August 28th, of 2020, I crossed the Indiana – Michigan border to spend the next month traveling up the west coast of Michigan and the northern coast of the upper peninsula of Michigan. These are the photos of the lighthouses, waterfalls, and freighters, of the Great Lakes.
When I started my last post looking back at all the door photos I’ve taken over the years, I was surprised that I hadn’t posted anything since arriving back in Raleigh last October after a couple years out west! Since that time, I’ve been to Florida and back and to West Virginia and back. I …
I have long had an attraction to doors and windows as a subject matter. I thought it was time to pull some old photos out from my original inspiration and follow with some newer photos that I have taken through the years. It is interesting to me to see themes and groups appear but trying …
In downtown Wall, South Dakota, The thing I liked the most was the grain elevator at the end of the street. I was not impressed enough with Wall Drugs to even take a photo. it’s just an over hyped, over priced shopping destination. I stopped into Mitchell, South Dakota to see the famous Corn Palace. …
I took a drive south from Wall, SD where I was staying to spend the day in the Badlands National Park. I saw this bison walking down the road but he was some distance away so I was not concerned. In my haste to get out of the car, I left the driver side door …
I spent the day driving through Custer State Park and visiting the Crazy Horse Memorial. I took all of the Bison photos from the car unlike some of the tourist who were out of their cars and standing no more than 20 or 30 feet away.
I rode the 1880 train from Hill City to Keystone in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I didn’t take any photos on the train but shot lots of video later. I will add a link to the final video in a couple days. The engine you see here can pull 7 cars up the …
I left Devils Tower for Sturgis, SD. Even though the big annual motorcycle rally was over, I thought it would be fun to see the area so I have a better idea of where to stay and what to see if I come back for the rally someday. The metal sculptures are in front of …
While I was in Cody, WY, I took a drive on the Beartooth Hwy. which is part of the northeast entrance to Yellowstone. It runs from Red Lodge in Montana to Yellowstone in Wyoming. Leaving Red Lodge, Montana to return to Cody, Wyoming by a different route through Bearcreek, I passed the Smith Mine Disaster …
Before leaving Glacier NP for Yellowstone, I went to see the Hungry Horse Dam on Montana’s Flathead River. The local residents are very proud of the dam and 30 mile long reservoir which creates a recreation mecca for camping, fishing, and boating. I spent the night at Lake Alva Forest Service Campground on the first …