Crystal Mill - Being able to take this photo is why I got up at 3:00 AM, stopped at other fantastic locations for fall colors, rode in a jeep over a six mile boulder laden lane, and got home about 11:00 PM. It really was a great day.

Since seeing photos of Crystal Mill, I have wanted to photograph it. I am so excited for now having had the opportunity to take this and other photos of it. This is five vertical photos stitched together. The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States. It is accessible from Marble Colorado via 4x4. Although called a mill, it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station, which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor. The compressed air was then used to power other machinery or tools. Today it stands as a Colorado icon, and is reputed to be the most photographed site in the state.

This is, I think one of the most beautiful spots we stopped at during our all day fall color shoot. Lizard Lake, Colorado.

Fall colors with river, house and mountain.

Several cows were sauntering around us, so I had to include at least one in a photo.

Panoramic of aspen along Capitol Road, Colorado

Capitol Road lined with tall aspen. Colorado

Looking UP

Beautiful snow covered peaks with blanketed hills of fall colors.

Beautiful fall colors in aspen grove. Colorado

An old barn framed by aspen in fall colors along Capitol Creek Lane, Colorado

Maroon Bells before the light.

Maroon Bell from lake as the light washed over the scene.

Pre dawn photo of Maroon Bells, Colorado

I found this to be a very interesting sunset.

Sunrise at Long Beach, Washington.

Morning walk - Long Beach, Washington

During the week of the kite festival in Long Beach, Washington we got to watch fireworks from our deck.

This photo offers a glance into who I am.

Early evening sunset over the dunes at Long Beach, Washington.

The kite festival in Long Beach, Washington was a lot of fun. Music, kites and food from dawn to dusk for six days.

Of the first two sunrise photos, I like the first the best. I like how the mist rests in the trees below the horizon. The third shot is a sunset over the ocean on the same day. Look for the kites flying in the night sky.

Grandma and Grandpa had a great day at the zoo with a few of our grandchildren.

These three shots consist of five shots each at different exposures and blended with Photoshop HDR. Shooting west after dark at Crown Point, Oregon.

30 second exposure from Crown Point next to Vista House, Oregon.

Taken from the cruise ship, I took a departing shot of Seattle Washington as we began our journey to Alaska.

In Anchorage, Alaska I went to a logging show. It was great fun.

I took this shot from the ship's deck while on our way to Ketchikan, Alaska.

Endicott Arms - Photos on the way to Endicott Arms Glacier.

Icy Straits was a small stop. We spent a few hours their.

Anchorage Alaska taken from the ship as we were leaving.

Husband Day Care, Juneau Alaska. It was the only shot I took there worth posting.

Homer museum and a couple of artifacts inside.