Below you will find some of the photos I’ve taken, most of them while on my first See-the-USA-in-an-RV trip in 2014 and 2015. I have RVed cross country and more since then, but as of this moment in May of 2020 I haven’t placed photos from those later travels into galleries. Instead, they are scattered across the pages of this blog.
In the gallery below photo are not in any particular order but they should all be captioned. With the proviso that things don’t always behave the same way in the mobile version, when you click on one it will enlarge. You’ll see arrows at right and left enabling you to go to the next or previous photo. In the extreme upper left corner you’ll see a small X which when clicked will close the enlarged view and return you here. You’ll also see some meta data telling you which camera and aperture I used. Plus, there’s a comment box where you can tell me how awesome you think a photo is 😉 or ask questions about it.
Know that some of my photos are enhanced. Not all of them are meant to accurately represent what my eyes saw. Some are adjusted to simulate the impact I experienced at the original scene. In others I take artistic license.
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This view shows an unnamed bridge that crosses the Mississippi from Vidalia, LA to Natchez, MS. Here, we look toward Natchez at sunset.
St Loius Church at Andrew Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA
One of the vintage planes at the air museum in Galveston, TX. In this case a WW II bomber.
Oaks (I think) at Yegua Creek Campground
Ceiling: Iowa State Capitol Building
Interior View: Iowa State Capitol Building
Interior View: Iowa State Capitol Building
This shot of the inside of the Iowa State Capitol building dome is a little off center because I didn’t want to lay down on the floor
Spiral staircase in the library of the Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines
Balustrade , Iowa State Capitol building
I had a wonderful walk to Nine Eagles lake from the RV campground and shot this along the way. It’s been altered on the computer in order to give it a dream-like quality.
Sunset at Clear Lake Iowa
PeeWee at Beartooth Scenic Bypass overlook
View from McClure Pass
This was taken at Cut Foot Sioux Lake, MN, late September 2014.
Some of the glass by Dale Chihuly that was on display at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AR.
The lower portion of Mystic Falls in Yellowstone
Detail view of a thermal stream in Yellowstone
Some of the water and its surroundings have the most beautiful shapes and colors such as this thermal pool in Yellowstone
Microbes growing in the thermal streams in Yellowstone create amazing colors and patterns
I visited Yellowstone Falls on a mostly cloudy day but saw a patch of sun coming toward it. I waited a few minutes and when the sun hit the water I shot.
When I was at Bridge Bay campground in Yellowstone a couple of bison were hanging around pretty much all the time. One morning I heard what sounded like someone pulling up grass outside my window, but when I looked I discovered it wasn’t a person… not unless he had a really good bison costume!
Bison jaywalking. They are just so inconsiderate!
This is a view of the Grand Tetons in the morning from route 287 outside the park
Double Rainbow at Atherton Creek
Look everyone! It’s PeeWee! He’s in Grand Teton National park, Wyoming. Hi PeeWee!
Sunset at Atherton Creek
PeeWee in Yankee Boy Basin… I’m coming PeeWee…
Crawford Reservoir
Popo Agie Falls
Popo Agie Falls, Sinks Canyon, WY
Mountain View Campground outside Lander, Wyoming has a lot of country color. Is this swing set safe for your kids? I don’t know.
Yours truly along the Medicine Bow Peak trail in the Snowy Range outside of Centennial, WY
This is Fish Creek Falls outside of Steamboat Springs, CO. You can tell the falls are low by the dark stained rock on either side which must be covered with water when the falls are full.
Me along Onahu Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park. I fell in the creek while making this picture! Can you tell my right sleeve and pants leg are wet?
Red Mountain #1 outside of Ouray, CO
A view along the Fremont Trail in Capitol Reef
Sometimes the back is as good as the front, or even better. This is a wild sunflower which I photographed outside of Gothic, CO. This image is copyrighted property and may be used only as specified: Feel free to use this photo on your personal devices for personal, private, non business uses. If you wish to share this photo or others I may post please do so only by using any Share buttons that may be available on the page or by providing the page URL to those with whom you wish to share. Thank you.
