This is a gallery of outdoor/adventure photos from various trips I have taken over the years. Included are photos from the English Lake District, The Sandia Crest in New Mexico, Siesta Key, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, and climbing at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky.
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View of Lake Ullswater, Northern England.
Rolling hills north of Lake Ullswater.
Local English Sheep sneaking up on us through the bushes
This sheep seemed content to follow us all the way up the trail!
View from the pier near Pooley Bridge, we took a ferry across Lake Ullswater from here.
A beautiful waterfall that we found when hiking through northern England.
An outlook through the trees mid hike.
We turned around when we got halfway up a long trail to be greeted by this beautiful view of one of many lakes in the English Lake District.
A nice view of the lake from higher up on the trail.
This is a view from the summit of the trail, finsihing on the highest point in the area.
Another view from the summit.
One last view of that beautiful lake.
View from the front garden of the Airbnb that we stayed at in northern England.
Lake Michigan on a beautiful summer day.
The view from the driveway of the place we stayed in Tuscany, in northern Italy.
View from my bedroom window in Tuscany.
Another view from our place in Tuscany. Far on the ridgline is the small town of San Gimignano.
View of some of the cliff side villas on the Amalfi Coast of southern Italy.
Stunning view from the "Path of the Gods" hike in the Amalfi Coast.
Some beautiful coastal rock in Amalfi.
Small clearing in the forest of the Amalfi Coast.
More beautiful Italian coast.
View from our Airbnb in the Amalfi Coast, during sunset.
Campsite on climbing trip to the Red River Gorge, October, 2019.
View of some southern sandstone through the trees of the Red River Gorge, Kentucky.
Brandywine falls, in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Sandstone ampitheatre at the Red River Gorge.
My friend Bert, giving a solid belay while also posing for the cameras.
Beautiful views of the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky.
There is nothing quite as pretty as the leaves beginning to change color in the Fall.
View of the Sandia Mountains, near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Close view of the Sandia Crest.
View from the peak of the Sandia Crest
Despite there being no snow on the ground in Albuquerque, the peak of the Sandias were covered like a winter wonderland.
Outlook onto the Cuyahoga Valley.
Forests of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
A peaceful crag at the Red River Gorge.
Forests of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, at the Ledges Trail.
My friend John getting started on a classic Red River Gorge 5.10, our friend Jack is on belay.
Boardwalk on the Siesta Key Beach, Florida.
My friends Jack and John, talking after the climb.
Daniel Boone National Forest.
A beautiful view of a famous crag at the Red River Gorge, called "The Gallery".
Getting started on "Starry Night" 5.12a at "The Gallery".
An awesome Ohio boulder called "Crinoid Cove", has some of the better boulder problems in central Ohio.
A wide but shallow stream near Columbus, Ohio.
The nice approach to a roadside crag in eastern Ohio.
A nice stream on a cool Fall morning.
Chippewa Creek, one of the best bouldering areas in Ohio.
A river side boulder in Chippewa Creek
My friend Andy working his way up a tricky Red River Gorge 5.9
An impressive crag at the Red River Gorge, called "The Solarium"
Working my way up "Magnum Opus" 5.12a at "The Solarium"
Working my way up "Guernicia" 5.11a at The Red
My friends Micah and Becca eating lunch at the crag
"Starry Night", 5.12a at The Red
Views from a Red River Gorge hike
Andy, Becca and I at the crag
Shark Tooth Beach, Siesta Key, Florida
Red River Gorge, Spring 2021
Daniel Boone National Forest, Summer 2021
The Zoo, a classic crag at The Red
My friend's dog Daisy, hanging out at the crag
A friendly Kentucky snake
Through the trees is "Twinkie" 5.12a, one of the most famous routes at The Red
Summer 2021, camping at Miguel's Pizza
Miguel's Pizza, the heart of the Red River Gorge
Working my way up a Red River Gorge 5.10d
Swinging around on "Starry Night" 5.12a
Sandstone bouldering in northern Ohio
Pulling hard on "Get Pitted", V5.
"Artificial Sweeteners" V5
Resting midway up "Guernicia" 5.11a
Towards the top of "Guernicia"
"Merci" V5
My friend Terese working her way up a 5.10b at The Red
Chica Bonita crag, The Red.
Pretty trees
Shady Grove crag, at The Red
John working his way up "Citizens Arete" 5.11b
Campsite at The Red, Summer 2020