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I sketched the Quincy smelter ruins from the top of a slag pile directly across the railroad tracks, soon after construction began on saving the historic site from demolition. Some of Jill’s Keweenaw Peninsula family members were involved in the copper mining industry.

My favorite tree in the Tahoe area is near the Lake Tahoe shore on the way to Emerald Bay. I sketched in a steeply reclined position so that I could capture the soaring height and incredible girth of the double trunk ancient cedar, which has survived untold numbers of forest fires.

I sketched Lake Tahoe’s magnificent Emerald Bay from a rock outcropping. The boats coming into the bay and circling the island seemed like part of a choreographed dance.

This is the most zoomorphic rock formation I have ever sketched. It is not huge, but is probably a bit larger than the extinct woolly mammoths of the Pleistocene era.

It was great fun sketching Anish Kapoor’s “Bean” in Chicago’s Millennium Park. I think it is a beautiful piece, and one of the most engaging and joyful public sculptures in the world.

The huge rounded boulders of Sand Harbor, on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, look like they were piled up by giants. The water is crystal clear amongst the rockpiles.

The venerable lift bridge connnects Hancock and Houghton, Michigan. The Quincy Mine ruins appear on the bluff behind.

This steam locomotive once hauled copper ore from the Quincy Mine.

This unique Scandinavian inspired castle lies on the shore of Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe. A chipmunk kept trying to climb into my pants pockets as I sketched, looking for a snack.

Bodie, California is the largest and spookiest ghost town I have ever seen. It was really windy, near freezing, with snow flurries as I sketched at the 9,000 foot elevation. I froze my butt, but it was well worth it.