Here’s a little collection of images taken with my Fujifilm XT-1 on my adventures this year. Whether I’m relaxing on a beach in Maui, hiking up a Mountain in Maine or sitting on the ice in Nunavut when it’s -45°C, I LOVE all of it! Happy New Year and I hope everyone has a great 2016.

Martha and Kim hiking the Laugavegur trail in Iceland

Standing above the clouds on Mt.Katahdin in Baxter State Park, Maine

Self portait taken in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

Fire Dancing at Little Beach in Maui

The Co-Op, one of just a few places to buy food and supplies in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

Ice making art in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

West Maui Mountains

Sunrise at the Emstrur-Botnar Hut on the Laugavegur trail in Iceland

Breakfast inside Upper South Branch Lean-to in Baxter State Park

The warden at Emstrur-Botnar Hut plays the harmonica while her dog sings along

My warm and cozy birthday dinner in Vermont

Martha’s cold and wet birthday hike on the Traveler Mountain Loop Trail in Baxter State Park

A cold but beautiful night at Hrafntinnusker Hut on the Laugavegur trail in Iceland

Early morning start on the Laugavegur trail

Rain storm and a rainbow over Amsterdam Centraal Station

Out for a evening walk by the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany

Early spring camping in Gatineau Park, Quebec

Playing with the Fujifilm xt-1 interval timer during a weekend getaway to Vermont

Kite skiing across a frozen Cambridge Bay

Martha re-hydrating on the long climb up Mt. Katahdin

The setting sun chasing us down Mt. Katahdin

Brena riding her bike past the fountain at the Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)

A brief pause on the Traveler Mountain Trail, wary of the impending weather

Robust Robbie (the kite) makes his final flight in Markarfljot Canyon

The Laugavegur trail wastes no time showing her beauty

Hiking through Haleakala in Maui feels like you’re on another planet

The North Atlantic Short Tail Sheep grazing on seaweed in the West Fjords, Iceland

The hot springs at Krossnes in the West Fjords, Iceland

Watchful eyes

Icelandic horse

Cambridge Bay elders (and beautiful sisters)

The hot spring at Landmannalaugar, Iceland

Minus 40 degrees doesn’t stop the children in Cambridge Bay from playing outside

Riding horses in Borgarnes, Iceland

One of many extremely cold water crossings on the Laugavegur trail

The varying terrain of the Laugavegur trail

Cruising down the Piilani Highway along the South Maui Coast

Walking towards the back lit steam is beautiful but unfortunately still smells like sulfur

There are many natural pools along the Laugavegur trail but their high temperatures make them too hot for bathing

Greens so intense they don’t seem real

Out on the waters of Maui with Captain Dale

The huts along the Laugavegur trail are outfitted with stove tops making warm meals possible for ravenous hikers

Kim napping under our laundry after a cold, wet day on the Laugavegur trail

Bamboo forest in the Ohe’o Gulch, Maui

Getaway cabin in the Vermont countryside

A field of fireflies found while driving through rural Quebec

Sunrise at 10,000 feet on top of Haleakala in Maui

Northern lights seen from just outside the Emstrur-Botnar Hut

Sunset at Secret Beach in Maui

A 5 hour rainbow over the Thorsmork Hut

Self portrait under the northern lights in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut