We spent our last day of 4-day West Virginia tour entirely in the Commonwealth of Virginia. We entered the Blue Ridge Parkway from Buena Vista and drove all the way to Northern end of the Parkway near Waynesboro. Snow cover made the sharp contrast to […]
New River Gorge in Southern West Virginia
We started the tour of New River Gorge by visiting Glade Creek Grist Mill in Babcock State Park under the heavy rain in late afternoon. But I managed to get a few shots I wanted. The next morning we stopped by Canyon Rim Visitor Center […]
West Virginia – “Durbin Rocket” Train Ride
This was the third time we rode this classic two-hour round trip train but still enjoyed every minute of it. The foliage colors were beautiful along the railroad track this time of year. My next post will be the tour of New River Gorge.
Wild, Wonderful, Almost Heaven West Virginia
I took three couples to tour West Virginia last long weekend. Two couples have never been in WV and one couple has been there once. As in the past we took I-70 West from Frederick, Maryland to I-68 and stopped at Sideling Hill rest stop. […]
Misty Great Falls – 3
I have taken so many misty Great Falls images over the years and yet never get tired of this nature beauty. You see, even with the same river background, the morning river mist and sunlight could transform them into a total different landscape. The mist […]
The Library of Congress in Washington, DC
Note: Featured image was downloaded from Flickr The oldest of the three United States Library of Congress buildings, the Thomas Jefferson Building was built between 1890 and 1897. It was originally known as the Library of Congress Building and is located on First Street SE, […]
Monocacy Battlefield in Colors
I have shot many images at the Best Farm of Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland, just about 7-8 minutes away from my home. With the beautiful sunset sky and the ready-to-be-harvested golden color soy bean fields, I could not resist to take a few […]
Pacific Northwest Photo Tour
Over the past 7-8 years I have led many of our photo club members to most of the American National Parks in the Western United States and the most rewarding and memorable trip was probably the Pacific Northwest taken in this time of year (late […]
Autumn in West Virginia
Autumn is the beautiful time to visit West Virginia. From Frederick Maryland we took I-70 then I-68 and picked up I-77 near Morgantown in West Virginia to our destination in southern part of the State, the New River Gorge area. At the first rest stop, […]
The Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
The Great Sand Dunes located near the Town of Alamosa in southern Colorado are the tallest in North America reaching nearly 750 feet. Year 2017 has become the year of sand dunes for me, as we first visited Mesquite Flat Sand Dune in Death […]
Colorado Springs’ Garden of the Gods
The Garden of the Gods is owned, operated and maintained by the City of Colorado Springs and is free of charge. This 1,367 acre park is exceptionally beautiful with several dramatically shaped ridges of red sandstone emerging from a landscape filled with tall grass and […]
Trail Ridge Road – RMNP
To ascend Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road is to leave this world and enter another. It carries you breathless with wonder and altitude, toward a fragile alpine realm, the tundra. Most animals hibernate or migrate during the harsh winters. No tree can live […]
