Acadia is currently my favorite National Park. The combination of mountains on the ocean creates amazing views. I've been here several times including for my honeymoon. This is a small fraction of the photographs I've taken here! http://www.nps.gov/acad/

There are 45 miles of carriage roads in Acadia National Park built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. and family for horse-drawn carriages. They're still used by horses, as well as bicyclists and hikers. We also learned that they work great with strollers when taking toddlers to Acadia. Liking complete collections, we traveled to all 17 bridges so I could take photos of them. I hope you like them!

On our way to my father's wedding, we drove through Adair, Iowa. Seeing the smiley face water tower, we had to pull over and take a photo.

While in Alaska for a business trip and visiting family, we explored the area around Anchorage and attended the Fur Rondy. Definitely have to go back in the summer when we have more time to explore the national parks there and take more mountain photos.

Bancroft Tower was built by Stephen Salisbury III in honor of George Bancroft. It was a popular place to hang out in college, and is still a favorite place to visit on walks around the neighborhood.

Mass Audubon's Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary is a great place to explore nature without leaving the city. http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Broad_Meadow/

Almost every Thanksgiving is spent on Cape Cod with my family. The beaches are a little chilly that time of year, but you don't have to deal with the traffic and there are plenty of parking spots in Provincetown.

A very lush park. More information at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/cascade_river/

deCordova is always a great place to wander around on a nice day. There's a variety of outdoor sculptures to explore and many people just come to relax on the lawns. http://www.decordova.org/

Elm Park was one of the first public parks in the United States. It's also one of the most popular places in the city for wedding photographs. They also have an annual Art in the Park sculpture exhibit in the summer that's always interesting.

The tree figures at Fruitlands Museum was amazing. The exhibit is now over but easily the most amazing art I've seen. http://www.fruitlands.org/

Had a wonderful time in Jamaica for our baby-moon. As you can tell from most of my photos, we normally do power vacations, but with my wife being eight months pregnant, we took it easy this time...

This park has my favorite waterfall, The Devil's Kettle. The river splits and half goes into a huge hole and they still haven't quite figured out where it goes... Learn more at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/judge_cr_magney/

Tower Hill Botanic Garden is where I proposed to my wife and where my family spends a lot of time. They have a wide variety of gardens, statuary, plants, and flowers and even simple hiking trails. Our favorite is the field of daffodils. If you're in the area, definitely visit it. Their site is at http://www.towerhillbg.org/

Walden Pond State Reservation is a nice park if you're interested in an easy walk around a lake, and was fun in the fall taking photos of the foliage http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/walden/