the wandering chick

An American bald eagle rests in a treetop in Skagit County, Washington.
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When it comes to taking pictures, my motto is this:

Always look behind you.

The scene there may be as magnificent as the one ahead.

Welcome to my picture collection.

Most of my adult life has been spent with camera in tow, always with one eye on the road and the other looking out for the perfect shot.

It never takes long to find.

The graceful weeping willow, the orange sunset, the crashing waves. The joy of capturing such serenity, such quiet beauty always gets my heart pumping and my soul singing.

A novice, yes. But I doubt few pros feel more adrenaline flow than I each time the shutter is released.

Whether traveling with family and friends, or wandering alone down the highways and byways, the beauty is only surpassed by the thrill of finding it.

A collection of photo favorites

 

grafton notch sp, maine
white pelican, tc dike, texas

 

 

Traveling the main highway through Grafton Notch State Park, in Maine near the New Hampshire border

Please visit some of my other travel locations. Feel free to email me if you have questions or comments.

BY CITY:Boston | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Fort Benton, MT | Galveston, TX | Independence, MO | Juliette, GA | Leadville, CO | New York City | Savannah | Seattle | Sedona, AZ | Tombstone | Tucson | Washington, D.C.

BY STATE: Alaska | Arizona | California | Colorado | Georgia | Idaho | Maine | Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | Nevada | North Carolina | South Dakota | Texas | Utah | Washington | Wyoming

BY REGIONS, LANDMARKS AND NATL PARKS, FORESTS AND MONUMENTS: Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake | Arches NP | the Badlands | Bighorn Canyon | the Biltmore Estate | the Black Hills | Blue Ridge Parkway | Bridges of Madison County | Bryce Canyon | Canyon de Chelly | Canyonlands NP | Death Valley | Devils Tower| Glacier NP | the Grand Canyon | the Grand Tetons | Gulf Shores, AL | Hoover Dam | Hovenweep NM | Kure Beach | Little Bighorn Battlefield | Mackinac Island | Martha's Vineyard | Medicine Bow NF | Monument Valley | Mount Rainier | Mount Rushmore | Mount St. Helens | Natural Bridges NM | Niagara Falls | OK City (bombing) NM | the Olympic Peninsula |Organ Pipe Cactus NM | the Outer Banks | Pictured Rocks NL | Saguaro NP | Shenandoah Valley | Sleeping Bear Dunes NL | Sunset Crater NM | Texas Hill Country | Tybee Island | White Mountains NF | Yellowstone NP | Zion NP

OUTSIDE THE U.S.: Austria | Budapest, Hungary | Canada | East Africa | Europe, here and there | France | Germany | Greece | Italy | the Netherlands | Portugal | Russia | Scotland | Spain | Switzerland | Tunisia | Turkey

OTHER: HOME | My Favorites | the Andreas family, Moab | Vilseck DoDDS teachers' reunions

 

 

 

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bald eagle in tree
The Texas City dike in Galveston County, Texas, is now re-opened after being demolished by Hurricane Ike in 2008. It's main focus of recreation is fishing, but the shorebirds there are numerous and fun to view. Click here to see more pictures of the white pelicans that frequent the area.
Pacific Grove
My summer through California is over. I have collected gobs and gobs of photos. So, if you're interested in seeing what's there, start at the California home page.
san luis reservoir
I spent half a day at the San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area. It's a beautiful area of blue, blue water against the California summer brown hills that I was captured by at first sight. See more pages of the reservoir here.
Lake Mead marina
I returned recently to the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead area. The marina promotes the feeding of the fish in its waters (the store sells popcorn), so it was easy to get some fun pictures of the beggars. For more and for pictures of the newly completed Hoover Dam bypass bridge, click here.
the Petrified Forest
A quick last-minute trip I took in October in Arizona before leaving for Texas was to the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert. They are located in northeastern Arizona, a rather remote area about 20 miles east of Holbrook. I stayed in Holbrook and took a short detour into Winslow, both well-known Route 66 towns. View more pictures of the fun trip by clicking here.