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[…]

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

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

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

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

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

With the advent of spring the wildflowers in southeast Minnesota have been in full bloom. I’ve been hiking in various locations in the[…]