This post covers a trip on which I first explored a national park and then undertook a historical scavenger hunt. Feel free to accompany me on one or both of my adventures. The photo to the left is a cypress “swamp” view from Congaree National Park. Clicking on the images in this post will enlarge […]
Category: Photography
Adventuring FAR, FAR Off The Beaten Path
Madagascar Wildlife-Part 1. I will admit it…I have a long standing, terrible obsession with lemurs! I had the opportunity to complete the #1 item on my bucket list by spending 19 days in amazing Madagascar, experiencing the country and photographing its unique wildlife, especially the lemurs. This post will set the scene, focusing on the […]
Wildlife of the Tongass
Alaska’s Inside Passage. Part 2. I recently went in search of photogenic wildlife in the Tongass National Forest of southeastern Alaska. Part 1 covered the trip’s scenery. This post will focus on the wildlife we encountered. Clicking on the images in this post will enlarge them for a better viewing experience. Tongass National Forest, the […]
Cruising the Tongass
Alaska’s Inside Passage. Part 1. I recently went in search of photogenic wildlife in the Tongass National Forest of southeastern Alaska. This post will focus on the ruggedly beautiful landscape scenery of Alaska’s Inside Passage. Clicking on the images in this post will enlarge them for a better viewing experience. Tongass National Forest, the nation’s […]
The Elusive Quetzal Quest
Costa Rican Wildlife – Part 3 This post will focus on some of the beautiful birds I photographed in the Costa Rican highland cloud forest. I encourage you to click on the images and graphics in this post to enlarge them for a better, more detailed viewing experience. After four days on the tropical Osa […]
Of Lizards, Frogs, and Birds
Costa Rican Wildlife – Part 2 This post will focus on some of the reptile, amphibian, and bird life that I encountered on the Osa Peninsula. I encourage you to click on the images in this post to enlarge them for a better, more detailed viewing experience. Although we saw reptiles, amphibians and birds everywhere […]
Of Bears and Sea Otters
Alaska possesses more than half of America’s national park lands with 17 national park units, 8 of which are designated national parks (green on the map), and 16 national wildlife refuges. I had only spent time in one of them, Denali, until I had the opportunity to visit both Kenai Fjords and Lake Clark National […]
A Tale of Two Caves
During a trip to South Dakota last summer, I had the opportunity to visit two National Park Service (NPS) units that each have a cave as the primary feature. While Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument are separated by only 30 miles, to a visitor’s eye, the caves are very different. Jewel […]
Death Valley National Park- a Beautiful Desert
The name Death Valley conjurers up visions of a hot, dry, arid, ugly and lifeless place for most people. It is indeed the hottest, driest, and contains the lowest elevation point in the U.S. Death Valley National Park is located in the Mojave Desert. During the summer months, the temperature is frequently 120 oF (49 […]
Easy to Reach Waterfalls Near Mt. Shasta
There are four beautiful and easy to see waterfalls in the Mt. Shasta region of northern California that can be visited in a single day. Three are on the upper section of the McCloud River in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and the fourth is in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. The McCloud River waterfalls and […]