Pikes Peak
The first part of the Nexy Day's Journey brought me to Pike's Peak. The hike is 13 miles one-way and I didn't have 2 days to blow unfortunately so I had to settle for the drive. However, my car overheated because of the high grade and I had to walk the last bit to the top of the Peak. However, the view was great:
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Rocky Mountains National Park
After Mount Elbert, I went to Rocky Mountains National Park . I went in by the way of Grand Lake and explore the segment of the park up to Estes Park, spending ample time both in the lower regions as well in the high Alpine Regions. The alpine regions were fantastic:
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Mount Elbert
The third day of the road trip was the highlight of the trip as I claimed Colorado at the highest point in the rockies at Mount Elbert.
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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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