Chicago After Dark

While Ashlee and her book club commandeered the apartment, I took to Millennium Park to try to get some shots of the city at night. Best,

Florence, Kentucky

This week found me yet again fixated on the animals of rural America. Perhaps they remind me of frontier animals that dot the Arizona landscape where I grew up. Regardless of why, being close to animals even common domesticated animals always leaves me in the most fantastic of moods. I was driving down a windingContinue reading "Florence, Kentucky"

The Quad Cities

This week brought me to the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Throughout the course of the week, I found myself spending less and less time seeking out the landscapes that usually capture my attention. Instead I spent more and more time pulled over on the side of the road photographing the animals ubiquitous inContinue reading "The Quad Cities"

Chicago, Illinois

On a shockingly atypical day in January, I spent a near 60 degree Saturday at the Fullerton Beach lakefront taking in some of the sites that have become so familiar to me in the last four years. Driving down LakeShore Drive anytime you don't have a timetable is literally the best time to drive downContinue reading "Chicago, Illinois"

Fort Dodge & Storm Lake, Iowa

This week took me to the rolling hills of Iowa. The Hawkeye state. On an icy and cold early morning I headed up to John F. Kennedy Memorial Park just north of Fort Dodge. The park offers sprawling views of the region's rolling hills and the lakes that dot the countryside throughout. With the weatherContinue reading "Fort Dodge & Storm Lake, Iowa"

Grand Mere State Park, Michigan

Grand Mere State Park is a hidden gem, hidden in plain site literally right off highway 94.  The dense forests and swamps  lasts for only a hundred yards or so before opening up into an expansive and calm lake. Along the lake cranes wade through the muck and shallow water looking for food, while squirrelsContinue reading "Grand Mere State Park, Michigan"

Flint, Michigan

Ahh Flint. I called it home for three years before Ashlee and I moved to Chicago, but every time I return it continues to have that comforting sense of familiarity. I truly can't do the vehicle city justice; only a Flint native can. For my favorite native's opinion tap here. Embarrassingly, this was my first tripContinue reading "Flint, Michigan"

Traverse City & Empire Bluffs, Michigan

This week, I headed north to the fingertip of everyone's favorite mitten shaped state. A brutally cold week, left me inside far more than I would usually be. Luckily before I arrived at my destination, I had the time to check out a beautiful scenic overlook just off the road as well as a loneContinue reading "Traverse City & Empire Bluffs, Michigan"