Alcove Springs

My Dad and I braved the cold Saturday to head up to Alcove Springs between Blue Rapids and Marysville in search of a frozen waterfall. A couple of years ago we had gone up there during a really cold spell and the ice formations were amazing. This year though no such luck. It looked like the waterfalls had frozen over, but either the ice had naturally broken or someone had helped nature along. In any case, I was able to get some pictures of the setting sun and the shadows falling across the snow. Best thing about this evening was the silence, there was virtually no sound...I could have spent a lot of time there, except for the cold! Click on the link below to view my photos from this trip:

Alcove Springs, Winter Photographs

Marshall County Waterfalls

Earlier this spring I was up in Marshall County to photograph the waterfalls at Alcove Springs and Lake Idlewild after some heavy rains. It was well worth the trip. A few pics from this trip can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Alcove Springs...again

Well with all the recent rain we have had, I figured that the waterfalls at Alcove Springs might be pretty to photograph this summer. So my Dad and I head out there July 5th....only to find the falls completely dry, not even a drop of water going over the drop off. Oh well, guess I will try again this winter during some snow melt. We did find a nice little open area of prairie above the falls that had some really nice wildflowers in it to photograph and also some cooperative cattle on the drive back into Waterville. A few of the photos can be viewed here.

Enjoy.

Back to Marlatt Park

I was recently at Marlatt Park with one of my photography classes. I really like this small park, it always impresses me. The park had recently been burned and was just starting to green up.

After leaving the park, I drove out of town a bit on Marlatt Park for some sunset shots and some pics of the moon rising. You can view a few of the shots here.

Thanks for looking!

Catching up

I've been out shooting several times this month and haven't been keeping up getting things updated, so this is a "catch up" post. Links are below to shots from several trips:

Marlatt Park on 3-8

Washington County on 3-9

Carnahan Creek area and Shannondale Road on 3-15

Council Grove Lake on 3-19

Chase County and the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve on 3-20

Lake Wilson Rock Town Area on 3-21

Drive from Stockdale to Keats on 3-22

Frozen Alcove Springs

I was back at Alcove Springs recently to photograph the waterfalls while they were frozen. Compare the 2 photographs at the left, one taken this past spring and one this winter. Brrrrr!

The rest of the photos can be viewed here.

Peace.

Alcove Springs Photographs

Earlier this spring I went to Alcove Springs to take some pictures with my Dad. I had been to Alcove Springs before shooting, but I wanted to be there when there was a lot of water flowing. With all the spring rains we had this year, we thought this was the time. Alcove Springs has some very interesting history, it was on the Oregon Trail and was a stopping point for many people making the trip west. You can read more on the history of Alcove Springs here. If you are in the area, this is absolutely a place to go visit. You can view some of the photos I took this spring here. I will be shooting this place more in the future for sure.