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Photo Feature: Play List – Backpacker Magazine August 2018

~Play List – This Month’s Top Trips & Picks~   June 29, 2018 Open this month’s Backpacker Magazine to page 28 and you’ll find a Messenger Photo of Kawishiwi Falls at flood stage. It’s one […]

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Photo Feature: Bing Homepage Wallpaper

On April 23, one of my images from the summit of Haleakala National Park was featured as the Bing homepage wallpaper. It’s pretty stellar to see it spread all across the screen, with all those […]

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Taranaki Falls Hike on a New Zealand Honeymoon

The Taranaki Falls Loop Hike from the small village of Whakapapa, New Zealand, winds over 6 kilometers of beautiful alpine terrain. We hiked it on day 4 in New Zealand. We were supposed to make […]

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Park Point Ice Tree

I decided to explore a new area this past week, and made it out to the Park Point Recreation Area at the end of Park Point in Duluth, MN. Just as the sun was setting, […]

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Brighton Beach Sea Smoke

When I heard about the sub-zero temperatures sweeping across the state this week, I decided it would be a good time to venture out for some early morning photos along the shore of Lake Superior. […]

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Mallards in Sea Smoke

Northern Minnesota has been rocked by snowstorms, ice and plummeting temperatures lately. Over the weekend, I spent some time photographing in Duluth, Minnesota and made this Mallard image in Canal Park. The temperatures were around […]

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More Aurora from October 2nd

It’s been one week since the last big show of aurora borealis, and signs point to another good aurora night coming up! I was thinking about posting more images from the last show when my […]

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October 2nd, 2013 Aurora Borealis

The Aurora Borealis on Wednesday morning were absolutely stunning! Did you see it? If you didn’t see it in person, I’m sure by now you’ve seen some images from it. I was lucky enough to […]

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Leaves are Changing!

With autumn officially here and the temperatures dropping, the leaves in northern Minnesota are changing! Last year was breathtaking (see 2012 photos below) and I’m looking forward to shooting them this season. Northern Minnesota has […]

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Pink Lady’s Slipper in Evening Bog

      With the odd weather and slow transition to summer, I wasn’t sure when the orchids would be blooming. I decided to go out anyway and head to a bog I know east […]

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