Splash of Color --- on a dreary Day

On the way back from our road trip to Vail, Colorado last year, we decided to detour into the Badlands. Before we went, we had asked several people in Wall, South Dakota if it was really worth it on such a drab and dreary day. They assured us that the scenery would still be compelling. It was tough to capture the beauty of it without good lighting, but I did manage to capture some color.

Aliens

Ragged and Torn

Stained Glass

Flight of a Butterfly

The Ol' West

One of my favorite travel photos is the one shown below. We took our first "drive" vacation with, our then, 9 month old Annabelle. I had just taken a wild guess at finding a nice place to stay outside of Moab, Utah. I couldn't have picked it any better than this. our little cabin was nestled in a huge valley halfway up the La Sal mountains just south of Moab. http://www.discovermoab.com/la_sal_mountain_loop_road.htm.

Scattered throughout this valley, were various old time farm implements that just added to the absolute charm of the place. In the shot below, I believe I captured a small glimpse of that long ago time.

Flower in the Grassy Breeze

Fallen Trees Arbor

Waiting to Retrieve...

A Tale of Swimming....

Grapes from the Hickman Vineyard (Minnesota)

Foggy Destination

Dock to Nowhere

Ghost Loon

Woke up early Sunday morning at the cabin to find it foggy. We went to the lake to give Anna some "swummy" time and then walked out onto the dock. To the loon and our surprise, there he was floating in out of the fog.