Outdoor Photos and Landscapes

From last weekend... A lazy stroll along the edge of the forest. Lens facing W/SW toward Grand Traverse Bay (Lake Michigan), near Acme, Michigan, USA.

 

This is a tributary that runs from Portage Glacier/Portage Lake in to Turnagain Arm in Alaska. Beautiful country.

 

Kildeer nest in the old corrals near our house. My son found this while he was out playing. Maybe 25 yards from the house. We can see the birds nesting from the front porch.

 

I went by Levi Stadium today with my youngest son and grandkids.

 

Nice!

 

The beautiful Acadia National Park. Vacationed there last Fall and loved it so much, going back this Fall.

 

Beautiful!
My folks live about an hour north up Rt. 1. We go up every year. This year we plan on watching the sun rise from Cadillac Mt.

 

Sunrise in the Smoky Mountains.

 

Sunset in the Smoky Mountains.

 

My wife and I learned that the top of Cadillac Mt. is the first spot the Sun hits the U.S. when it rises at a certain time of the year (we did not find the time frame). The locals said folks try to get up the mountain early so the can say the Sun rose on them first. I hiked from the Trail Head near Sand Beach to the summit and back down, Awesome.

 

was it called something else before Levi? it looks like lettering behind it.

 

Not sure if this photo was actually take outdoors, but I thought I'd post it here anyway. I think it is a cool shave photo.

 

Amazing picture!!!

 

No, the stadium is newly built and so has had only one name thus far. What looks like it might be lettering is really just a mount for the Levi's logo. Candlestick, the 49ers former home, was officially renamed at times to 3Com Park, Monster Park and maybe some others too. Everyone I know always called it Candlestick or The Stick.

 

Great picture! Is this The Old Mill restaraunt in Pigeon Forge?

 

We've only eaten there one time, but it was very good. It's certainly easy to overeat there!

 

Lightening in the Smoky Mountains. This was taken the night before the sunrise picture I posted earlier, you may recognize the same view from our mountain top chalet. There were severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings for the area, and it was a little scary. We had a good view of the storms rolling in, with frequent lightening lighting up the sky. It was rather unique looking down on the thunderclouds and lightening.

 

I love the smoky mountains. Need to find a way to spend more time up there. We are headed up to emarald isle (NC) next week - maybe the next best thing to the smokies...

 

a few pics from a family reunion near the Utah-Wyoming border

 

It's a perfect day for mowing hay.