Horsethief Canyon, Kanopolis Lake

I went hiking at Kanopolis Lake on Tuesday afternoon at the Horse thief canyon hiking trails with a friend of mine. This is my favorite place to hike in Kansas. We couldn't have asked for a better day to be out there. Here are some of my photos from this hike.

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Kittens

Here are some photos of some kittens we are fostering for the Riley County Humane Society (RCHS). They are going to need a home soon.





Sadly their mother (Marble - pictured below) passed away today.










Marble was a great cat. She was abandoned while pregnant, had her kittens and while nursing the 3 of them, she adopted 3 others and nursed and raised them as well. What a mother! Rest in Peace Marble.

Please visit the RCHS website when you have time and consider making a donation or adopting a new family member!

Thanks!

Pillsbury Crossing

Here a few pictures from Pillsbury Crossing taken on 11-15. Despite being chilly and windy, it turned out to be a nice evening with some beautiful light.

Enjoy!

Road Trip in IR

Here are a few photos of my recent trip to northeast Kansas in infrared (IR).

Enjoy!

And Thanks to all the Veterans out there!

Bison hunting in Marshall County, KS

I was back visiting my parents this past weekend and went to take some pics with my Dad. The weather was crappy, the wind was blowing like crazy so we decided rather than fight the wind trying to get some landscape photos we would go bison "hunting" and photograph a small bison heard just outside of Waterville. We also stopped and "shot" some cows and horses and even a barn! Here are the pics.

Enjoy!

Road Trip to Atchison

Last week my wife and I took a quick overnight trip up to Atchison to explore northeast Kansas. A lot of trees in the area had already dropped their leaves so we missed a lot of the fall color, but it was still a good trip. Here are some of the photos.

If you haven't visited Atchison it is an interesting town, lots of history there.

Infrared Photos from this fall

Here are some recent infrared (IR) photos from this fall. These were taken in various places around Kansas, Wildcat Park, Konza, Pillsbury Crossing, Elk City Falls, and Cross Timbers State Park.

Hope you enjoy!

Wildcat Park

I was back to Wildcat Park recently. I had just 'discovered' this park a few weeks ago (despite living in Manhattan since '88!). I had hoped to find more color in the trees, but it was still a nice visit. A few snaps can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Marshall County Fall Colors

October 24th was a busy day for photography! After shooting around Tuttle Creek lake that morning (see my previous post) I went to Waterville and took some photos with Dad out around the Alcove Springs area. We were hoping some water would be flowing over Alcove Springs, but no luck there. However the trees were really beautiful and we had great light. The photos can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Morning Fall photo trip to Tuttle Creek Lake

Here are a few photos I took on a rare morning photo outing for me. I went out to the River Ponds area and then to the Carnahan Creek area on Tuttle Creek Lake. The colors were fantastic on this morning.

The River Ponds park has really been expanded recently, I found a really nice campground on the 'backside' of the River Ponds that must be relatively new. I will be visiting there again.

Enjoy!