2021 Topaz Labs Black Friday Sale

It's that time a year when your favorite companies put their products up for sale. Normally the Black Friday and Cyber Mondays have the best sales of the year for most companies. It's no different for Topaz Labs. They are offering huge discounts on … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #187: A Forgotten Entrance

This week’s random image is of another abandoned entrance to an old business in Union Church, Mississippi. I’ve passed this old building for years and I’ve been watching it slowly returning back to nature. Its just another forgotten entrance A … [Read more...]

Hiking Cedar Bluff Nature Trail at Beavers Bend State Park

Cedar Bluff Nature Trail at Beavers Bend State Park is a 0.9 mile popular loop trail that's located near Broken Bow, Oklahoma. The trail features elevations changes, a bluff, that overlooks a river, and beautiful displays of color during the fall … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #186: Christ Episcopal Church in Church Hill, Mississippi – Church and Cemetery

It's been another crazy month. In October I went on 2 road trips, attended a car show, and my wife and I started our hiking trips back up. So between those outings and working on all my images there hasn't been much time for writing articles. So … [Read more...]

Review: EnergeticSky Trekking Poles

The EnergeticSky Trekking Poles are the first hiking poles that I have owned and used. I've used mono poles during my hikes and found them useful. After moving into more elevation changing hikes I decided it was time to try out  a pair of true hiking … [Read more...]

Old Native Stone Gymnasium in Comanche, Oklahoma

October of last year my wife and I took a trip up into West Oklahoma and did some hiking in the Wichita Mountains. As we were passing through a small community we came across an old native stone Gymnasium in Comanche, Oklahoma. I just had to stop and … [Read more...]

October 2021 West Texas Road Trip

It's been just over four years since I've been on an official road trip out west and even longer since I've visited certain spots that I like to visit when I'm in the area. So when I had the chance to make a short trip I planned my October 2021 West … [Read more...]

Hiking the Tree Trail at Beaver’s Bend State Park

The Tree Trail at Beaver's Bend State Park is 1.2 loop trail near Broken Bow, Oklahoma is considered a leisurely stroll through the woods and was designed to be used for hiking, walking, and nature trips. The trail isn't all that flat and does have a … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #185: Wagner’s Grocery – A View from the Hill

This week’s random image is a shot of the old Wagner's Grocery in Church Hill, Mississippi shot from top of the hill where the old Christ Episcopal Church sits. Wagner's Grocery – A View from the Hill Back in May 2021 I went back out to photograph … [Read more...]

Abandoned Farm House Near Central High, Oklahoma

In late October of last year my wife and I were on a road trip out to the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge when we came across an abandoned farm house near Central High, Oklahoma. We passed it by and I had to turn around and take a closer … [Read more...]