Normally when I go up to my cabin it is only for the weekend, but once every summer my family takes a week off to relax. This week I spent some time at my cabin and focused on taking photos of nature and the adventures I took. While kayaking, biking, and walking around I took picture to remember my trip. The photos were taken on my phone and my digital camera and are all unedited.

My cabin is a little Lincoln-log-cabin in rural Wisconsin. During prohibition time, it was a bootlegger’s cabin and what we now use as a bunkhouse was the old bar. But today it is just a family cabin perfect for relaxing and photos.

The Car Ride Up 7/28

Thursday night my family left town for a two-and-a-half-hour car ride to my cabin in Wisconsin. The cabin is shared with the family on my Dad’s side so we get to come up about once a month.

Late Night Sunset

Sibling Kayak Trip 7/29

On our first full day at the cabin my little brother and I decided to go kayaking on our little lake. While paddling around I noticed a little gap between an island. My brother and I went to explore the passageway and found that the water was just deep enough to get our kayaks through, right after a quick photo.

Follow Through the Secret Path

Kayaking On the Lake 7/30

On Saturday I went kayaking and noticed how beautiful the lily pads in this little swamp were; so I brought out my camera and snapped some shots of my second kayaking shoot. I took a longer time taking these photos but I was quite worried about my camera falling into the drink.

A Small Drip in a Large Lake

A Sea of Lily Pads

Lone Yellow Flower

White Lily

Gentle Waters

Simple Sunday Shots 7/31

While waiting for my family to finally be ready to head out for dinner I took some pictures of my shadow and flowers in the yard. After dinner we went to the dam. While there, some teenage boys thought it would be a good idea to try and tube down the rushing waters, covering cement. Luckily while we were there no one got hurt, but as we walked away some girls were going to meet them and as my brother said, “now they’re going to be really stupid.”

Standing Shadow

Wrapped Up Beauty

Rushing Waters

Linked Together

Fenced in Flowers

First Day of August Bike Ride 8/1

On Monday I went out for a bike ride with my phone, so I could listen to music. While biking I passed a beautiful field of wildflowers and took a drive-by or bike by picture. I also took another shadow picture, this time of my bike. I would have liked to take more picture but halfway through my bike ride my chain broke (three times!) and after fixing the chain my hands were very greasy and look as if I had stuck them in a jar of black paint, not ideal for phone holding or picture taking.

Wildflower Field

Speeding Shadows