Category: Adventures
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Yellowstone Winter 2024
Amy and I took Amtrak from Ann Arbor to Chicago, then boarded the Empire Builder for a multi-day train trip through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana. In Havre, we boarded a bus to Great Falls. We spent one night in an Airbnb, then rented a car and headed to Giant Springs State Park, then… Read more …
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New Hampshire 2019
My good friends Tracy and David Grilli invited me to their mountain cabin to see some New England-style fall colors. David, a fellow photographer, and I took the opportunity to do a fall tour of the area. We hit his favorite fishing streams and lakes and did some beautiful hikes in remote areas. He had… Read more …
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Milford Mixed Family
The Kensington Metropark sandhill crane family that hatched and adopted a goose This spring I was thrilled to finally meet the famous sandhill crane couple who had adopted a Canada gosling and were raising it alongside their colt. The blended family lived in Kensington Metropark in Milford, MI. The goose learned to be a proper… Read more …
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Alaska 2019
For this second trip to Alaska, we did a family thing, meeting at an Airbnb in Anchorage, then traveling together to the Glacier Lodge and Camp Denali, on another amazing Lightminded Tours trip with the even more amazing Wayde Carroll. We visited the town of Talkeetna, where a few in our party went flight seeing… Read more …
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Milford Summer 2019
This summer I spent some time helping Amy set up a new computer and getting a new website started for Jeff for the family business, Plumbers Service. But in our off times, we wandered around their beautiful backyard and made several trips to Kensington Metropark. Read more …
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Peru 2018
This trip was one for the record books. Friends Geraldine and Ellen and sister Amy and I set out to hike the Inca Trail. When we landed in Cusco, which sits just under 12K feet, we were told to relax and not do anything. We didn’t listen to this good advice, and I got altitude… Read more …
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Alaska 2018
This was my first trip to Alaska, and I’ve wanted to go back every summer since then. Amy and I joined Wayde Carroll and a few other Lightminded Tour participants at the remote Silver Salmon Creek Lodge. The lodge is located within Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, accessible only by boat and seaplane. I… Read more …
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