Whether driving over or sailing under, either way it certainly fits the nickname Mighty Mac! Completed in 1958, the Mackinac Bridge connects Michigan’s lower and upper peninsulas and separates Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. I remember as a kid the first time I was sailing under the bridge. We had been sailing all night from…
The 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail where it traverses the North Carolina and Tennessee state line at Newfound Gap – Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On this day I was just standing at the edge of a parking lot. But it sure was tempting to close the car and begin the hike. Only 1,972 miles to Katahdin,…
Wouldn’t you just love to know the stories held within the walls of these rugged buildings? (Capulin, New Mexico) ≡Canon R5/RF24-240 198mm f/22 1/640sec iso-1250
Guiding mariners through Lake Michigan’s Manitou Passage, the current South Manitou Island lighthouse was built in 1871 – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. I’ve sailed many days on the waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and the lessons learned from these inland seas and the wise skippers who taught me so much about life…
A most unusual National Park as its focus is a set of historic buildings in the center of a small city – Hot Springs National Park. I really enjoyed the architecture here and could imagine the era when the country’s elite would come to town for medical rehabilitation. (Hot Springs, Arkansas) ≡Canon R5/RF24-240 100mm f/11…
A calm and sunny day along the west coast of Lake Superior, but this famous lighthouse guided mariners through gale and storm from 1910 to 1969 – Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. The melody of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” came to mind as I stood here, knowing that everything was so different the…
The Minnehaha Creek meanders from Lake Minnetonka to the Mississippi River. “Minne” comes from Minnesota’s first people, the Dakota, and means water. Very appropriate for the land of 10,000 lakes and many, many ponds, lakes, creeks and rivers. I am always amazed at how well the Twin Cities makes everyone feel close to nature and…