There has been a comet called Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the evening sky lately and I had never tried to photograph a comet before. So, on a clear-sky Sunday afternoon I went to the Warbler Vista section of the wildlife refuge for some hiking with the plan to end up at the sunset deck (which coincidentally faces… Read More A Comet from the Wildlife Refuge
I went out to Enchanted Rock last weekend hoping to get some inspiration for landscape photos. I have spent so much time editing photos from my trip in August that I haven’t really done much. I have also been patiently waiting for the September heat to let go, and in mid-October it is still here.… Read More Late Summer at Enchanted Rock
After icebergs we returned to the fjords in the north of Spitsbergen island. I woke up early, as usual, and went up on deck to see what there was to see. I could see land in the distance, but on the other side of the boat the sun was shining bright and there were seabirds… Read More A Return to the Fjords
On the second day of my Svalbard expedition, the ship sailed around the southern end of Spitsbergen Island and we had an opportunity for an excursion ashore for a hike. This also means that no polar bears were spotted or else they would never have let us go on shore. But I didn’t mind because… Read More Beautiful Gloominess
I went for a late afternoon hike at the wildlife refuge with no particular photographic aim in mind. After hearing all the birds and seeing the lizards scamper about, I decided to stop at the park benches and put my longest lens on the camera and walk around with that. I also wanted to take… Read More Lizards and Sunset on the Hiking Trail
I had the day off and woke up at 5:00 AM. Sunrise is at around 6:30 AM and according to the forecast it was going to be a partly cloudy morning before rain moved in later in the day. So, that left me enough time to get out to the wildlife refuge and hike up… Read More Gray Morning, Gray Photos
I have been trying to practice a little wildlife photography recently. And where I live, that pretty much means birds or deer. So, I walked around the refuge on a cloudy Sunday afternoon and hoped for a little light to make it through the clouds. I chose the Balcones Canyonlands Wildlife Refuge because at this… Read More Painted Bunting and Friends
We had a lot of rain last week and so this weekend I decided to go to Colorado Bend State Park and hike the waterfall trails. There are two waterfall areas on opposite ends of the park from each other and they are both spring fed. This part of Texas is underpinned by many caverns… Read More Waterfall Trails
We’ve had a rainy week and it occurred to me that the little waterfall at Inks Lake State Park might be flowing well. This waterfall is on spring creek, named such because it generally only has much water in it in the spring. Also, it was a very cloudy Saturday, which I thought might make… Read More Rain and Wildflowers
In planning for my trip to Saguaro National Park, I read hiking guides and looked at maps to plan a soft itinerary so I wouldn’t just show up and hike a random trail. For my first day at the west unit of the park, I planned a moderately strenuous and scenic hike up to Wasson… Read More A Hike to Wasson Peak