Ironton was a mining town which is now a ghost town. It’s 8 miles outside of Ouray, CO
Glacier Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park
Onahu Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park
Maroon Bells outside of Aspen, Colorado. The most photographed mountains ever?
Wildflowers near Rabbit Ears Pass. A short drive and hike from Meadows Campground. This image is copyrighted property and may be used only as specified: Feel free to use this photo on your personal devices for personal, private, non business uses. If you wish to share this photo or others I may post please do so only by using any Share buttons that may be available on the page or by providing the page URL to those with whom you wish to share. Thank you.
Yankee Boy Basin, Ouray, CO
Little Molas Lake at Sunrise
Durango-Silverton Railroad. Ride first class in the Silver Vista car if at all possible!!!
The steam engines that pull the Durango-Silverton railroad were built in the 1800s!
Double rainbow above Molas Lake… easily the most bright and intensely colored rainbow I’ve seen in my life
Little Molas Lake at Sunset, Silverton, Colorado
Angel’s Landing towers nearly1500′ above the canyon floor
Hiking The Narrows in Zion
In The Narrows of Zion Canyon
Looking south down Zion Canyon from Angel’s Landing
View From Blue Lakes Pass Above Yankee Boy Basin
Contrasts in “Quiet Canyon”
Capitol Reef Scenic Drive
In “Quiet Canyon”
Abstract in nature. An arch in in process of forming has stains created by dripping water.
Distant storm at sunset
Sunset at camp
It’s hard to take a bad picture in Bryce, but it’s harder to take a good one!
Another one of my photos of Bryce
Bryce Canyon National Park
Buckskin Gulch Slot Canyon
Patterns in the sandstone wall of Buckskin Gulch.
Selfie at Buckskin Gulch
Buckskin Gulch Slot Canyon
View along the White Domes hike, Valley of Fire, Nevada
RV campground in Valley of Fire, NV
Contrasts in the Valley of Fire. One of my favorite photos.
The day before I took this photo it rained all day and all night long. The day I took this photo it was windy and gray until just before sunset
Wildflower in Yankee Boy Basin. This image is copyrighted property and may be used only as specified: Feel free to use this photo on your personal devices for personal, private, non business uses. If you wish to share this photo or others I may post please do so only by using any Share buttons that may be available on the page or by providing the page URL to those with whom you wish to share. Thank you.
Some of the glass by Dale Chihuly that was on display at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AR.
Some of the glass by Dale Chihuly that was on display at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AR.
Inside St. Mary’s Basilica in Natchez, MS.
Voodoo cultural center in the French Quarter, New Orleans.
I’m not sure I’ve seen this before… a staircase that leads into a lake.
Brocolli Romanesco. Yep, this is an edible kind of brocolli and I found it at the supermarket! Fractals anyone? The cones are arranged in spirals, each one is made of of smaller cones arranged in spirals which is made of even smaller cones arranged in spirals. Cool, huh? This image is copyrighted property and may be used only as specified: Feel free to use this photo on your personal devices for personal, private, non business uses. If you wish to share this photo or others I may post please do so only by using any Share buttons that may be available on the page or by providing the page URL to those with whom you wish to share. Thank you.
At first I thought the leucadendron might be related to the rhododendron, but it turns out that dendron means large shrub or tree and the two are not related. The little black squiggles arranged in spirals at the center are the flowers. Leucadendrons are native to South Africa. This image is copyrighted property and may be used only as specified: Feel free to use this photo on your personal devices for personal, private, non business uses. If you wish to share this photo or others I may post please do so only by using any Share buttons that may be available on the page or by providing the page URL to those with whom you wish to share. Thank you.
I always feel like this flower is looking back at me! Haha. Man, that’s one hairy eyeball… ewww. Actually I really like anemones. I’ve shot them in a number of colors and varieties. In this shot you can see the anthers nearest the center have not yet pollenated. Soon they will be covered in blue pollen like the others.
