by Steven Higgs | Jul 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
If the view from the Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower isn’t the most spectacular on the Hoosier National Forest’s 204,000 acres, it’s unquestionably the most expansive. Indeed, the 360-degree view from the tower cabin is reminiscent of our airborne approach to the...
by Steven Higgs | Jul 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
My relationships with urban deer began in my Herald-Times staff writer days in the late 1980s, when I discovered a New York Times Magazine article titled Rats with Hooves. I first encountered white tail deer on the streets of Bloomington circa 2010 by the old Sarkes...
by Steven Higgs | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
I broke my two-week post-North Pole Photo Fast on a rainy day drive through the Deam Wildlands with two of my three oldest friends, guys I’ve known since 1969 and reconnected with the past few years: Tom Diaz and Pete Katsaros. I also met my Limestone Post Revisiting...
by Steven Higgs | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
That the Photo Gods had blessed our 10-day adventure to Lapland was apparent every second of the journey, from the sun’s breakthrough the moment we crossed into the Arctic Circle from Rovaniemi, Finland, through a legitimate Photo Miracle in Alta, Norway. Along the...
by Steven Higgs | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our expedition to Lapland and the Norwegian Sea ended with a day and a half exploring Helsinki on the Gulf of Finland. From our Airbnb condo in the Töölö – the collective name for the city’s Etu-Töölö and Taka-Töölö neighborhoods north of the City Centre on the...
