Two tectonic plates are colliding in the northwest part of the United States resulting in a landscape of volcanoes, waterfalls, and lava flows. Enjoy the tour…
Tag Archives: road trip
Cascading through Pacific NW
Filed under Art, National Parks, Photography, Travel
Simple Things in Florida
I travel to Florida for theme parks, beaches, and state parks. Along with those popular attractions, there are more casual experiences.
In Winter Garden at the Conservation Center
Filed under Photography, Travel, wildlife
Mesmerizing Autumn
Gently falling yellow gingko leaves signify a change of season. The moon roars. The rivers hum. The trees stand strong.
Filed under Photography, Travel
The Final Frontier – Alaska
I managed to make it to Alaska to visit my 50th state in the U.S. during my 50th year. The near 24 hours of daylight and the perfect weather hovering around 75 degrees provided the perfect escape from the intense heat and humidity of the Midwest. I am told that I am lucky to have spent a full day basking in the majesty of Denali’s peak. The drive up hwy 3 from Anchorage to Denali is sublime. The crushed rock of hwy 8 (the Denali hwy) provides even greater beauty, and the drive through Wrangell-St. Elias to McCarthy wraps up the perfect trifecta. As of right now, I have been to 41 out of the 60 U.S. National Parks. I think Glacier Bay ranks in the top 3. The Bay, woods, ponds, wildlife, lodge, cabins, trails, sunsets, and exhibits create a world you won’t want to leave.
Mt Denali on a clear day
Solitude on the Denali Hwy
Rushing rivers into the plain
two beavers swimming
perfect summer weather
Wrangell-St. Elias NP
Mountains, Glacier, River – Alaska
Beaver dam
The sentry
America’s Best Idea
Tlinglit culture in Glacier Bay
Margerie Glacier
Solitude part II
Looking for a moose, but found this
summers provide unending beauty
cormorants all lined up
A grizzly patroling the shore
A black bear looking for dinner
the blue glacier
a pseudo sunset
solitude pt III
The moose-less pond
Where to now?
Porcupines love Cottonwoods
Exit Glacier
in Seward
King Crab in Seward
Filed under Art, Photography, Travel, Uncategorized
A Wild Moose Chase
I’ve spent a lot of time in the woods of the northern states of the U.S., but I’ve never seen a moose. So yesterday I set off on 300 mile journey visiting the sites in Vermont and NH that have the highest moose sightings – knowing ahead of time this would be about the adventure and not really about the moose.
Along the way, I ran into a family from Michigan that spent over 2 hours last night in their car camped out by a Moose Crossing sign. They were irritated, no moose showed up.
Another man said that at Moose Alley near the Canadian border, people park there at night and wait.
My barista at the coffee shop Moose Muck said that a couple from New Zealand stopped in to the shop and asked to see the moose!
What these people and others don’t understand is that it’s not really seeing the moose that is important, but being where the moose are. They live in beautiful places filled with treasures. That is the true meaning of going on a Wild Moose Hunt…
Big Falls near Troy VT
Newport VT
Nulhegan River
in Silvio O Conte wildlife refuge
in Danville Notch State Park
no moose but plenty of red winged blackbirds
gorgeous lillies
Mt Washington
Filed under Photography, Travel, Uncategorized
A little drive through Canada
From Windsor to London and Toronto to Montreal, this series of photos try to capture a first glimpse of a beautiful country.
at the market
in Fort Wellington
Toronto
french speaking gulls
Prescott on the St Lawrence
city park in Toronto
graffiti?
the depressing dodo – royal ontario museum
roses in Niagara
dueling falls
horseshoe falls
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