Side lighting brings out the textures of the petals of this dahlia and focus stacking makes it possible for all of them to be in focus. This image is copyrighted property and may be used only as specified: Feel free to use this photo on your personal devices for personal, private, non business uses. If you wish to share this photo or others I may post please do so only by using any Share buttons that may be available on the page or by providing the page URL to those with whom you wish to share. Thank you.
Captured at the very last moment before the sun ducked behind some clouds on the horizon. The sand is quite white but the red color of the late afternoon soon makes it pinkish here and I really liked its delicate tones set against those of the red grasses and pale blue sky. Other than adjusting the brightness of the image down somewhat no alterations have been made.
I was in photographer’s heaven at White Sands National Monument. My friend Tim and I accidentally walked into an area that was off limits. Before the park rangers came and booted us out we managed to get off a few shots. This area had plants and zero footprints except those from birds and animals. Almost everywhere else we went was littered with human footprints, people, had little if any plant life, and was thus uninteresting.
White Sands National Monument
View along the Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend Nat’l Park, TX. This hike is about 4.8 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 1,100′. There are wonderful views along the way and it runs through habitat much different than desert below.
I loved the rich red colors of this butte near Catalon in Big Bend National Park, especially set against the rich blue of the sky with its beautiful white clouds.
I came across this one tree seemingly growing out of the rock at the top of the mountain while hiking the Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend National Park.
Marathon, Texas once saw a steam train pass through when back in the late 1800s the Southern Pacific built a line through the town. It would stop here to take on water for the boiler. This is the pedestal or base upon which the water tower rested. It’s all that remains.
Capitol Building, Austin Texas: looking down from the 4th floor.
Capitol Building, Austin Texas
Capitol Building, Austin Texas
The sky and water on fire. Sunset over San Francisco Bay and Mt. Tamalpais.
Sunset, San Francisco Bay & Mt. Tam
Sunset, San Francisco Bay & Mt. Tam
A young couple enjoy each other’s company along the shore of Lake Waramaug, CT.
Lower Doyles River Falls, Shenandoah National Park, VA
Hiking to this overlook isn’t really difficult. There’s a bit of a climb at first but it’s not bad. Taken along the Plunge trail. Stay right at the fork.
This view shows the entirety of Crabtree Falls.
Crabtree Falls. I don’t know if that’s a crab tree!
This is a portion of a sculpture at the city center of Charlotte. It’s representative of what you would see from directly above the city. The square in the middle is the city center where the sculpture is located. I enhanced the image by raising the color saturation quite a bit.
I took a walking tour in the downtown area of Charlotte and snapped this along the way.
This is a corner of one of the picnic shelters at Andrew Jackson State Park.
Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC. You can easily spend a day here. Besides the gardens there is a butterfly house, a small zoo, and lots of sculpture throughout the gardens.
Arch: Brookgreen Gardens
Floutist: Brookgreen Gardens
Live Oak: Brookgreen Gardens
Cypress and reflections, Okefenokee Swamp, GA
I was amused when we came to this junction of waterways in the swamp: note the “street signs” on the left. Look carefully and you’ll also see the eyes and snout of a gator guarding the entry to the side street!
I guess you could say this gator was chillin’ even though he was warmin’ in the sun. He didn’t seem to mind our presence… I mean he didn’t eat any of us or anything like that.
Staircase: Tennessee Capitol Building
Sunset at Imperial Dam LTVA
Here, I kept the shutter open only momentarily capturing a small part of the rocket’s stars.
I cropped this image from a larger one placing the white spot of an exploding rocket near one of the “power points” of the frame. Have you heard of the rule of thirds?
The fireworks this year had some rockets with streamers that zig-zagged in unpredictable ways. I caught one of them here along the the purple trails possibly remaining from a previous shell.
For this shot I opened the shutter after a single rocket was launched and just before it exploded. Then I closed the shutter a few moments after the white streamers appeared.
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