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QUEEN + Adam Lambert in St. Paul 2017

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Saw Queen + Adam Lambert last Friday in Minnesota and it was incredible from start to finish! My half hour struggle to purchase tickets when they first went on sale became the luckiest moment ever when my just okay floor seat 21 rows back ended up being FRONT ROW at the end of the stage’s catwalk! I have never been front row for a show of this caliber before, and definitely have not been front row for anything Adam Lambert related in spite of my best efforts (seriously I was once first in line for GA and still ended up three or four rows back) so this was a very special treat. And it made my little photographer’s heart very happy to be able to knock out some shots without a bunch of phone screens blocking the views.

And at one point Adam actually stopped to tell me he liked my shirt. To an entire sold out arena! WHAT?! Talk about a highlight for life! So pleased someone else caught it on video so I can relive that moment on the daily. I’ve always joked that we have an eerily similar taste in fashion so it was nice to have that thought somewhat confirmed lol.

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Queen + Adam Lambert
July 14, 2017
XCEL Energy Center
St Paul, Minnesota

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Schaar’s Bluff – November 2016

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And another better late than never photoblog. While in Minnesota we hiked one of my favorite trails as a kid, Schaar’s Bluff, located within Spring Lake Park Reserve in Hastings. Park of the hiking trail runs along a bluff with views of one of the widest points of the entire Mississippi River. Continue reading →

Blue Mounds State Park – November 2016

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My better late than never photoblog on Blue Mounds State Park, visited back in November.

Blue Mounds State Park is located in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, near the city of Luverne (hometown of National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg!) A huge feature in the park is a 100 foot Sioux quartzite cliff rising from the open prairie. The cliff appeared blue to settlers going west in the 1860s and 1870s, which is how the park got it’s name.

At the Mound’s southern end is a 1,250 foot line of rocks aligned in a east-west direction. Who built it and why is unknown, but on the first day of spring and fall the sunrise and sunset are lined up on this stone alignment.

There is also a small herd of bison living within the park boundaries. Local rumors say that the Plains Indians used to stampede the bison off of the park’s cliff, though no evidence exists today to prove this claim. Sadly I did not see any of the park’s bison on my visit.

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