Dungeness River cascades down from the mountains – Olympic National Forest. I remember the trip to get to this spot. Our niece who lives in Washington drove us up a long rocky, rutted road, where we stopped at a little remote parking lot. We then hiked up through the forest of tall trees and lush…
The rugged shoreline of Lake Superior where you find Rhyolite and Basalt volcanic rock (both composed primarily of silicate minerals) which formed during the Midcontinent Rift of the Mesoproterozoic Era (around 1.1 billion years ago), and most recently sculpted during the last ice age just 10 thousand years ago into its present form – Tettegouche…
Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area with Lake Wisconsin in the background – just one stop along the 1,000-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail. I was drawn to the misty sky the day I took this shot. It brought such a contrast of softness against the rocky cliffs. (Lodi, Wisconsin) ≡ Canon R5/RF24-240 83mm f/9 1/250sec…
Marquette Park and Lake Shore Drive on Mackinac Island with Lake Huron in the background . Note: Whether it’s spelled Mackinac, as in Island or Bridge, or Mackinaw, as in City, it’s pronounced the same way, with an “aw” at the end. As a teenager, I always remember this park as such a calming spot…
The Pacific Northwest offers both temperate oceanic rainforest and warm-summer Mediterranean climates, making for beautiful hiking areas, like the remote Lower Dungeness Trail along the Dungeness River – Olympic National Forest. I was drawn to the lush green foliage and the sense of mystery of what was around the corner as I stopped for this…
A little tranquility and simplicity… when chaotic events call for a pastoral scene what could be better than the view of Wisconsin farmland from Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area – Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Standing on the edge of the 200-foot cliff to take this picture, the scene in front of me seemed out…
A tradition since 1898, the oldest sailboat race in the United States arrives at Mackinac Island each mid-July. Racers celebrate after having just completed the 333-mile journey from Chicago. For the nearly 300 boats in the competition, the old Irish blessing seems appropriate, “May favorable winds be at your back”. (Mackinac Island, Michigan) ≡Canon R5/RF24-240…
The Baptism River makes its way through Minnesota’s north woods on its way to Lake Superior. High Falls Trail – Tettegouche State Park. In June 2024, a torrential rain dropped 6 to 8 inches across Minnesota’s North Shore, swelling the Baptism River by 23 feet. A foot bridge near this spot was wiped out, and…
Vessels of all sizes stream past Round Island Light, from small pleasure craft to Mackinac Island tourist ferries, to the mighty 1,000-foot lake freighters who need to pass by on their journey from Lake Michigan through the Straits of Mackinac on to Lake Superior. I took this shot from the upper deck of a Shepler’s…
As the sun sets on another day, the daysailer is safely on its station ready for an evening rest. I had to be patient to get this shot, balancing the shoreline’s soft silhouette which frames the scene with the timing of the sun sinking down through the clouds. I think the reflection in the calm…