It dawned on me last night, assuming that dawn can happen at night, that I have a difficult time not going out to photograph the moon, especially the full moon. Some people like babies, some people like cats, I've just…
When you drive into Williams, Arizona, you can't help but notice that you're on Historic US Highway 66, or, as it's better known, "Route 66." This highway officially began in 1926 when the Bureau of Public Roads launched the nation’s…
While digging through some old photos, I came across a picture of a bridge. It's the Astoria–Megler Bridge, which crosses the Columbia River and connects the states of Oregon and Washington. We crossed it quite a few times in our…
I enjoy winter, I really do. But by March I'm ready for spring. After all, that's when the calendar says it's supposed to arrive. Unfortunately, March in Wisconsin is a crazy month. It can be 75 degrees and sunny one…
It's been a drab, dreary, almost snowless winter. My camera keeps asking me to take it for a walk and I keep ignoring it. But, I finally decided to get out and go for a walk in a garden. That…
I enjoy participating in photo exhibits where I get a chance to share some of my images with family, friends and others. These might be group exhibits where I join other photographers to show photos of our choice. Some group…
My wife and I lived in Portland, Oregon, for twenty-five years and often made day trips to Timberline Lodge. The Lodge is about 60 miles southeast of Portland and sits at an elevation of 5,960 feet on the south side…
From the Mackinac Bridge we headed south through the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Staying close to the Lake Michigan shore we eventually reached Empire, Michigan, near the entrance to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. One of only three National Lakeshores,…
St. Ignace, Michigan, sits on the north side of the Straits of Mackinac. On the south side of the Straits, across the Mackinac Bridge, is a town named Mackinaw City. I'm sure I'm not the first tourist to ponder pronunciation,…