by tdinfl | Apr 10, 2024 | Missouri, Photography, Sightseeing
Here are some photos and thoughts from capturing Total Solar Eclipse 24 on April 8, from Lake Wappapello State Park, MO. This was my second try at photographing an eclipse. The first one was the Annular Eclipse on Oct 14, 2023, which I captured at Zion National Park,...
by tdinfl | Apr 5, 2024 | Biking, Hiking, Nature
Banks-Vernonia State Trail is a 21 mile easy-grade, linear rail trail from Banks, Oregon to Vernonia, Oregon. The Banks-Vernonia State Trail is the first rail trail in Oregon, and repurposes a route that was once used to haul lumber from old-growth forests to...
by tdinfl | Oct 23, 2023 | Hiking, National Parks, Nature, Photography, Sightseeing
Bryce Canyon National Park is home to the world’s largest grouping of hoodoos. Hoodoos are the distinctive rock formations found throughout Bryce Canyon. The hoodoos are are pillars of sandstone and other fine-grained sedimentary rock created by the processes of...
by tdinfl | Oct 22, 2023 | Biking, Hiking, National Parks, Nature, Sightseeing, Utah
Zion National Park is Utah’s first national park. It was granted national park status in 1919, after starting out as Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909. “Mukuntuweap” is the Paiute Indian word for “straight canyon” or “straight river” . The main focus of Zion...
by tdinfl | Mar 8, 2023 | Florida, Nature, Sightseeing, Wildlife
Gatorland Visit - 3/7/2023 Some of my favorite photos from our recent visit to Gatorland (https://www.gatorland.com/). Gatorland is a 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve in Florida, located along South Orange Blossom Trail south of Orlando. In the Spring...
by tdinfl | Nov 7, 2022 | Alaska, Hiking, Nature, Sightseeing, Uncategorized
October proved to be a great time to visit Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks is located approximately 350 miles North of Anchorage and 500 miles South of Prudhoe Bay, on the Northern Coast of Alaska. Fairbanks is also located approximately 200 road miles (140 air miles)...