Showing posts with label pic of the day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pic of the day. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Pic of the Day (Belated)
That's me with Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Awards at his winery in Sonoma. A little bit of a departure from my usual shot of the day, but it was pretty cool to see!
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Pic of the Day
Looking downstream into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, near Montrose, Co. View one from the rim and view two from the river.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Pic of the Day
Had a great day in the mountains today. Went for a hike at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. This is a view of the Florissant Valley from one of the trails.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Pic of the Day
I didn't take too many snaps on my phone today, so the pickings are slim, but here is a shot of the Wyoming State Capitol.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Pic of the Day
Love the cool rock formations, the blue sky, the white puffy clouds,and the deep green of the evergreens. This formation is called the Needle's Eye.
Pic of the Day
Belated, because my campground last night had no service.
This is the door to the 30-foot underground missile launch center in South Dakota. Really interesting place (and a pretty funny painting, too).
Monday, June 24, 2013
Pic of the Day
From the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Really great little museum.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Pic of the Day
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Pics of the Day(s): July 23-26
July 23, 2011- I've totally given up on one photo per day-it's definitely two now! This first shot is the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, AZ. So beautiful. The second is the watch tower at Desert View in Grand Canyon National Park.
July 24- Two shots from the Grand Canyon. The first was taken at Yavapai Point in the morning and the second is a sunset shot from Pima Point on the Hermit's Rest road.
July 25-Kind of a random day today. Drove through Lake Havasu City in Arizona to see the London Bridge. No joke. Some zillionaire guy actually bought the bridge, had it dismantled, shipped across the Atlantic and reassembled in the desert. The other shot is a Joshua tree, which I've been obsessed with seeing in person since the U2 album came out.
July 26- Sunset over Huntington Beach, CA, where I enjoyed a yummy dinner from the deli at Bristol Farms and a cupcake from the famous (well, if you watch Food Network anyway) Sprinkles.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Pics of the Day: July 20-22
July 21-This is Cliff Palace, one of the largest cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. Ancestral Puebloans (also called Anasazi) lived here from about 1200-1300 AD.
July 22- The first picture is from Newspaper Rock at Petrified Forest National Park. These are petroglyphs left by the ancient Puebloans of the Puerco Pueblo. It is so amazing that they survive in such detail after all this time. The second shot of my foot may not look like much, but it's actually me standing in Colorado, Arizona, Utah & New Mexico all at the same time, at the Four Corners Monument on the Navajo Nation lands.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Pics of the Day(s) July 14-July 19
July 14- Mama moose & calf along Soda Butte creek in the northeastern corner of Yellowstone.
July 15- The grand canyon of the Yellowstone River, near sunset, as seen from Artists' Point. One of my favorite painters, Thomas Moran, has an amazing work of this image.
July 16- The first shot is of a baby elk nursing on his mama, taken near along the Madison River near the west entrance of Yellowstone. When I pulled over, this mama had been on the other side of the road near the river, while the baby was with a bunch of other elk. Then the baby started howling, so the mom came across the road (out of nowhere, right in front of me-I hadn't even known she was there because she was down an embankment) and waded across the river to get to the baby, who ran for his mama and latched on right away. The second shot is of Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin area of the park. The color changes and brilliance are amazing, making this my favorite thermal feature.
July 17-Grand Teton National Park is absolutely beautiful. As gorgeous as the Tetons look in pictures, they are even more impressive in person. I kinda wanted to stay there and stare at them for the rest of my life. This first shot is a reflection of Mt. Moran in an oxbow lake of the Snake River. The second shot is of some wildflowers, taken from near the top of Signal Mountain. It amazes me how, even in such extreme climates, things will stretch out anyway they can to grow towards the sun.
July 18- Rocky Mountain National Park is also pretty high on my favorites list. The first shot is of a Stellar's jay, taken near Bear Lake. There were a ton of these beautifully blue birds and I was able to spend about fifteen minutes observing and photographing them. The second shot is of Bear Lake itself, with some mountains in the background. It had just stormed pretty violently, hail and all, so I was surprised that the lake surface was so calm. Long's Peak is in the background here as well, but obscured by the clouds.
