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A Sample of Pop’s “Bee” Images

Tuliptree Blossom with Guest

Another Day at Work

Apis Workers' Party

Predator

Some of Your Beeswax

Sedum Bumbler

Look of Defiance

Chicory Bee

Bumbling Bees

Garden Cafe

Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond

Pick Your Poison

Blind Side Attack

On a Mission

Honey Bee on Sedum

Covering the Cosmos

Center of the Cosmos

Three's a Crowd

Popular Spot

On A Pedestal

A Sample of Pop’s “People” Photo Collection

Big Harry Fireworks Display

To Impress the Girl

Different Perspective

Sweet Ride

Perfect Little Piggies B&W

Flipping the Light Fantastic

Festival of Flights

To the Crowd's Delight

Amish Go Round

Wondersome One

The Stars In Her Eyes

Tuesday's Child

Sleeper Hold

Considering the Next Move

Sugar and Spice

Front Porch Portrait

Caged Competitor

Early Adoration

Child In the Ligtht

Stroll Through the Weeds

Attention Grabbing

Eye Contact

On the Line

Eyes of Wonder

Rounding the Curve

Troubadours of Basin Spring Park

Down by the Creek

Sun Day

Catching Some Light

EAA Fireworks

Hear Me Roar

Custer County

Hiking Cathedral Spires Trail

Cathedral Spires Trail, Cathedral Spires, Rocks, Hiking

On our recent trip to Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, we did a lot of hiking.  This was one of the trails we enjoyed – Cathedral Spires Trail.  The “needles” rock formations were fun to explore.

The Cathedral Spires Trail is located inside an area of Custer State Park known as the Needles. As you might expect, it can be found on Needles Highway.  The trail is approximately 1.5 miles one way.

This photo was taken with my fisheye lens.  It provides a very wide view but also gives it that curving inward look.  My hiking partner and beautiful wife is pictured on the trail ahead of me.

You can get a larger more detailed version of this image by clicking on the photo.

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A Herd Mentality

Bison Herd, Buffalo, Herd, Custer State Park

Note:  Don’t try to comprehend this photo by the view on this page.  Click the photo and see it span your entire screen.

The original image is a very large, panoramic photo (more than 18,000 pixels wide).  I features the Bison herd at Custer State Park in the Black Hills area of South Dakota.  There hundreds of American Buffalo in this image – on the plain and on the hills in the background.

If you could really zoom in, you would also see about eight prairie dogs and four magpies in the photo, as well.  But they are really small and you have to zoom in a lot. (I’m not sure you can really see them on this compressed version of the original.)

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A Beautiful Capture

Lakota Lake, Lake, Reflection, Panorama

This is a panoramic view of Lakota Lake. This is a small lake in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

We stumbled upon this calm, out-of-the-way lake while driving though the park.  This was one of my wife’s favorite spots at Custer State Park. She is the one on the shore taking photos of the beauty that she sent to her parents. This is a very wide image – a compilation of  five individual photos taken.

According to the US Forest Service, “Lakota Lake is located southeast of Keystone, SD, on US Highway 16A (Iron Mountain Road), within the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve. It is a small, non-motorized lake and a popular destination for fishing and kayaking. A hitchrail is provided for horses, along with access to Iron Creek Trail #15. Several picnic tables offer a scenic view of the lake. Lakota Lake Road was upgraded in fall 2021.”

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Morning Lake Mist

Legion Lake, South Dakota, Mist, Lake, Reflection

This is an early morning view of Stockade Lake in West Custer Township of South Dakota. Stockade Lake is the largest of Custer State Park’s five lakes. This image was captured just before the sun rose over the trees.

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Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse, Sculpture, South Dakota

This is the closest we got to the Crazy Horse Memorial on our recent trip to South Dakota.  It was impressive in size, but clearly they have a lot of work to do.  They’ve been at it for 75 years.

The Crazy Horse Memorial is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.  You can learn more at Wikipedia.

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