Gayla and I grew up with fond memories of taking road trips and we continued to hit the road traveling as our kids grew up. Over the years, most of the road trips were traveling to visit family across the country. While we did enjoy the scenery along the way, …
Having a job where I am on the road half of the month, I spend a lot of time in hotels. It is easy to default to sitting in the hotel and staring mindlessly at the screen. A better option is to get out and experience whatever that location offers. …
As summer is beginning to make it’s transition into fall, this year is proving to be an amazing display of nature’s power. The heavy winter snowpack across the west paved the way for strong spring vegetation growth and abundant wildflowers. As the dry summer progressed, the hot dry weather made …
On August 21, 2017, millions of people got to experience a total solar eclipse which worked its way across the country in the late morning hours. Like millions, I hoped to catch a few shots of this rare event. For weeks, I studied everything I could find on total eclipses …
Growing up near Los Angeles, the city lights generally overcame the light of the stars and only the brightest were visible, even on a clear night. The first time I looked up and truly saw the stars on a dark, moonless night was in the Wind River Canyon of Wyoming …
What do we do when we get a few days off during a busy July work schedule? Road trip to explore Southwest Colorado!! Part of what makes these trips possible is that we keep them simple and make them affordable. We both enjoy camping and are perfectly fine sleeping in …
Life is funny. Sometimes we get to see our view of the world when we look in the mirror. Photography has an interesting way of acting as that mirror. A couple of years ago, I got the opportunity to learn that lesson while taking pictures in downtown Detroit. While my …