About norconkm

I'm a person. I live in Grand Rapids, MI and work as an Electrical Engineer. My hobbies at the time of this writing are kayaking, skiing, archery, photography and maybe biking. As this is my personal blog, my hobbies are likely the primary topics about which you will be reading.

Black Bear

[singlepic id=1780 w=480 float=left] One of the black bears we saw in Yellowstone.  Looking back on these pictures, I wish I had a better camera (actually, better lens would have been preferable) and had shot them all as RAW files.  There was probably a quarter million dollars in lenses* standing… Continue reading

Badlands Panorama

[singlepic id=1779 w=640] I feel like the Badlands get ignored because they don’t have the biggest, tallest, wildest, whatever-est claim, but it really was a beautiful park, and based on pictures I’ve seen from other people, I would readily go back there for another visit.  Of course, we were there… Continue reading

Washington – Day 5 – Olympic National Forest

[singlepic id=1683 w=480 float=right] Because we stopped short of Olympic National Forest, we had to finish the drive up to Quinault first thing in the morning.  The first stop was a the USFS / NPS Recreation Information building where we got a map of the immediate area (not so much… Continue reading

Rainier Wildflowers

[singlepic id=1775 h=480 float=left] I had a concept in mind for this picture, but I think I didn’t execute it quite right.  I probably should have poked around a bit more to find a better flower patch without the little tree to the right.  Also, the shot ended up busier… Continue reading

Waterfall

[singlepic id=1774 h=480 float=left] This was an unmarked side-waterfall along the White River Trail up toward Mt. Rainier.  I like the end product better than I thought I would – should have taken the time to pull out the tripod, because the 0.8 second shutter speed is pretty obvious. Picture… Continue reading