Beverly Metra commuter station

The 99th Street Metra station is used by commuters from the Beverly neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

Old ComEd power plant

On the west bank of the South Branch of the Chicago River near where it crosses Roosevelt Road, the plant hasn't operated for several years.

World's Largest Purple Spoon...

Discovered in East Glacier, MT.

The Lodge at Glacier NP

On our recent tour of Glacier National Park, we stayed for a couple nights at The Lodge in East Glaicer, MT. Here's the spectacular lobby.

Gordy and friends at Berkeley Lake Park

Gordy at home

Small, furry creature in Rocky Mountain NP

This little guy came out to say hello at a vista point about halfway up Trail Ridge Road. Probably a chipmunk since marmots are bigger and don't have stripes.

Mt. Craig towers over Grand Lake

Late afternoon at Grand Lake, CO, Mt. Craig stands guard inside Rocky Mountain National Park.

Historic Strater Hotel in Durango

Built in 1887, the Strater has been an important part of Durango's colorful history. Western author Louis L'Amore was a frequent guest in the 1950s and wrote many novels based in Southwestern Colorado.

Fences in need of mending

Looking north from La Plata County Highway 141 south of Hesperus, CO, the San Juans rise in the distance.

New look at Aqua

Another new addition to the Chicago skyline is this building, called Aqua, fairly crammed into what little space was left at Columbus and Randolph. That's the Hyatt Regency in the foreground right. I wasn't clear about the name when I first saw this building during construction, but now the moniker makes sense.

Reflections in The Bean

In just a few years, the reflective sculpture called Cloud Gate, but known by all as The Bean, has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in downtown Chicago.

Conrad Hilton hotel and Buckingham Fountain

The traditional centerpiece of Grant Park in Chicago has been upstaged by newer attractions such as Cloud Gate.

Skyrocket flowers in the yard

Not sure what these are called, but they come up every spring and stand a couple feet tall.

Gordy takes a look

Late Sunday afternoon, Gordy says hello to a passerby.

Cold nose

Gordy had his nose in the snow after a big spring snowfall March 24th.

Twilight Peak

Part of the West Needle range in the San Juan Mountains north of Durango, CO, Twilight Peak tops out at 13,158 ft.

Twisty road ahead

On US 550 in southwest Colorado between the Purgatory ski area and Coal Bank Pass, the road bends sharply left. There are few guardrails.