On October 14, 2023, the Moon aligned with the Sun and Earth to produce an annular solar eclipse. The spectacle bathed millions of Americans in a lunar shadow as the Moon blocked the Sun’s rays. The above image was acquired during the eclipse by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera imager aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory, a joint NASA, NOAA, and U.S. Air Force satellite.

Cover Image Credit: NASA

October 14, 2023

This is what the solar eclipse looked like from my vantage point with my cousins, the Piersons, in Utah.

We decided to enjoy the fall colors and see the partial eclipse as it was happening.

The fine cloud cover provided enough filtering for us to see this solar crescent.
Snapshots with the extended family in Utah 
My Aunt Nancy
My Aunt Nancy
My aunt's husband Bob
My aunt's husband Bob
My cousin Mark
My cousin Mark
My cousin Jeff
My cousin Jeff
My cousin Debbie, introducing me to FiiZ
My cousin Debbie, introducing me to FiiZ
Fall colors around Mt. Timpanogos, Utah
Fall colors around Mt. Timpanogos, Utah
Fall colors around Mt. Timpanogos, Utah
Fall colors around Mt. Timpanogos, Utah
Fall colors around Mt. Timpanogos, Utah
Fall colors around Mt. Timpanogos, Utah
My cousin Pam teaching me how to take good instagram pictures
My cousin Pam teaching me how to take good instagram pictures
Instagram lesson 1.0
Instagram lesson 1.0
The October 14, 2023 eclipse in Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
The October 14, 2023 eclipse in Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Cousin Debbie, Aunt Nancy, and Cousin Nanette
Cousin Debbie, Aunt Nancy, and Cousin Nanette
Fall Colors above Holladay, Utah
Fall Colors above Holladay, Utah
Visiting my grandparent's resting place with Aunt Nancy, Nanette, and Debbie
Visiting my grandparent's resting place with Aunt Nancy, Nanette, and Debbie
January-February 2023
Winter in Minnesota
Outside my window
Outside my window
Forest preserve trails
Forest preserve trails
Prairie preserve trails
Prairie preserve trails
Winter hiking
Winter hiking
Outside my window
Outside my window
Outside my window
Outside my window
March 2023, Kauai Hawaii
Anahola, HI
Anahola, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kalaheo, HI
Kalaheo, HI
Kalaheo, HI
Kalaheo, HI
Lawai, HI
Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Allerton Garden, Lawai, HI
Kāneiʻolouma Heiau, Koloa, HI
Kāneiʻolouma Heiau, Koloa, HI
Koloa, HI
Koloa, HI
Waimea, HI
Waimea, HI
Kāneiʻolouma Heiau
Kāneiʻolouma Heiau
Kāneiʻolouma Heiau
Kāneiʻolouma Heiau
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
Pihea Trail, Hanapepe, HI
New Spur Trail, Waimea, HI
New Spur Trail, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Whales outside our room.
Whales outside our room.
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Nalu Road, HI
Nalu Road, HI
Koloa, HI
Koloa, HI
Koloa, HI
Koloa, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Kilauea, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Kokee Road, Waimea, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Milo Hae Loop, Koloa, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Grand Hyatt, Kauai, HI
Ron & John
Ron & John
April 2023
Desert in Nevada

The Red Rock Resort and Casino in Las Vegas is adjacent to the Lifetime Athletic Summerlin and provided a perfect base for hiking in Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire.
May 2023

Minnesota comes alive in May. I biked all over the western metro and spend many mornings at the Landscape Arboretum of the University of Minnesota.
Late May 2023
Memorial Day Weekend in Utah, 2023
Memorial Day Weekend Special Trip to Red Butte Garden & Arboretum
May and October 2023
August 2023, Yosemite to Lake Tahoe, California
October 2023 Rib Lake, Wisconsin
2023 Colorado Color Tour
December 2023

Of the places we've visited in Quintana Roo, Mexico, the Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Resort provided us hospitality with impressive architectural beauty and harmony with the landscape. Mangroves were preserved to continue filtering water running toward a 140 meter beachline on the property. Downtown Playa del Carmen is behind the hotel and offers anything you might want.

Some years we don't leave the property.
Technical information is outlined in Architect Magazine. The hotel website is here.

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