Reflections at Great Plains State Park

Last summer Noah and I went on a surprisingly wonderful little weekend camping trip. It wasn't surprisingly wonderful because I didn't think we'd have a good time. But the remote location was even more enjoyable than I had hoped.  I must add, and the internet as well as Noah can confirm, the bacon cheeseburgers at the 3-table Tom Steed Reservoir Bait Shop are just amazing!  Oddly, my bride narrow-mindedly frowns upon eating in the same store where you can by earthworms and dead crawdads for bait.

Here are a few pics of world famous (not really) Tom Steed Reservoir in the early pre-dawn hours.

Lake Hefner Sunrise

Just some tomfoolery with the camera body and lens while the shutter is open.

Morro Rock and Morro Bay - Los Osos, CA

I already know I'm a sucker for el agua, but I love this place.  It's nice to have a customer located in the same town as Morro Bay.  I probably should visit them again soon and often.

Fishing pier - Destin, FL

Pacific Coast near Morro Bay

Morro Bay Beach at low tide

Sunset = low sun = long shadows = great texture.

Canaveral National Seashore

Right next to the NASA's launch facility at Kennedy Space Center sits the Canaveral National Seashore.  It's a beautiful and well-protected stretch of beach whose history dates back to usage by ancient Indians.  Since there's almost always a storm SOMEWHERE along Florida's Atlantic coast, it can add a nice backdrop to a pic.

















From most of the stretch of beach you can see the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center.  According to Wikipedia, this VAB is the world's largest single-story building and is still the tallest building in the USA outside an urban area. In the second pic below the VAB is the tiny little rectangle left of the massive and typical afternoon storm you see.