August – September 2026

Images from the rest of August and first part of September after returning from my trip to the pacific northwest. I visited Providence Canyon State Park for the first time over Labor Day weekend, but otherwise stayed home.

Oregon and Mount Rainier, 2026

I spent a couple weeks in the pacific northwest in late July and early August. The first set of images is from hikes in Oregon as I visited my cousin in Eugene, OR, We first hike the Hobbit Trail from the highway to beach…

Smith Mountain Lake, July 2026

I drove up the house on Grindstone Lane to visit family for a couple of days. We had a number of rain bands move through, and so I had to find images when I could. I was fortunate to get a very nice image…

First half of July 2026

Some images, sunrises and a trip to one of our local botanical gardens.

Late June 2026

A few from the last couple weeks in the month. I got up for many sunrises; I hiked some, and I made my annual trip to Gibbs Gardens to see the waterlilies. Nothing really unusual or difficult photographically, just a lot of pretty scenes….

Mid-June 2026

Back home for a couple of months after my travels. So back to my routine of watching the sunrise at Lake Lanier and walking my miles while I’m there.

Monterey, CA in June 2026

I travelled to Monterey to attend Addy’s graduation from high school. While I was there, I wandered around the area to see what I might find to photograph. I spent an inordinate amount of time a various spots photographing the surf, but few of…

Late May 2026

A few from between trips out of town for graduations. A couple of very nice sunrises after several days of rain and flowers from various places.

A trip to MN in May 2026

Shortly after returning from NC, I flew to St. Paul/Minneapolis to attend Gabby’s college graduation and to visit family. I had a great time. I spent a couple hours one morning on the Hogback Ridge Trail from the Old Cedar Ave Bridge trailhead. A…

A trip to NC in May 2026

I drove to Gorges State Park in North Carolina since I had never been there before. Then I went on to Brevard to visit friends and take pictures. That’s what I do in Brevard. I stayed overnight and got up early to watch the…