Location Archives - Luci Westphal

sunset sky, Florida, gulf coast, Caladesi Island

Photos of Caladesi Island State Park: One of Tampa Bay’s Best-Kept Secrets (Florida)

What makes Caladesi Island State Park on the Florida Gulf Coast so special isn’t just its natural beauty, but also how uncrowded it is.

Flock of terns flying with shadows, Honeymoon Island, Florida

Trail and Beach Photos from Honeymoon Island State Park (Florida)

Honeymoon Island quickly became one of my favorite places as soon as we moved to the Florida Gulf Coast. Let me show you some views from the beaches and trails.

sandhill cranes flying above palm trees, migration, winter in Florida

Winter Photos from Paynes Prairie State Park (Florida)

Paynes Prairie in North Florida is famous for the flocks of sandhill cranes that winter here among the local birds, wild horses, and bison.

Baby gator sleeping on a log in Shark Valley, Everglades, National Park, Florida

Everglades National Park Photos – Part I: Shark Valley

The Everglades National Park is a wildlife and bird photographers paradise. All these photos I took along just one trail: the Shark Valley Loop.

Photos from the Weeki Wachee River and Springs State Park (Florida)

One of the best places in Florida: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park and the Weeki Wachee River and its manatees.

Natur-Park Suedgelaende Happier Place Berlin Video

Natur-Park Südgelände, Berlin (Germany) – #HappierPlace Video

Picking a favorite park in Berlin is a challenge because there are so many fantastic parks all over the city – and they all have…

Photos of Arches National Park (Utah)

Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, features so many striking sandstone rock formations that it’s almost hard to believe that they all formed naturally in…

Kennedy Space Center (Florida) – In Another Minute (357)

The John F. Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida is NASA’s primary launch center for human spaceflight. As a Florida tourist attraction, it has…

Berlin Rooftop Photos

A few photos taken atop the Neukoelln Arcaden parking garage, which offers these great views of Berlin rooftops and famous sights like the Fernsehturm and…

Photos from Hamburg Christmas Markets

A few photos from two Christmas markets in Hamburg, Germany: Weisser Zauber at Jungfernstieg and Hamburger Weihnachtsmarkt at Rathausmarkt. To read more about the markets…

Playa Ancon Caribbean beach, white sand, blue water, Trinidad, Cuba

Photos of Playa Ancon, Cuba

A few photos from Playa Ancon on the Caribbean Coast in Central Cuba. To read more about this beach and vacation destination on the southern…

A few Colorado facts…

These pictures are just a selection of the 10 Colorado facts listed in this week’s Moving Postcard video “10 Colorado Facts – In A Colorado…

Photos of Anastasia State Park, Florida

A few photos from Anastasia State Park on Anastasia Island in Northern Florida. To read more about this Atlantic Ocean park and watch my 1-minute…

Photos of Vedado, Havana (Cuba)

While shooting the video Hotel Nacional + Plaza de la Revolucion (Vedado, Cuba) – In Another Minute (339), I also took a lot of photos…

Photos of Arapaho Bend Natural Area (Fort Collins, Colorado)

Arapaho Bend Natural Area in Fort Collins, Colorado, is beautiful year-round – but I do think it’s at its prettiest right now in autumn. The…

Photos of autumn wildflowers and fall foliage in Colorado

Winter is coming… but it’s not here yet! Come celebrate these last days of sunshine and warm colors. Here are a few pictures that will…