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Beach Bliss

Michigan has so many fantastic beaches but one of my favorites is Chapel beach in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This beach has great sand, stones perfect for skipping, cliff edges, a beach waterfall that you can walk through and just when you think that's enough it has a very cool rock formation that has a beautiful tree on it whos roots traverse air to get to the shore to survive. It is a pretty special place. Oh and you can only get there via boat or a long hike.

Marsh Gold

Wagner Falls in Munising, Michigan is already a beautiful waterfall but when you add Marsh Marigolds it doesn't get any prettier.

The Light Switch Over

As one light sets the other takes over. Little Sable Lighthouse is becoming one of my favorite lighthouses. It was so peaceful to sit and enjoy the sunset as the clouds got painted with brilliant colors. Little Sable Point Lighthouse, Mears, Michigan

Early Gales

While Lake Superior was breaking wave height records Lake Michigan was angry as well. Manistee Lighthouse got slammed by waves on a late October afternoon.

Superior Bliss

This sunset changed into so many different colors while it was setting, it was awesome! Every person that walked up said "WOW!" Sunset at Presque Isle Park in Marquette, Michigan.

Sunkissed Escarpment

This is "Lake Of The Clouds" in the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon, Michigan. I showed up in the pitch dark, having never been there before, only hoping I was going in the right direction and hoping to not fall off a cliff, I also did not know if the fall colors were truly peak or not. As the first light came over the mountain I knew I was where I needed to be, the sunrise illuminated the perfect fall peak colors I was hoping for and as a bonus the sunrise placed its beautiful rays across the escarpment; such a beautiful place.

Beauty On The Edge

Blooming on the edge of an almost 200 foot cliff over Lake Superior, these Bunchberry (creeping dogwood) plants have quite the view.

Mighty Blue

As many of you know I like to photograph the Mackinac Bridge and after I heard about the blue ice at the bridge I was curious. Was it really that blue? Was it as big as everyone was saying it was. How big of a deal was it really? Well the curiosity got to me and I had to check it out. I will have to say YES the ice is that blue and WOW it is something you must see in person. While looking at massive ice chunks that in some places were 24 inches thick you can't help but think how much force it would have taken to move this much ice. While I answered a lot of my questions while there. Yes, it's that blue, yes it is massive, and yes it’s a big deal (as it doesn’t happen too often). I actually left with more questions. How long did it take to pile up, was it overnight or over a few days? What did it sound like? It had to have been so loud. How long will it stay? Will the ice come up any further?

Afterglow

This was one of the best sunset afterglows I have seen and what better place to experience it than at the frozen St. Joseph Lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan. It didn't matter which way you looked, the colors were everywhere.

Aurora At Dusk

Early Aurora Borealis at dusk in Marquette, Michigan at Marquette's Presque Isle Park, complete with a shooting star.

Far Far Away

Badwater Basin is a salt flat in Death Valley National Park, California, it is also the lowest point in North America, this photo is from March 2016.

The Protector

Since 1935 this unique lighthouse; Grays Reef, has protected ships from a shallow reef. This lighthouse stands 65 feet tall in the northern part of Lake Michigan. I loved that the golden sunset lit up the side of the lighthouse with its beautiful rays.

Standing Guard

Miners Castle stands guard as the sun dipped past the horizon on a late spring night.

First Light

Sunrises like these almost make me rethink not being a morning person, well, almost. I arrived in the dark to make sure I would be there for the first light. I snapped this shot just as the sun was starting to come up. The sun was being muted by some thin clouds near the horizon but I loved the way the muted light hit the rocks in the foreground. It really shows to the mood of the morning with the waves crashing on the unique rocks.

Peaceful Morning

Peaceful autumn morning on Lake Powell in the Hiawatha National Forest, south of Munising, Michigan.

Cozy Cove

The sunset was looking favorable so I headed to a place I had never been before; Presque Isle Park in Marquette, Michigan. I went a few hours before sunset to see what the park had to offer. I was very impressed with the park, it had woods, cliffs, little coves and rocky shores. A perfect place for enjoying an afternoon/evening. I found this little cove that was ideal for the sunset and just waited. It was so nice to just sit there and watch the waves crash on the rocks. As the sun started to set it took on many different colors. It was a "wow" of a sunset, one of those not so common ones, one that you walk away with a large smile.

Aurora Hide & Seek

The aurora borealis hid behind some clouds during an almost full moon at Miners Castle in Munising, Michigan on October 13th 2016 about 8:30pm.

Gullfoss Glow

Gullfoss is one of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions. As you can tell from the few people that are in the photograph, this waterfall is unique and massive. This photograph was taken as the sun was "setting" during the midnight sun.

A Morning At Eben Ice Caves

A beautiful morning at Eben Ice Caves just north of Eben Junction, Michigan. Late Winter 2017.

Peaceful Walk

The beautiful Gulf of Mexico beach sunset in Seacrest, Florida in April of 2015

Where The Plates Meet

Oxararfoss is a waterfall in western Iceland located in the Thingvellir National Park. Thingvellir National Park is where the Eurasian and North-American tectonic plates meet. This was hours before sunset during the summer.

Too Pretty For Words

Blooming crabapple trees in front of the DeZwaan Windmill at the Windmill Island Gardens in Holland, Michigan. 2017

WOW

When I first saw picture of this lighthouse I just had to go see it for myself and you can see why. White Shoal Lighthouse was 1st lit in 1910 and stands 121 feet tall. It also proudly carries the role of the only barber pole (red/white) lighthouse in the US. I couldn’t help but snap as many shots as I could of this unique lighthouse during an awesome sunset.