Tag: landscape

I’ve found that renting a home, reconnecting with family, and exploring a new location is a wonderful way to spend a week of vacation. Here are a few photo

This cute little marina in Port Barrington, Ill., is a bit less inviting during the depths of winter. Shot March 7, 2021 on a Canon 6D at 170mm, f/8,

Today marks the end of our brief journey across northern Illinois as we visit Rockton. This village of approx. 7,800 people includes a small downtown area and a hydroelectric

I tend to showcase abandoned farms and farmhouses in my ongoing Abandoned Americana series. However, today we get images of a one-room schoolhouse in Ridott Township, Illinois. The plaque

South of Freeport lies Albertus Airport, which recently began hosting an annual airshow. Approaching from the south, I recognized the telltale signs of navigational aids and made a brief

Warnings on the exterior doors tell of asbestos and health hazards. Through these shattered windows. you can see a tree growing, metal tanks used for production, and lots of

Another vantage of the burnt-out dwelling.

This shell of a farmhouse outside Galena, Illinois, shows the strength of stonework across the passing years.

The rolling country of northwestern Illinois offers beautiful scenes of Americana, including this one just after a light snowfall.

Sunrise’s fading blush in the sky provides a warmth to this winter “farmscape.”

This view of the Skykomish River can be found on Route 2. Most people only catch a glimpse of the river and bridge. At least the guardrail gave me

When I was here, the river came up to the edge of the forest, with no bank at the water’s edge. The water flows past quickly and swirls back

Standing on the bridge in Index, Washington bestows this wonderful view of the north branch of the Skykomish River. Skykomish River, No. 1. May 22, 2023. Index, Washington.

An extended-shutter shot of Bitter Creek Falls. Bitter Creek Falls May 22, 2023. Snohomish County, Washington.

U.S. Route 2 runs through a beautiful pass in the Cascades, including this spot here in a big bend of the Skykomish River. Photos in this series will be

I recently had a few free hours at the end of the day while out in Seattle, so I took a drive east into the mountains. Here’s the first

A slightly different take from “Southern Falls“, which I published in 2018. This one has a bit of foliage framing. As you can see, I’ve now made it into

The beautiful Mendenhall Valley and the Mendenhall Glacier are rapidly changing. Looking at my photos from 2007 and those on Google Maps today reveal a very different front of

Working through the digital archives, here’s one from 2000 during a trip to Maine.

Coming around the bend, I found this tree overhanging the bank and nicely framing the view.