Aspen Gold

Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado:  Aspen trees glow in early morning sunlight.

Visiting Cindy and the Kenny Men

John, Cindy, and Herb in front of the house.  Cindy's bike is my old Schwinn, purchased in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

We went Jams for breakfast and sat at one of the tables in the patio area.

Millennium Park After Dark

Cloud Gate, aka "The Bean," is a is a prominent feature of Chicago's Millennium Park.

The Crown Fountain in Millennium Park is especially fun after dark.  We were there on an especially warm evening, and Miles enjoyed getting soaked by the cascading water.

A Loon at Sunrise

This is why I arise early.


It's sunrise over Lake Kabetogama in northern Minnesota.  The air is cool, and there is a bit of a breeze.  It is very quiet, except for the beautiful, sad call of the loon, as it swims across the reflection of a rising sun.

A Superior View

From a hill in Bayfield, Wisconsin, there is a spectacular view of Lake Superior and Madeline Island. The view was memorable at night also, with a full moon overhead creating a silver path across the water.


Flowers seem to like the cool summer temperatures and bloom in abundance.

Herb takes in the view of Lake Superior while in the distance the ferry makes the crossing from Bayfield to Madeline Island.

Apostle Islands: Sea caves

The Apostle Islands is an archipelago of 21 islands in Lake Superior, off the northern coast of Wisconsin.  Devil's Island, one of the northernmost islands, is known for sea caves in its sandstone cliffs.

Voyageurs National Park: Kettle Falls

On the way to Kettle Falls, Herb sits in the left seat while Rick operates the boat from the right seat. 

Cool morning temperatures and a cloudy sky inspired me to wear my nylon jacket when we walked the forest trail to the dock on Rainy Lake.

This is the Kettle Falls Dam.  The U.S./ Canadian border runs through the middle of the dam.

The Land of Sky Blue Water

The first destination of our recent road trip was the border waters of northern Minnesota.  If this scene looks familiar, you may remember it from the old Hamms beer commercials.  The trees on the left are in the U.S., and those on the right are in Canada.