrop to the picturesque blues of the Gulf of Mexico.  Fort Jefferson mainly served as a notorious prison during and after the Civil War.

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Sunset in Marathon of the Florida Keys

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Two hour ferry ride to this National Park

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The gorgeous moat

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A crocodile lives in there somewhere

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The ruins of the fort that never saw battle

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arches of limestone – stalactites were forming

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The powder room

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Prisoner cell

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Snorkeling was the best I’ve experienced

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The dive bombing pelicans

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looking up into the trees

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The other side of the fort

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