Part 3 It’s Penguin time!! Land Ho!!! After four days of traveling, we make our first stop on a snowy Island with a Gentoo Penguin Colony and a Weddell Seal. I can’t describe the excitement of seeing that first penguin walking out of the ocean and onto land. My first steps out on the seventhContinue reading “Visting Antarctica”
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Visiting Antarctica
Full day crossing of the Drake Passage in the Southern Ocean
Visting Antarctica
Part One: Days 1 &2 A couple of things upfront. If you are taking a boat or maybe flying to Antarctica, you will end or start your journey in the same place, Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. It’s a city of 90K people carved between the Martial Mountains and the cold watersContinue reading “Visting Antarctica”
Visting Oregon
Day 7, part 8 Off to Crater Lake. Traveling south, the park has an upside-down ‘p’ shape; it’s a straight road for a few miles, and then you reach the crater, becoming a loop road. Make sure to use the overlook parking stop, turn around, and view Mountain behind you. I was focusing to theContinue reading “Visting Oregon”
Visting Oregon
Photos and short blog about a day in my Oregon Vacation
Visting Oregon
Day 5, part 6 Stop me if you are seasoning a theme, but it’s another Sunrise and Sunset photo day. The light is great in the morning and evening; the afternoon has harsh lighting that can washout a photo. This is why photo tours go out twice daily and edit in the afternoon. The SunriseContinue reading “Visting Oregon”
Visting Oregon
Day 4, part 5 Day four starts early to set up the sunrise view of Seal Beach. To the left, you see tan sandy beaches and craggy volcanic rocks breaking the waves. To the right are tidal pools filled with sea creatures. Photo Tip: Keep a microfiber cloth handy when photographing near water to wipeContinue reading “Visting Oregon”
Visting Oregon
Day Two, part 4 The second day started out great with a delicious omelet. Western, aka Denver omelet, is my go-to. Packed and ready to hit the road, driving west to Newport, hopefully seeing a few waterfalls. Then it happed… The rental car wouldn’t start, and it had a dead battery. Everything got sorted; AAAContinue reading “Visting Oregon”
Visiting Oregon
Part three After the falls and dam, it was back on the road to Hood River, to snap photos of two different bridges and then Mount Hood. If you are in Hood River and looking for some yummy food. Give Three Rivers Grill a try, had a yummy dinner looking out at Columbia River. TheContinue reading “Visiting Oregon”
Visiting Oregon
Part Two. Always have backup sites to visit. The plan was to visit various waterfalls along the scenic highway, but no parking and 5-mile hikes ended that plan. This means the only waterfall photos I have are from the first stop, Latourell Falls. Photo Tip: Don’t focus on what is in front of you; lookContinue reading “Visiting Oregon”
Visiting Oregon
Part One. I fly into Portland, Oregon, Internal Aiport, and I know where else I would fly into Portland. In next day I was driving along the Historic Columbia River Highway, which parallels Interstate 84, viewing Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. This area is jam-packed with waterfalls, mountains, valleys, trails, Art Nouveau buildings, andContinue reading “Visiting Oregon”
I like your Moxie!
Moxie State Park is in the State of Maine on the east coast of America, and it contains Moxie Falls, Maine’s tallest waterfall at 90 feet or 30 meters. It’s an easy walk with boardwalks to take in the view. The below photos were taken in October with the colorful autumn foliage.