Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
I had enjoyed my survey of The Badlands but it was time to keep pressing westward. Since it was now Monday I figured some of the more heavily-visited tourist spots should be more easily accessible. I made my way into Keystone, South Dakota and stopped at a classic U.S. road-trip destination: Mount Rushmore National Memorial. … Read more
Woke up freezing in my tent. Either the wind chills got very low or my 20 degree bag isn’t quite up to par, but will make due for now. Wind died early morning and gave way to a lone coyote howling in the distance. Camp stove and pot work well and the freezer bag cooking … Read more
Made it to the Badlands in South Dakota. Once I crossed the Missouri River it was a white-knuckle drive due to 40mph sustained winds today with stronger gusts. Watched the terrain go from flat, boring corn fields to rolling grass hills with sunflower fields and hundreds of free-grazing cattle. Then the rock formations appeared and … Read more
Visited my family in Las Cruces, New Mexico back in October 2011 and had a blast! Here are some photos of our adventures for your enjoyment. Will update the captions and such at some point in the future if I get the time! White Sands National Monument Prehistoric Trackways National Monument National Solar Observatory/ Sacramento … Read more
Old photos from a 2009 visit to Chapel Falls in Shingleton/Munising, Michigan U.P. Lat = 46.5164795 , Long = -86.4783249 — Show at Google Maps
Old photos from a 2009 visit to Chapel Falls in Melstrand(?), Michigan U.P. Easy to access via the Chapel Rock Trail. Main falls view. It’s a very tall and powerful falls, definitely worth the hike. I believe this is above the main falls, notice there are several smaller drops but overall a large descent. Lat … Read more
Old photos from a 2009 visit to Miners Castle in Munising, Michigan U.P. Lat = 46.4954834 , Long = -86.5512848 — Show at Google Maps
Old photos from a 2009 visit to Miners Beach / Elliot Falls in Shingleton/Munising, Michigan U.P. Lat = 46.4990997 , Long = -86.5320511 — Show at Google Maps
Old photos from a 2009 visit to Miners Falls in Munising, Michigan U.P. Lat = 46.4747467 , Long = -86.5315857 — Show at Google Maps
Old photos from a 2009 visit to Grand Sable Dunes in Grand Marais, Michigan U.P. Lat = 46.6651230 , Long = -86.0184860 — Show at Google Maps