Category: Picturing Beauty

  • Arches National Park

    Arches National Park

    Arches National Park 4/2026

  • The Petrified Forest National Park

    The Petrified Forest National Park

    This was a nice quick stop for a National Park. We didn’t have a lot of time, but this is right off I40 and close to that nights campground. Though you can spend plenty of time here hiking; it is perfect park for those who enjoy driving tours. It raises about 45 minutes to tour…

  • Redwood National & State Park

    Redwood National & State Park

    This beautiful park sits on the northern coast of California. It is like stepping in to ancient times. Elk wander fields and ferns cover the forest floor of trees that have seen thousands of years of life. The stories these trees could tell! One of the largest trees here is almost 24 feet in diameter…

  • California: The Pacific Coast Highway

    California: The Pacific Coast Highway

    Following Route 1 north up the coast of California. I camped for a few days at Hearst San Simeon, and this quickly became a place of rest and peace. One day I parked with my hatch-back facing the ocean so I could sit and relax overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Who would have guessed that walking…

  • Mesa Verde, Colorado

    Mesa Verde, Colorado

    Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

  • Elephant Seals Fighting at Elephant Seal Vista Point, California
  • Mammoth Cave National Park

    Mammoth Cave National Park

    Sadly my GoPro could not handle the darkness, but here are some pictures from the depths of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. This was a challenging decent as we bent, ducked, and squeezed are way down narrow steps. But it was worth it!

  • Skyline Drive & Dark Hollow Falls

    Skyline Drive & Dark Hollow Falls

    This photo journey captures a weekend spent with my daughter along Skyline Drive—driving the winding mountain road, stopping at peaceful overlooks, and hiking down through the forest to the rushing waters of Dark Hollow Falls. These images reflect the stillness, wonder, and shared moments of beauty we found along the way.

  • DC Cherry Blossom Festival

    DC Cherry Blossom Festival

    The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC, 2025.

  • Christmas at the Elizabethan Gardens

    Christmas at the Elizabethan Gardens

    Autumn is here and the weather has cooled. It is the time of year that holiday ideas start sparking in the mind. Last year my family and I decided to head off Hatteras Island to Roanoke Island to walk through the lights at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. It was a peaceful quiet walk…