Aspens, Steamboat Colorado

One should pay attention to all the beauty and detail of our natural environment. Many of my best images come from "paying attention to detail". From the smallest plants and rock to expansive landscapes. A good picture can be found anywhere.

Castlewood Canyon State Park, Colorado

Wild azalea, Rock Pile Mountain wilderness, Missouri

Wild azalea grows only in remote, acidic soiled areas in the Southern Missouri Ozarks. I usually find it concentrated in very remote locations of the Mark Twain National Forest. Primairly, the forest regions in and around Rock Pile Mountain. It grows as a small tree with brilliant pink to red or white blossoms in the early spring. I would expect the presence of these trees to be a good indicator of the overall health of the forest.

Perrenial phlox: Big Piney River

I have really developed a keen interest in wild flowers. The reason I believe is obvious. Wild flowers of all sorts show up in many places that I venture. And since I always have my camera ready, I simply started to take close-ups of them. I now know of many places where I can find my favorites. Virginia bluebells covering a river bottom (Current River), Columbine dangling from a river side rock wall (Eleven Point River), and Johnny-jump-ups along a gravel road (Logan Conservation Area) are always the best!