Mountain Trees
Mountain aspen grow tall and straight, pushing leaves out of the valley to the sun. This picture mixes strong vertical lines with just enough chaos to make it interesting.
Tallest Falls
This is Big Manitou Falls at Pattison State Park in Wisconsin, the tallest waterfall in the state at 165 feet high. The views of these falls are always amazing, but getting the right lighting for photography is difficult.
polite rodent
I like to think this guy is asking politely for peanuts. Fact is, he knows full well they are coming.
Columbia River View
This view was on a trail built up the outside of a vertical rock outcropping, which was worth it for the amazing view, but nerve wracking given my fear of heights. The whole landscape around the Columbia River is stunning, especially with the bright spring greens.
Mask
Fresh sidewalk paint, in rain, with the mask of a chain. I don’t know why. But it looks cool.
Plum Blossoms
This plum tree was completely covered in blossoms this spring, but this branch caught my eye because the cluster at the end of the branch was almost shaped like a pineapple.
Spring Water
Blue Hole spring in the Devil’s Backbone wilderness, MO. The water truly is blue, offset by changing leaves of early fall.
Roiling Storm
These dramatic clouds are the result of an approaching storm a few weeks ago, something I always enjoy watching.
Smooth as Sandstone
Lost Creek Wilderness is largely covered in granite from the Pikes Peak batholith, a unique pink rock largely made of feldspar. This composition makes it easily weathered like sandstone, and many of the shapes are reminiscent of regions with sedimentary rocks.
Spring Cascade
Spring in northern Wisconsin always brings high water from snow melt and rain, which provides spectacular sights at local waterfalls and rivers. This spring certainly delivered with cold nights providing an icy fringe to the water.