Beauty Mountain Trail
Beauty Mountain Trail was hard to find. These directions reflect road signs (and lack of) when we were there in October 2018. Read More …
Secret Slot Canyon
We visited this slot canyon near Page AZ in June 2015. It is privately owned, offering tours that are not crowded like the better-known Antelope Canyon. Read More …
2015 Western Parks Vacation
In the summer of 2015, my daughter, her son, and I spent 18 days visiting National Parks and other scenic attractions in Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. We drove more than 2000 miles and I took more than 2000 photographs. Read More …
2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
The Philadelphia Flower Show is the longest-running and largest horticulture showcase in the world. The 2018 theme was “Wonders of Water,” which emphasized the life-sustaining role that water plays in tropical, temperate, and arid landscapes. The image above was a very large exhibit in the entrance foyer by Subaru, who was a major sponsor. There were Read More …
Layers Upon Layers
This photo of crumbling rock layers was taken in Letchworth State Park in New York. It is near where Wolf Creek flows into the Genesee River toward the southern end of the park, but north of the three water falls. Read More …
Upper Falls – Letchworth State Park
The Upper Falls of the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park is framed by a railroad bridge just upstream of the falls (more about the bridge below). (Please see Letchworth State Park for an overview of the park.) The Upper Falls is J-shaped, 70 feet high, roughly 300 feet wide, and faces east to northeast. A substantial Read More …
Middle Falls – Letchworth State Park
The Middle Falls of the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park is easily the largest and most spectacular of the three falls. (Please see Letchworth State Park for an overview of the park.) The Middle Falls is 107 feet high, about 285 feet wide, and faces the northeast. The water falls uninterrupted at the right side Read More …
Letchworth State Park
Early in May this year, we visited some of Beverly’s family in New York. While we were there, Beverly and I visited Letchworth State Park with her brother and his wife. This photo shows a typical view of the Genesee River gorge in the park. Letchworth State Park in western New York, known as the “Grand Read More …
Done Travelin’
Recently, I have been interested in photographing objects I identify as ‘Distressed’ (as in abandoned or forlorn – see Lonely Schoolhouse and Luxury Vacation Cabin, as examples) and this also fits that description. Early in May this year, we visited some of Beverly’s family in New York. While we were there, we saw this abandoned Read More …
Penns Creek from Penn’s View Overlook
By Laurie Some time ago, while sorting through a box of old photos, I found a photo of a mountain vista my father had taken. My mother had identified it on the back as “Penns Creek from Penns View – 8/5/39”. I have a list of vistas in Pennsylvania that I would like to see Read More …