STANDING MAJESTIC IN THE MOUNTAINS BLACK-EYED SUSAN'S (RUDBECKIA HIRTA) It would take me just

It would take me just under an hour to reach the lake

A beautiful morning hiking through Starved Rock State Park as the autumn colors of

I arrived early in the morning near Salt Creek Falls to photograph the recent snow storm the Cascade Mountains had received

The lighting had been very good this early spring morning in Northern Illinois and I enjoyed finding the best composition and photographing this common milkweed plant (ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA)

STANDING MAJESTIC IN THE MOUNTAINS BLACK-EYED SUSAN'S (RUDBECKIA HIRTA) It would take me justA rocky mountain bull elk stands majestic in a clearing for a brief moment at Rocky Mountain National Park. (413 87)