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Seeing Beauty in the Everyday World
Northwest Michigan
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1–2 minutesTreat Farm Trail: Exploring Nature’s Beauty
Read More →: Treat Farm Trail: Exploring Nature’s BeautyLast Friday was a beautiful day and we decided to play tourist and visit one of my favorite hiking trails in the Sleeping Bear Dunes, the Treat Farm Trail. It is an out-and-back trail about 2.3 miles round trip. For…
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1–2 minutesWelcome to the New Mark Yancey Photo
Read More →: Welcome to the New Mark Yancey PhotoWelcome to the new and improved Mark Yancey Photo site. Please explore and let me know your thoughts.
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1–2 minutesFinally a Quiet Morning on the Lake
Read More →: Finally a Quiet Morning on the LakeWe played tourist a bit this last weekend. We drove up Old Mission Peninsula to the lighthouse. We haven’t been there is some years. Here’s a couple photos of the lighthouse. Old Mission Peninsula Lighthouse from the Waterfront Old Mission…
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1–2 minutesBoardman River Hike
Read More →: Boardman River HikeIt has been a wet, cloudy weekend, but the fall colors have been spectacular. We were able to get out for a 2+ mile hike late this morning at the Brown Bridge Quiet Area along the Boardman River outside Traverse…
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1–2 minutesTraverse City Botanical Gardens
Read More →: Traverse City Botanical GardensBack in late June, we visited the Traverse City Botanical Gardens at the Historic Barns Park. We wandered around the grounds a bit and then headed for the Koeze Stable Garden. The grounds are beautiful, but the stable garden is…
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2–3 minutesA Couple Hikes
Read More →: A Couple HikesI took a couple hikes while up at the cabin last week. Here are some of thee photos. First up, the South Long Lake Forest Trail near the south end of Long Lake. This is about 1.6 miles in length…
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1–2 minutesSome Fall Color
Read More →: Some Fall ColorWe were at the cabin last weekend and took a drive in search of fall color. The color is quite late this year, and may not be very spectacular at this point. We’ve just now had our first frost of…
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1–2 minutesA Blue Sunset
Read More →: A Blue SunsetWe went over to Esch Rd. Beach the other evening, hoping to see a nice sunset. It wasn’t spectacular, but I did get some images that I turned into a time lapse video. It is short, but will remind me…
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1–2 minutesTrilliums
Read More →: TrilliumsAnother sign of spring – Trilliums! These photos were taken a couple weeks ago, but I’m just getting them posted. I missed the peak, but found these along M-115 between Cadillac and Mesick, one of my favorite sites for trilliums.…
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1–2 minutesMore Fall Color
Read More →: More Fall ColorThe fall color in northern Michigan has been spectacular this year. I took these photos a few weeks ago, and am finally getting them posted. This first group of photos is at the Grass Lake State Forest Campground located west…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
