That said, I enjoy photographing landscapes when I can, and making the most of the weather and light that I encounter. My favorite spots are often those that you might not consider inherently photogenic. Maybe it’s because I grew up in the Great Plains, but I love a weird outcropping of rock from an otherwise grassy plain above almost anything.<\/p>\n
In late September of 2016, a short hike through northwestern Nebraska brought me to just such a place: Toadstool Geological Park in Nebraska.[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”4361″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][vc_column_text]A small group of us set off on foot from the Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed museum and made our way north shortly after sunrise. We made our way through a series of ravines as the landscape gradually became more alien and moon-like. Grassy flatlands became populated with oddly-shaped rock outcroppings — some of which mushroom shaped, lending the name to this geological park.<\/p>\n
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