Panorama Point
The 2nd day of the trip saw me summit and claim Nebraska at Panorama Point. At 5429 Feet, it is a slight rise in the farmlands of western Nebraska on the Border with both Colorado and Wyoming.
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Hawkeye Point
The Beginning of my road trip had me a Hawkeye Point, the high point of Iowa. I had to go there to claim the State Of Iowa for myself.
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Sunsets in Madison
Since downtown Madison is in the middle of two lakes, there are always lovely sunset over the lakes on a good day. Went to Picnic Point the other day to see the sunset there and get some shots. Just beautiful scenery.
Madison to Minneapolis Biking Trip
Finally did my first multi-day biking trip from Madison to Minneapolis, a total of almost 600 miles in 6 days averaging 97 miles a day. Biking along the trail and then along the MRT(Mississippi River Trail), which follows highway 61 to Minneapolis was quite an experience. Dehydration, heat exhaustion, soreness were all problems, but in the end, I was victorious!! My favorite shots where this picture of the city of St. Paul at Dusk:
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5000 Photos
After almost 3 years, the 5000th free photo for this site has finally arrived with this sunset over Lake Mendota as the 5000th photo.
Hopefully the next 5,000 does not take as long!
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
In hope of getting good wildlife shots, I went to Horicon National Wildlife Refuge . However, the birds that I was hoping to photograph were too fast for my auto-focus, so I had to settle for more stationary animals like this Dragonfly:
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Kakabeka Falls and Pigeon River
The last day of my road trip I decided to go to Kakabeka Falls and Pigeon River Provincial Park. Both featured waterfalls but Pigeon River had some amazing views of Lake Superior as well.
Kakabeka Falls:
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Thunder Bay
I decided to explore around Thunder Bay a bit the next day. its pretty much the biggest city/town in Northern Ontario. Has several parks and places to visit.
Gardens at Marina Park:
The Bay Area:
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Sleeping Giant and Ouimet Canyon
My second day of adventure was at Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park and Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, great views of the canyon and of lake superior.
The Canyon:
Thunder Bay Lookout: (...)
Lake Nipigon
Day 3 I finally crossed the border and started exploring on day 4. I do not go to places like Toronto where everyone else goes though, I went to Lake Nipigon, a fisherman's paradise.
Lake Nipigon:
Waterfall by the roadside:
