
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.
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's husband Bob

My cousin Mark

My cousin Jeff

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

My cousin Pam teaching me how to take good instagram pictures

Instagram lesson 1.0

The October 14, 2023 eclipse in Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

Cousin Debbie, Aunt Nancy, and Cousin Nanette

Fall Colors above Holladay, Utah

Visiting my grandparent's resting place with Aunt Nancy, Nanette, and Debbie
January-February 2023
Winter in Minnesota

Outside my window

Forest preserve trails

Prairie preserve trails

Winter hiking

Outside my window

Outside my window
March 2023, Kauai Hawaii

Anahola, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kalaheo, HI

Kalaheo, 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

Kāneiʻolouma Heiau, Koloa, HI

Koloa, HI

Waimea, HI

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

New Spur Trail, Waimea, HI

Kokee Road, Waimea, HI

Whales outside our room.

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, HI

Nalu Road, HI

Koloa, HI

Koloa, HI

Kilauea, HI

Kilauea, 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

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

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.
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.
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
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.
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.












