Photos
A collection of photos taken from 2005 onward.
- Lake MacBride’s North Shore Trail (Solon, IA) ()
Photos shot July 21, 2022 along Lake MacBride’s North Shore Trail/Hoover Trail (~10 miles total) in Solon, Iowa.
- Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area (Palo, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot July 10, 2022 on a ~9 mile hike around Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area in Palo, Iowa.
- Wildcat Den State Park (Muscatine, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot July 7, 2022 throughout Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine, Iowa, including the Lower Picnic Areal Trail, Park Boundary Trail, Campground Trail, Punch Bowl Trail, and Mill Trail, leading to the Pine Creek Mill.
- Maquoketa Caves State Park (Maquoketa, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot July 2, 2022 at Maquoketa Caves State Park in Maquoketa, Iowa.
- Wapsipinicon State Park (Anamosa, IA) ()
Hiking photos taken June 30, 2022 around Wapsipinicon State Park in Anamosa, Iowa, starting at the Overlook Trail by the Golf Course Club House, down to the Wapsipinicon River, before returning to the main trail and proceeding past the Horse Thief Cave, Ice Cave, by the Rotary Lodge, and to Hale Bridge.
- Backbone State Park (Dundee, IA) ()
Hiking photos taken June 23, 2022 in Backbone State Park in Dundee, Iowa, along the East Lake Trail to Bluebird Trail to Backbone Trail to off trail to West Lake Trail. I unintentionally strayed off trail for an hour or so and reached a point in the woods where I saw a dead raccoon. It […]
- 2022 Photo Dump ()
Photos taken Saturday, June 18 at Mini Pines Miniature Golf Course in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Photos taken Tuesday, June 14 at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in the Czech Village neighborhood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Photos taken at Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery in Swisher, Iowa (May 18, 2022), of a big […]
- Sac & Fox Trail (Cedar Rapids, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot Saturday, June 11 from the ~15 mile out-and-back along the Sac & Fox Trail in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Palisades-Kepler State Park (Mount Vernon, IA) ()
Hiking photos shot June 4, 2022 along the Cedar Cliff Trail at Palisades-Kepler State Park near Mount Vernon, Iowa.
- Percy Warner Park (Nashville, TN) ()
Photos taken May 12, 2022 along the entirety of Percy Warner Park’s paved road, including shots of the Steeplechase set-up, in Nashville, TN. (Also, a few photos from the long-overdue retirement of my black ADIDAS trainers.)
- Minnesota Travel Photos ()
Photos taken January 11, 2022 from the descent to Minneapolis. Photos taken January 12 at the Woodlands Trails Regional Park in Elk River, Minnesota. Photos taken January 13 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and January 14 at the 5-8 Club in Champlin, Minnesota (of a Roadhouse Juicy Lucy).
- 2021 Photo Dump ()
Hiking and nature photos taken August 22, 2021 at Beaman Park in Nashville, Tennessee. Hiking and nature photos taken August 27, 2021 at the Warner Parks, via the Burch Reserve Trailhead, in Nashville, Tennessee. Photos of the sun dial art taken September 4, 2021 at the Tennessee Welcome Center on Interstate 40, mile marker 267 […]
- Inks Lake State Park (Burnet, TX) ()
Photos taken December 25, 2021 at Inks Lake State Park in Burnet, Texas, including roughly 5.5 miles around the Amphitheater Trail, Lower Fisherman’s Trail, Upper Fisherman’s Trail, Lake Trail, Woodland Trail, Connecting Trail, and Pecan Flats Trail.
- Hot Springs, Arkansas Travel Photos ()
Photos taken December 23, 2021 around Hot Springs, Arkansas, including the Quapaw Bathhouse and the Ohio Club.
- Savage Falls (Palmer, TN) ()
Photos and video from Savage Gulf State Natural Area hike (including Savage Day Loop, the Dinky Line Camp, Mountain Oak trail, South Rim Trail, and Savage Falls) shot November 27, 2021 in Palmer, Tennessee.
- Charlies Bunion Hiking Trail (TN, NC) ()
Photos and video taken Sunday, October 31, 2021 on the Charlies Bunion Hiking Trail via Newfound Gap, Boulevard Trail and Appalachian Trail near Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina.
- Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail (Gatlinburg, TN) ()
Photos and video taken Sunday, October 31, 2021 along the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, including the Alfred Reagan Tub Mill and Historic Ely’s Mill, near Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
- Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte (TN, NC) ()
Photos taken Saturday, October 30, 2021 on the Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte Lodge near Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina.
- Clingmans Dome (TN, NC) ()
Photos and video taken Friday, October 29, 2021 at Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina.
- Lost Creek State Natural Area (Sparta, TN) ()
Photos taken Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Lost Creek State Natural Area in Sparta, Tennessee, including Lost Creek Falls, Rylander Cascades, and Virgin Falls. The video features an excerpt of the track “Expedition Chant Cup” by Music For Your Plants, used under a Creative Commons license from the Free Music Archive.
- Machine Falls (Tullahoma, TN) ()
Photos and video shot September 25, 2021 at Short Springs State Natural Area in Tullahoma, Tennessee, including Machine Falls, Adams Falls, Busby Falls and Laurel Bluff Loop. The video features an excerpt of the track “As Colorful As Ever” by Broke For Free, used under a Creative Commons license from the Free Music Archive.
- Monte Sano Nature Preserve (Huntsville, AL) ()
Hiking and nature photos and video shot September 12, 2021 at Monte Sano Nature Preserve in Huntsville, Alabama. Visuals cover the Three Caves Loop Trail, Alms House Trail, Fagan Creek, Watts Trail, Bluff Line Trail & Water Line Trail.
- Walls of Jericho (Estillfork, AL) ()
Photos and video taken September 5, 2021 at the Walls of Jericho trail in Estillfork, Alabama. The video features an excerpt of the track “Self Driving” by Smo, used under a Creative Commons license from the Free Music Archive.
- Bryant Grove Trail (Hermitage, TN) ()
Hiking and nature photos taken August 28, 2021 along the Bryant Grove Trail in Hermitage, Tennessee. The trail is part of Long Hunter State Park and follows the shore of Percy Priest Lake, running between the Bryant Grove Recreation Area and Couchville Lake.
- Seattle, Washington Travel Photos ()
Photos taken August 14, 2021 around the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. Photos include apartment wall art, Isamu Noguchi’s “Black Sun” sculpture, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, Bruce and Brandon Lee’s memorial in Lake View Cemetery, Streissguth Gardens, and Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church. Photos taken August 15, 2021 around Seattle’s Capitol Hill and downtown […]
- Gas Works Park (Seattle, WA) ()
Photos taken August 17, 2021 in and around Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington.
- Jimi Hendrix Memorial & Park (Seattle, WA) ()
Photos taken Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at the Jimi Hendrix Memorial in Renton, Washington and Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle, Washington.
- Pacific Bonsai Museum (Federal Way, WA) ()
Photos taken Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Washington.
- Mount Rainier (Chinook Pass, WA) ()
Photos taken Tuesday, August 17, 2021 of Wapiti Outdoors in Greenwater, Washington, Mount Rainier along the Mather Memorial Parkway, and Sheep Lake trail (part of Chinook Pass along the Pacific Crest Trail) in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
- Oyster Dome Trail (Bow, WA) ()
Hiking and nature photos taken August 16, 2021 along the Oyster Dome Trail, as part of the Pacific Northwest Trail, and at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Bow, Washington.