2015
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South Florida
Nov 27, 2015 to Dec 5, 2015Everglades National Park is one of the national parks we always wanted to visit, but we were unsure how to do a proper sightseeing on the wetlands. This time, we decided to cover the Everglades and it turned out to be a great unique experience. Covering 1.5 million acres, the Everglades is the largest subtropical… Read more…
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Perrot State Park
Nov 14, 2015Since most state parks in our area were closed due to the deer hunting season, we decided to visit Perrot State Park in Trempealeau, WI. Pretty amazing 3-hour hikes to Perrot Ridge and Brady’s Bluff, not to mention it was unseasonably warm in mid November. Read more…
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Beaver Valley Creek State Park
Nov 1, 2015Spent a gorgeous day hiking in Beaver Valley Creek State Park. The drive from I-90 to Houston and then Caledonia was incredibly scenic… possibly one of the best drives in south eastern Minnesota. We hiked for four hours covering about 7 miles in the park. Read more…
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Carley State Park
Oct 25, 2015Spent a few hours hiking in Carley State Park. This is our first time visiting this state park. Most trails are rather flat and easy. Most trees are leafless except the oak trees. Read more…
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Winona & Great River Bluffs State Park
Oct 17, 2015Did a half day trip to Winona and Great River Bluffs State Park to see fall colors. After having lunch in Winona, we bought some donuts from the well known Bloedow’s Bakery before strolling along Winona Lake. Then, we spent a few hours in Great River Bluffs State Park. It was rather past peak at… Read more…
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The Laws in Frontenac State Park
Oct 10, 2015Did short hikes in Frontenac State Park in a rather windy afternoon. Met up with Andy and Jenny to help them to take some family photos. The fall colors was only 10-20% according to DNR website but we managed to find a few good spots to take pictures in the late afternoon. We headed to… Read more…
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The McGlones at the Barn
Oct 3, 2015Spent two hours in a rather chilly afternoon doing photo shoots for the McGlones. Dale was gracious enough to allow us to use his barn area to do some epic shots. At the end of the photo shoot, all of us had delicious dinner at the McGlones’ place: home-cooked ribs, smoked for 5 hours… pretty… Read more…
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Supermoon
Sep 29, 2015Stumbled upon a rather yellowish supermoon on the horizon at about 8:30 PM. Read more…
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Super Blood Moon
Sep 27, 2015Caught a truly rare opportunity to witness the rare supermoon total lunar eclipse on the same night as the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. There have only been five supermoon eclipses since 1900 (in 1910, 1928, 1946, 1964 and 1982), and the next will occur in 2033. The supermoon appears 14% larger… Read more…