July 19- Driving Trail Ridge Road, the highest paved road in the country with a maximum altitude of over 12,000 feet, is breathtakingly beautiful. I saw tons of elk along the road, including over fifty females and babies in an alpine meadow, but this guy was really neat to watch. There were about ten male elks (not sure if they're called bulls or bucks or what) right near the road. This shot was taken without any zoom, that's how close they were! I kept waiting for him to pick his head up, but he didn't, so I had to be satisfied with this shot.
July 15- The grand canyon of the Yellowstone River, near sunset, as seen from Artists' Point. One of my favorite painters, Thomas Moran, has an amazing work of this image.
July 16- The first shot is of a baby elk nursing on his mama, taken near along the Madison River near the west entrance of Yellowstone. When I pulled over, this mama had been on the other side of the road near the river, while the baby was with a bunch of other elk. Then the baby started howling, so the mom came across the road (out of nowhere, right in front of me-I hadn't even known she was there because she was down an embankment) and waded across the river to get to the baby, who ran for his mama and latched on right away. The second shot is of Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin area of the park. The color changes and brilliance are amazing, making this my favorite thermal feature.
July 17-Grand Teton National Park is absolutely beautiful. As gorgeous as the Tetons look in pictures, they are even more impressive in person. I kinda wanted to stay there and stare at them for the rest of my life. This first shot is a reflection of Mt. Moran in an oxbow lake of the Snake River. The second shot is of some wildflowers, taken from near the top of Signal Mountain. It amazes me how, even in such extreme climates, things will stretch out anyway they can to grow towards the sun.
July 18- Rocky Mountain National Park is also pretty high on my favorites list. The first shot is of a Stellar's jay, taken near Bear Lake. There were a ton of these beautifully blue birds and I was able to spend about fifteen minutes observing and photographing them. The second shot is of Bear Lake itself, with some mountains in the background. It had just stormed pretty violently, hail and all, so I was surprised that the lake surface was so calm. Long's Peak is in the background here as well, but obscured by the clouds.
July 19- Driving Trail Ridge Road, the highest paved road in the country with a maximum altitude of over 12,000 feet, is breathtakingly beautiful. I saw tons of elk along the road, including over fifty females and babies in an alpine meadow, but this guy was really neat to watch. There were about ten male elks (not sure if they're called bulls or bucks or what) right near the road. This shot was taken without any zoom, that's how close they were! I kept waiting for him to pick his head up, but he didn't, so I had to be satisfied with this shot.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Pic of the Day: July 13
This little guy was the cutest prairie dog ever. He (or she) gathered up all that grass over a period of several minutes, shoved it all in his mouth, and then dove down his hole to do who-knows-what with it.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Pic of the Day
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Here are crazy, crazy people climbing almost 250 feet down to the shore of Lake Michigan and back up again (despite warning signs prohibiting the activity).
Too tired for more tonight, but look for photo highlights from the Cleveland zoo and more details about Sleeping Bear Dunes coming your way soon!
Too tired for more tonight, but look for photo highlights from the Cleveland zoo and more details about Sleeping Bear Dunes coming your way soon!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Pic of the Day (actually today's!)
Check out this cutie koala bear from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo!
Pic(s) of the Day Catch-Up
June 27-Roseated spoonbills in the JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island
June 28-The courtyard of our awesome hotel in New Orleans, the Place d'Armes
June 29-St. Louis Cathedral, taken on a NOLA photo walk
June 30-We stopped in Birmingham, AL to see the Civil Rights Institute, but they didn't allow photography, so I don't have any pics.
July 1 & 2-We were at my grandparents in TN, but I didn't really take a lot of pics...too busy resting, I guess. But we did see these cute raccoon babies on my grandparents' deck.
July 3- Scary clouds along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park
July 4- Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
June 28-The courtyard of our awesome hotel in New Orleans, the Place d'Armes
June 29-St. Louis Cathedral, taken on a NOLA photo walk
June 30-We stopped in Birmingham, AL to see the Civil Rights Institute, but they didn't allow photography, so I don't have any pics.
July 1 & 2-We were at my grandparents in TN, but I didn't really take a lot of pics...too busy resting, I guess. But we did see these cute raccoon babies on my grandparents' deck.
July 3- Scary clouds along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park
July 4- Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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