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One of the first stops on a recent trip through Oregon was this spot on the Rogue River. The rushing water and lush green were a good introduction to what was in store for us on the trip.

These rocks with swirling water were at the base of Bassi Falls in the Sierra Nevada. I found some of the smaller pools with interesting water currents to be better than the actual waterfall.

On a backpacking trip I stayed overnight very near the top of Nevada Falls. This allowed me the unique opportunity of being at the top of the falls all night, and I was able to get some great shots of the sun going down!

A water taxi passes by some Chicago skyscrapers.

I love the vegas.  This view from the Venetian was particularily colorful and the full moon was beautiful!

There is a viewpoint of Lake Tahoe on the north shore that is a few mile hike from the road.  At the top there are three interesting rock pillars that I used to change up the typical view of the lake.  On the hike up they just looked like piles of rock that stuck up from the highest point, but from the top I was able to use them to frame the sides of the lake.

I was able to spend last weekend in Tahoe and stayed at a great place right on the lake.  We spent many a morning and night swimming at this very spot.  The water was cold but felt amazing.  I got this shot by getting down close to the water to catch the small waves that were coming in.  The water was the most amazing shades of blue and green.

This is my first photo for this series that I’m posting on the day I took it.  I hiked to Lake Margaret by Kirkwood and it was beautiful.  The water was warmer than I expected for a lake at this elevation, and it was amazing to swim in.  The sky was clear all day until this point where the clouds on the right started rolling in and rained on us a little bit by the time we got back to the car. The dead and living trees on each side of the lake framed this shot nicely.  Great day.