Early Autumn at Oberg Lake

On my way home from Duluth yesterday I stopped and hiked the Oberg Mountain trail to see how the fall colors were doing.  Things were still pretty green.  Not a whole lot of color yet but even so the view was still spectacular as always!  

Tule Elk, Foggy Day at Point Reyes

During our visit to Point Reyes National Seashore in California we did some hiking on the Tomales Point Trail.  As we were hiking we could hear the Tule Elk bugling all around us, but we couldn't see them or the ocean because of the thick fog. Several times when we heard the Elk calling we stopped to see if we could catch a glimpse of them.  Time and time again we were foiled by the fog.  On the return to our car we heard a call that sounded VERY close. We stopped once again to try and catch a glimpse.  The fog was blowing very quickly from right to left across the meadow in front of us.  

As we stared into the white nothingness Jessica exclaimed "I think I just saw him!"  After a few more moments the fog cleared just enough and I saw his silhouette as well.  It was extremely difficult to get the camera to focus on the elk in such challenging conditions but after looking into the foggy field for about 10 minutes I did manage to come away with several interesting photos. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed making them!

Tule Elk at Point Reyes

I just returned from a trip to California where Jessica and I took some vacation time and did some exploring north of San Francisco.  On the first day of the trip we visited Point Reyes National Seashore, which has a resident population of Tule Elk.  As we were driving out to one of the trailheads in the park we came over a rise and there was a big, beautiful bull elk standing right close to the road!  A few cows were in the distance and I got some great shots of all of them.  It sure was a great way to start the day at Point Reyes!

Aurora Waves over Hollow Rock

From the night of June 22, 2015.  Probably the single best night of northern lights that I've ever seen. The lights easily filled 70 to 80 percent of the sky that night.  The view here is actually looking south/southeast, which gives you an idea of how strong the lights were.  Usually the best views of them are looking to the north, but on this night they were everywhere.  Simply unforgettable. 

Esther Lake Milky Way

An awesome night of viewing the Milky Way over Esther Lake in Grand Portage State Forest, Minnesota.  I never tire of being out on nights like this!

Happiness is a sunset bike ride

Happiness is a sunset bike ride :-)

The leaves they are a-changin'

Autumn will soon be here in all its glory!  The signs are out there... and they sure are beautiful!