California is a large, gorgeous state with varied terrain and a large percentage is big, open, beautiful desert. There’s many places to go out to photograph and enjoy the fresh air. Regardless of whether you visit the desert during colder or hotter months, your body will need plenty of fluids.
It’s that time of year when those of us who go wandering start to turn our thoughts to traveling again. Exploring the great outdoors, looking for wide open vistas, or perhaps looking for exotic locations. Holidays are a time for adventures (for many of us), not sitting by a pool
Road trips can be long, planned-out adventures. They can also be short trips that are taken with no real plan to stop along the way. A few years ago, I was spending my days in hospitals, rehab centers and a hospice facility. Hours, days, months. At one point I had
People are hungering to get some outside time. Getting some fresh air while still being able to socially distance if necessary is particularly appealing after the pandemic. One fantastic U.S. destination is West Virginia. Below, I’ll offer a mix of natural beauty, unusual locations and parks with, er, slightly too
California has much more than its famous coastlines. It’s a large, gorgeous state with the towering Sierra Nevada Mountain range, forests, glaciers and dramatic vistas. There’s many places to go out to photograph and enjoy the fresh air. Yosemite National Park There are two main ways to enter Yosemite by
How do we find the best dark skies? How do we plan for night photos with Milky Ways? I’ll discuss some sites that will help you in this quest. It’s worth it, after all Night photography road trips are exciting. The long drives, strange music, late night taco stands, the
You don’t need a rocket launch to make a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida worthwhile for your camera. The grand displays bring out feelings of childlike wonder to even the most stoic visitor. Whether you want to revel in the glories of space explorations past, or look
Do you have a road trip checklist? If not — maybe you should! It’s easy to forget things … I should know better, but these things happen to all of us, I guess. Let me tell you a little story of woe. My hubby and I recently went for a
s night photographers love to explore remote, secret locations. These hidden locations can be everywhere. But they are especially interesting when they are hidden as one of the wide open lands that exist in our national park preservation system. They’re okay for you to explore, provided that you take the
Virginia is a state steeped in a rich history with a rugged, natural beauty. From the monuments, museums and commemorative sites to the north, to the endless rolling hills and lush farmland in the central parts, to the beautiful mountain vistas and valleys of the southwestern climbs, to the wetlands
Looking to create great memories on your next road trip? Here are some valuable tips for documenting your Van Life journey!
Iceland has been a mainstay for the movie and TV industry for a very long time. What put it on the map as a global tourist destination were shows like “Game of Thrones” and movies like “Interstellar,” “Prometheus” and my favorite, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” Of course, the
