Hiking in Minnesota Part II
The other three parks I visited during my snow-hiking adventure in Minnesota were Minnesota Valley, Glacial Lakes, and Frontenac. Realistically the only really good views in the winter are from the top of bluffs and hills looking down. Unlike Autumn where there's like and colors, in winter, there is only one color -- white. So one with pics:
Glacial Lakes, Mountain lake frozen:
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Snow Hiking through Minnesota -- Part I
So during spring break this week, I decided that there wasn't enough snow in Wisconsin so I decided to head north and west to the neighboring state of Minnesota to do a bit of snow trekking. The first parks I visited were John A. Latsch State Park (...)
Mirror Lake
I returned to Mirror Lake State Park today for some winter photos. What a different 4 months makes for photography! Look at this picture which I took in October:
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Redtop Mountain, Ruby Falls, and 1000 pictures!!
On the last day of the road trip south, I visited Redtop Mountain State Park, Georgia and Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. The day was really dark and overcast so it wasn't the best for taking photos. However, the Lake at Red top Mountain was grand:
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Big Shoals State Park
Before I left the Sunhine State for Good today, I went to one more park, Big Shoals State Park. The water in the park was black so it was not that appealing to me, I got a few shots of the park, but I think the best one is this:
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Biscayne and the Keys
The last few days have been great. I finished up my time in Homestead by visiting Biscayne National Park. The park is 95% under water so its a great place to snorkel or scuba dive. I took a boat trip to Boca Chita Island to check out the light house and take some photos. The view from the lighthouse was great.
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A day in the glades
Today was spent in Everglades National Park photographing birds, alligators, and landscapes. One of my favorite shots was a baby Alligator sitting on a tree branch:
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From Daytona to Miami
Yesterday and today, the journey south went from Daytona Beach south to Miami while passing and visiting St. Sebastian State Park on the way. Daytona has a wonderful beach billed as the "world's most famous". Wonderful horizon:
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Through Georgia
On my way to Key West, I visited two Georgia State Parks today. High Falls State Park and Reed Bingham State Park . High Falls is in central Georgia about an hour south of Atlanta. It is the more scenic of the two parks with a few sets of great waterfalls as seen here:
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Milwaukee
Perhaps in the final trip in the North(before snow falls) this year, I went to Lakeshore Park and Milwaukee, besides Lake Michigan. Most all the pictures were taken while walking along the Oak Leaf Trail. Besides the city and lake landscape, I also got a few decent pictures of Mallards like the ones below, which is always a Bonus for me when I'm photographing landscapes and city scenes.
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