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
The next leg of my spring hiking trip had me at Saguaro National Park near Tucson Arizona. Saguaro National Park is divided into two units, the East and the West with the city of Tucson in between. Both units of the park boast miles of hiking trails through mountains and cactus forests so I was… Read More Saguaro National Park – East
After spending the morning at White Sands, I wanted to do some trail hiking. Not far from the national park is a recreation area called Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces. The Organ mountains were apparently named such long ago due to the peaks resemblance to organ pipes. The area was proclaimed a… Read More Day Hike at Organ Mountains
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