Just returned from a wonderful trip.  Three weekends of shows, two in Albuquerque where we also watched the International Balloon Fiesta and finishing up in Williston, ND.  We photographed in the Black Hills on the way down, then  Southwestern Colorado, the Black Hills again on the way home, finishing up in the North Dakota Badlands.

Here are some photographs from the trip....

My favorite time of the year.  Ours started in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigamme where my three lovely sisters joined us.  We toured the countryside taking in and photographing the vivid reds of Maple trees and some of the many waterfalls in the area.

From there it was a quick trip home to pick up the van and head to Albuquerque for 2 weekends of shows during the International Balloon Fiesta, stopping for an afternoon and morning shoot in the Black Hills along the way.  The colors in the Black Hills were just about peak and nicely framed the waterfalls there. Growing up on the prairie where there were none, rapids and waterfalls always fascinate me.

After the weekend show in Albuquerque we drove northwest to Durango, CO and photographed from there north to Silverton on a cloudy, often rainy but beautiful day.  Next morning I headed further west and worked my way up to Telluride--another gorgeous drive on a mostly sunny day