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Some plants in Grand Canyon National Park

Hello everyone! I hope that you are all surviving the winter just fine! I know that up here in "Minnesnowta" the winter weather can be a huge issue for traveling and what not. Personally, I am 100% ready for Spring.
Anyway here are some older photos that I took a while back at the Grand Canyon National Park. Enjoy!

Hell Creek

Near Jordan, Montana is Hell Creek, made famous from "The Hell Creek Formation" a section of land that is near the creek and has proven to be a gold mine for dinosaur fossils. Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, Edmontosaurus, Pachycephaosaurus, Ankylosaurus, along with some marine animals (mainly sharks and rays) are some of the many fossils that have been unearthed here.

Glacier National Park's "Going to the sun road" Part 1

On a recent trip through Montana I had the opportunity to travel through Glacier National Park, whom many consider to be one of the most scenic places on the planet. The "Going to the sun road" goes right through the park, and features the majority of the park's popular sights. These are some photos that I got along this road and paths branching off of it.

As you can tell, it was a very cloudy day.

Some of the rolling landscapes, high up in the mountains.

While I was far up on a path, it began raining freezing rain. I took off my jacket and covered my camera and ran (well, slipped) my way back down the mountain to the comfort of my vehicle. By the time I got there, my shirt and pants were completely soaked through.

The name, "Going to the sun road" seemed a little misleading (haha) since while I was there, the sun barely peaked out. The weather eventually got so bad that I had to leave, because the clouds were too thick to really see anything and the narrow mountain roads were becoming very slick, and I didn't want to end my day accidently driving over a cliff.

Cylindropuntia bigelovii: "Teddy bear" Cholla

The Teddy bear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) is a species of cactus native to the American Southwest and the Northern parts of Mexico. The name "teddy bear" comes from its very soft appearance but it is covered with extremely sharp spines, so the name is quite decieving. These plants can stand up to 5 feet tall and in May and June produce small fruits and flowers. These photos were taken in Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California.

1,000!

It has come to my attention that this blog has now been visited over 1,000 times and has been viewed in over 100 countries! This is huge, considering that I started it as a way to share my photos with family and friends. It has definitely grown! Thanks to all of you for you support!

The Grand Canyon

Northern Minnesota Coastline

The Eastern side of Northern Minnesota borders the largest freshwater lake in the world - Lake Superior. During a recent trip to that area, I got to spend lots of time photographing the coastline. Enjoy!

A panorama of the rugged coast.

Pine and Fir Trees grow right out of the face of the rock.

Waterfalls are present where the many rivers flow into the lake. This is the upper section of "Gooseberry Falls" (I've posted photos of this same section of the Falls before).

Wildlife is common in the forests that stretch along the coast. This is a White-tailed Deer.

A river flowing into Lake Superior (the lake is directly behind the sandbar in the center of the photo).

Desert Wallpapers

Great collection of background images of Desert Wallpapers. Free desert wallpapers for your desktop and laptop.

Mojave desert-California wallpaper

Desert wallpaper

Sahara desert wallpaper

Namibia desert Namibia,Africa wallpaper

Sand dunes-Africa wallpaper

Beautiful desert wallpaper

"Weathered"

Like in my previous post, this photo was taken in Joshua Tree National Park in southern California. I love this photo for the weathered branch in the forground and the snowy mountains in the background, thus I like to call it "Weathered".

Despite Joshua Tree being in a desert, when I was taking this photo it was a mere 30 degrees f...thanks to the altitude and a very cold day. It is somewhat funny, the first time that I was ever in a "true" desert it snowed...enjoy!

Fun fact about mountains: In the U.S. in order for a land mass to qualify as a mountain, it must stand 1,000 feet tall or more. However if it is only 999 feet, sorry it is just a hill. (500 feet or below and its a knoll.)

Every cloud has a silver lining

Fall is here! I hope everyone had a great summer!

Well here are some older photos of mine (about a year old) that I found while looking through my camera's computer program. Also, I urge you to look through the archives and check out some of my older posts since there is alot there so check it out! And remember...every cloud has a silver lining.

Some new photos...

Here are some photos that I recently took while I was on a walk near my house.

Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake (which is known as the "crown jewel" of Custer State Park) in South Dakota is an amazing place. Its unique rock formations and endless pine forests creat a wonderful landscape...which is great for photography!

Some of the amazing rock formations around the Lake.

A female Mallard Duck swimming on the Lake.

Some more rock formations.

A waterfall that has carved itself into the face of one of the countless, truely massive, rock formations that encircle the Lake.

A Butterfly resting near the shore.

A photograph of how crooked the trail that travels around the Lake can get. For some visitors, this part of their journey makes them quite uneasy!

Fun fact about Sylvan Lake: The Lake was featured in the 2007 film "National Treasure: Book of Secrets". In the movie it was supposedly right behind Mount Rushmore. In reality however, it is 5 miles from the monument.