Yearly Archives: 2019

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West Rock State Park – Connecticut

I love road trips, but it’s always good to explore the places near home too. Fortunately, there are a lot of great state parks in Connecticut. Last weekend, Gabi and I visited the West Rock […]

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Fall Colors in the Green Mountains – Vermont

The fall color season still lasts in New England, so last weekend Gabi and I did another road trip to enjoy it. This time, we went to the Green Mountains of Vermont (map). This area […]

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Fall Colors in the White Mountains – New Hampshire

Last weekend, Gabi and I drove to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for leaf peeping (map). We haven’t seen the fall foliage for eight years, so we were very excited about moving back to […]

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We Moved to Connecticut

At the beginning of September, Gabi and I moved from Texas to Connecticut. We really love living in the Northeast again. We love the New England landscape of rolling hills, forests, small ponds and streams […]

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New Article in Természetbúvár: Climate Change and Animals

My latest article has been published in the 4/2019 issue of Természetbúvár magazine in Hungary. It’s about how climate change effects animal behavior. The article is illustrated with my images.

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Monument Valley – Arizona, Utah

Besides the cactus covered mountains in southern Arizona, probably the best-known location of the American West is the Monument Valley on the border of Arizona and Utah, so we didn’t want to miss it on […]

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Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona

One of the main reasons of our recent road trip was to see the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. The gorge of the Colorado River is one of the Wonders of the World […]

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Saguaro National Park – Arizona

After leaving the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, we drove to Tucson, Arizona, where we visited the Saguaro National Park. This park consists of two separate areas and it’s the home to the […]

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park – New Mexico

The last week of May, Gabi and I went on a big road trip to the Wild West. We visited four national parks and one tribal park. Our first destination was the Carlsbad Caverns National […]

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Nature First

Nature photography has undergone a huge transformation in the last few years with the rise of different social media platforms and digital technology that made much easier to take photos. More and more people are […]

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Wildflowers in the Texas Hill Country

Gabi and I spent the last weekend of March in the Texas Hill Country to see wildflowers. This time of year, bluebonnets and other wildflowers are blooming all along the roadways in Texas. Unfortunately, the […]

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Wildlife Watching at Brazos Bend State Park – Texas

Last weekend Gabi and I went to the Brazos Bend State Park (map) again. It wasn’t a photography trip, we just hiked around the Elm Lake to watch some wildlife, however, I brought my big […]

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