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Publish on July 17, 2020
 We went to West Virginia last October to view the autumn colors and several waterfalls.
Categories: Autumn Colors, National/State Park, Panorama, Scenes And Vistas, Waterfall
Tags: Albert Falls, Blackwater Canyon Trail, Blackwater Falls State Park, Douglas Falls
Publish on June 27, 2020
 We went to the Canaan Valley area of West Virginia last October to see several waterfalls and view the autumn colors.
Categories: Autumn Colors, National/State Park, Panorama, Scenes And Vistas, Waterfall
Tags: Blackwater Falls, Blackwater Falls State Park, Lindy Point
Publish on May 25, 2020
 There hasn't been any activity on our blog since November 2019 but we're back!
Categories: Sunrises & Sunsets, Uncategorized
Tags: Blinspirations, Broadway, Sunrise, Virginia
Publish on November 25, 2019
 We found Black Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars growing on herb plants outside our sunroom and brought some inside to watch them.
Categories: Macro, Wildlife
Tags: Black Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar, Macro
Publish on September 22, 2019
 Mesa Verde National Park was established to preserve and interpret the archeological heritage of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years.
Categories: Architectural, National/State Park
Tags: Cliff Dwellings, Colorado, Cortez, Mesa Verde National Park
Publish on August 26, 2019
 At the Big Level Wind Project in northern Potter County, PA we watched the wind turbines being assembled.
Categories: Architectural, Conservation
Tags: Big Level Wind Project, Crane, Pennsylvania, Potter County, Wind Turbine
Publish on August 21, 2019
 Glen Canyon Dam is a concrete dam on the Colorado River near Page, Arizona used to provide water and power to the southwest states.
Categories: Architectural, Panorama
Tags: Arizona, Carl B. Hayden Visitor Center, Glen Canyon Bridge, Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, Page
Publish on August 16, 2019
 Beauty Mountain is an unbroken stretch of sandstone cliffs running along the rim of the New River Gorge, east of Fayetteville, West Virginia.
Categories: Geological, National/State Park, Scenes And Vistas
Tags: Beauty Mountain, Fayetteville, New River Gorge, New River National River, West Virginia
Publish on July 27, 2019
 This faded sign along the highway in North Shore, CA has promoted two business which are no longer in existence.
Categories: Distressed, Geological
Tags: California, North Shore, Salton Sea
Publish on July 22, 2019
 Salvation Mountain is a monument to "God is Love" in Niland, CA, just east of the Salton Sea. The current mountain is made with adobe clay and straw and covered with paint
Categories: Architectural
Tags: California, God Is Love, Niland, Salvation Mountain, Slab City
Publish on July 18, 2019
 Last month we photographed Rehoboth Mennonite Church near Schuyler, VA. The front of this church is completely covered with ivy and is very impressive to see.
Categories: Architectural
Tags: Gothic Church, Ivy Covered Church, Rehoboth Mennonite Church
Publish on July 14, 2019
 We spent a relaxing morning enjoying a float trip on the Colorado River in the Glen Canyon which included wildlife and petroglyphs.
Categories: Architectural, Geological, Wildlife
Tags: Arizona, AZ, Blue Heron, Float Trip, Glen Canyon, Petroglyphs
Publish on July 10, 2019
 By Laurie Note: This post is one of a series about my 2015 Western Parks vacation with my daughter and grandson. For our itinerary with links to other posts and an overview of this trip, please see 2015 Western Parks Vacation. Monument Valley has been featured in many western films since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films (including Stagecoach and Rio Grande) and in the words…
Categories: Geological, Panorama
Tags: Arizona, AZ, Monument Valley, Sandstone Buttes
Publish on July 05, 2019
 Earlier this week we had an evening rainstorm which produced a large double rainbow. This is a collection of some rainbow photos from the past few years.
Categories: Panorama, Rainbow
Tags: Double Rainbow, Rainbow
Publish on June 24, 2019
 The Trail Ride began at the Durango & Silverton Railroad stop at Elk Park and ended near Silverton.
Categories: Geological, Scenes And Vistas
Tags: CO, Colorado, Durango & Silverton, Horseback, Trail Ride
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