Photography

I observed this ethereal sight hiking at dawn above the historic Mt. Hood  Timberline Lodge in Oregon where we were staying. This beautiful scene was, unfortunately, not morning fog and dew. It was toxic smoke from numerous wildfires in the Cascade Mountains. I was glad to be at higher altitude!

This view is from Mt. Michell, the highest altitude point in the U.S. east of the Mississippi River. The sfumato of the nearby greens blending into the blues at a distance is very unique. It is easy to see why they were named “Blue Ridge Mountains”.

The sun setting “under” the Mackinac Bridge, from our ferry boat in the Straits of Mackinac.

Jill and I kayaking in a sea cave in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior, off Wisconsin’s Bayfield Peninsula.

Jill and I had the good fortune to be in Death Valley in March during a rare “super bloom”. The vast valley floor full of yellow blooms was amazing!

A large “Laker” just leaving the Manitou Passage, with kayakers paddling in the foreground in Good Harbor Bay.

Blue moon over the Hancock/Houghton lift bridge.

Sunrise over the Hancock/Houghton lift bridge.

A very large woodchuck at our critter feeder table.

Black squirrel in autumn, with Lake Leelanau in background.