Author Archives: Trail Rocker

This morning, when I got up, I looked out the window and noticed that the nearby lake was as smooth as glass. So I grabbed my camera and headed down to the shore to take some photos. Take a look!

This past Thursday, Barbara, Ellie and I traveled over the Catskill Mountains to the town of Cooperstown, New York to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. During our drive we saw some of the most beautiful scenery we have ever seen. The state of New York is a beautiful place. Visiting the Baseball Hall ofContinue reading “The Baseball Hall of Fame”

Recently, Barbara and I traveled north of the border, to Toronto, to visit the Hockey Hall of Fame. Both Barbara and I are “BIG” hockey fans so this was a must see for us. At the Hall of Fame they display all of the NHL teams as well as their farm teams, including the nowContinue reading “The Hockey Hall of Fame”

As most of you know, most of the photos I take, are of places that we visit, waterfalls, sunsets, landscapes. Recently, I purchased a 100mm macro lens so that I can take close ups of the natural world around us. This morning, I took a walk around the RV park, to try out my skillContinue reading “The Natural World”

This morning, Barbara, Ellie, and I traveled back into Canada to get, likely our last look, of Niagara Falls. This time we wanted to see it from the Canadian side, because in my opinion, this is the best vantage point of both the American and the Canadian Falls. This time there was no Covid-19 restrictions,Continue reading “Niagara Falls”

Recently, Barbara and I visited the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory in Louisville, Kentucky. John A. “Bud” Hillerich was just 17 years old when he made the very first, what would be later be known as the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat, in his father’s workshop, for Pete Browning in 1884. Mr. Browning, at that time,Continue reading “Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory”

Before we left Michigan, we visited the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse in Port Huron, Michigan. On the day we visited the lighthouse they were having their 10th Annual Sand Fest. All of the money needed to maintain the lighthouse comes from donations, gift shop sales, entrance and parking fees, and the money generated from the SandContinue reading “Fort Gratiot Lighthouse”

Recently, while staying in western Michigan, near Bear Lake with our good friends Glen and Kathleen, they showed us the fun and interesting places in the area.  They took us to see a couple of lighthouses on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and an artesian well known as OldContinue reading “Lake Michigan Adventures”

Today I walked down to the shoreline of Lake Huron to test the high dynamic range function on my camera. I took photos of two different subjects at five different settings, each. Please take a look at all ten photos and let me know your opinion and which photos you like the best and why.Continue reading “High Dynamic Range (Test)”