

Roadside Attractions
One of the fun things that one encounters when driving across America is unusual, funny, interesting, educational and sometimes downright wierd roadside attractions.[…]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
On my way through Kansas I spent a few hours hiking in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. This is in a region known[…]

Gloss Mountain State Park
It’s always such a treat to discover an unexpected and unplanned scenic attraction while cruising the open roads. While driving through Oklahoma I[…]

An Interesting Bridge
I recently meandered across country to return home to Minnesota after an extended stay in New Mexico and Arizona. As I like to[…]

The Beautiful and Mysterious Chiricahua Mountains
The Chiricahua Mountains in southeast Arizona are one of the most beautiful and intriguing places I’ve visited in a long time. It is[…]

Salt River Canyon
Here are a few shots of the Salt River Canyon in northern Arizona. This place was a great discovery and is well worth[…]

Poppies in New Mexico
It’s been sometime since I’ve updated this site. I opened an instagram account a few months ago so I’ve been a bit preoccupied[…]

Rainbows in New Mexico
I spent the month of November and part of December in New Mexico and Arizona. One particular daytrip roaming the hills, mountains and[…]

Fog, Trees, Sunbeams and the Mighty Mississippi
I’ve always loved this time of year. Autumn is such a special time. The changing leaves, the smells and the crisp, cool air[…]

More Butterflies
On several recent hikes I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the number of Monarch Butterflies that I’ve come across. Not only have I enjoyed[…]

More Discoveries in the Oak Savanna
In my previous post I talked about a hike just south of the town of McIntire, Iowa in an ecoystem known as Oak[…]

Discoveries in the Oak Savanna
Recently I hiked along a segment of the Wapsi-Great Western Line Trail and the adjacent Huffman Wildlife Area just south of the town[…]

A Hike in Whitewater State Park
Recently I took a day hike in Whitewater State Park in southeastern Minnesota. This is a scenic and very unique geological area in[…]

A visit to Taos Pueblo
I recently took a road trip to northern New Mexico and points in between. Certainly one of the highlights of the trip was[…]

Return to Hayden Prairie
Recently I returned to Hayden Prairie State Preserve in north Iowa to see if the yellow Lady’s Slippers were in bloom yet. Fortunately[…]

Stalking Wildflowers in North Iowa – Part 1
Recently my quest to photograph spring flowers led me to two different locations in north Iowa. The first was in the Pinicon Alders[…]

Stalking Wildflowers in Southeast Minnesota – Part 1
With the advent of spring the wildflowers in southeast Minnesota have been in full bloom. I’ve been hiking in various locations in the[…]

Solargraphy – 2nd attempt
This is my second experimental attempt at the art of solargraphy. I went into more depth about what this process is about in[…]