— As you drive U.S. Route 101 approaching the historic Lake Crescent Lodge, you will likely stop several times to admire the brilliant blue waters of Lake Crescent in Olympic NP. In some areas, you will see striking Madrones trees by the … Read More

Brushy Creek Lake near sunset time.… Read More

— What are the odds of seeing a gorge that was created in your lifetime? I don’t know how often that occurs. However, in 2002, the Canyon Lake Gorge was formed in a matter of days. It all started with … Read More

Near the border of Texas and Louisiana, Caddo Lake SP was formed by floodwaters because of a massive log jam on the Red River.… Read More

— I went back to some of my photos from our vacation last year and saw these very different shots taken at Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain NP. As I had mentioned in my previous entry for this location, we ended … Read More

— One of the advantages of being retired is the ability to get up and go at a moment’s notice with very little planning or no planning at all. This winter of 2020, I have been doing exactly that. Not … Read More

— Rocky Mountain NP is never short of beautiful lakes and mountains views. Some of these lake trails are super easy and even handicapped accessible. Sprague Lake is a very popular spot in the park and has plenty of places … Read More

— It is like a totally different world when you look at Dream Lake from the other end. As we were hiking back from Emerald Lake, the scenery we encountered at Rocky Mountain NP was entirely different. Hallett Peak and … Read More

— Emerald Lake is the last lake on the lakes’ trail in Rocky Mountain NP. If you have been following my hike, you will remember that at first we started at Bear Lake. From there we proceeded to Nymph Lake … Read More

— Continuing a hike on the lakes trail (as I call it), just past Nymph Lake (Rocky Mountain NP), you come up to this beautiful setting at Dream Lake a subalpine lake. The roundtrip hike to this location is only … Read More