Fall Colors

I didn't get out to shoot fall colors as much as usual this year, but I did make it to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum at the peak of the season! Here are a few:



Oh the fun faces when he gets in front of the camera:)

Banning State Park

I had a wedding to shoot at Banning State Park near Hinckley, MN over the weekend- and we made a family camping trip out of it:) Here are some pictures of Wolf Creek Falls in the park:

Road to Hana

People don't talk about "traveling" on the Road to Hana. They talk about "surviving" the road to Hana. We are talking about winding roads, blind turns, constant traffic, distracting views, narrow one-lane roads, cliffs... here is a shot of the road from one senic overlook:

The trip was worth it! The only thing I regret is doing it all in one day. Here are some scenes from the ‘Ohe‘o Gulch (aka 7 Sacred Pools). This is in the Haleakala National Park. The water levels were low so here the Pacific is pouring into a pool (usually its the other way around):




And my husband jumping off of a cliff into one of the pools... this was awesome:


After the 7 pools we hiked the Pipiwai Trail- also in th Haleakala National Park. This was a 4 mile round trip hike with a final destination of Waimoku Falls... falling 400-feet down a sheer lava rock wall. This was absolutely beautiful and WELL WORTH the hike to get to it...

Hawaii sun, sand, and scenery!

Here are some kind of random shots from Hawaii!

Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii highlights two of the world's most active volcanoes, and offers insights on the birth of the Hawaiian Islands and views of dramatic volcanic landscapes.

Watching the lava flow into the ocean was one of the 100 times I wish I would have remembered to pack my tripod:(

A 360 from the shoreline:


Where the lava meets the road...The steam cloud from the lava flowing into the ocean during the day. You can see this from miles away.Later in the night the cloud is burning red... and some lava spits up over the edge every few minutes! Hot lava!

Akaka Falls State Park

Our honeymoon was hands down the best vacation I have ever been on! I could have spent hours taking pictures at some of the places we only spent minutes at... but the trip was not about photography:) I still managed to capture some good shots! Here are a few from our trip to Akaka Falls State Park:


I'm not sure what the significance of the cross is, but it caught my eye...

The 420 foot Akaka Falls:A twist on the classic picture of birch tree trunks surrounded in fall colors:

raining cats and dogs... brings out the frogs

Over the weekend it rained cats and dogs for about 15 minutes... after the storm blew over I noticed this little guy crawling up the window screen. There was an army of frogs outside the window! The kids had a fun time chasing them around, and I snapped a few shots:

totally orchids, II

I am a fan of how this looks like a watercolor painting:

totally orchids

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has a Totally Orchids exhibit that I checked out this weekend... this is what I got: