May 29-June 1 Finally I arrive at Old Faithful Inn, although I didn’t stay here, but at the Old Faithful Lodge which is actually a series of cabins. Old Faithful Inn is a massive historic lodge built in 1903-1904. It has a massive multistory lobby with a massive fireplace. The structure is the largest log…
May 29-June 1 Travelling north from the Tetons in about 50 miles you enter the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park. I have to say that this was my third time to visit Yellowstone. So I have covered all parts of this very large park. I stayed at Old Faithful, Mammoth Springs, and Canyon. Over…
May 27-28, 2026 Grand Teton National Park is so famous because the mountains rise to full height without intervening low foot hills. I entered the park on the southern end of Teton Park Road. This the first look at the mountains. The next couple of shots are from the car window waiting to get into…
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February 25 – March 3, 2026: Key West on the end of a long chain of islands is only one mile wide and four miles long, but there is a lot packed into that space. I flew in direct to Key West rather than taking the 100 mile island hopping road. In the middle of…
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February 8, 2026 The Photo Workshop, “Magic of Cowboys” was led by Lisa Langell with an incredible array of other instructing photographers, cowboys and cowgirls, and volunteers at the Don Donnelly Ranch in Gold Canyon, Arizona. We had 20 participant photographers from all over the country. This morning shortly after sunrise, Lisa had us trying…
February 7, 2026 The Photo Workshop, “Magic of Cowboys” was led by Lisa Langell with an incredible array of other instructing photographers, cowboys and cowgirls, and volunteers at the Don Donnelly Ranch in Gold Canyon, Arizona. We had 20 participant photographers from all over the country. The second morning, Lisa decided we should do the…
February 6, 2026 The Photo Workshop, “Magic of Cowboys” was led by Lisa Langell with an incredible array of other instructing photographers, cowboys and cow girls, and volunteers at the Don Donnelly Ranch in Gold Canyon, Arizona. We had 20 participant photographers from all over the country. The first morning we started early with the…
In January 2026, I visited Lake Havasu, known for the reconstructed London Bridge. The region hosted a hot air balloon festival with ideal conditions for aerial photography. Balloons launched over the bridge, with pilots aiming to touch the river. Notably, the event featured unique shape balloons and stunning evening displays.
October 9-20, 2025 My brother and I went on an overnight bus trip to Lancaster, PA sponsored by St. John Lutheran church. The main event was at the Sight and Sound Theater for a musical production of the biblical story of “Noah” (Noahs’ Ark and the great flood). They did not allow photos but it…
September 24-October 8 From the last post I was in North Dakota, and from there heading east, I visited with multiple friends in SD, MN, IA, IL (Chicago area). Then as I traveled further east I met up with photographers friends, Gary and Barbara, in Erie, PA. They took me to their favorite photographic sites.…
September 6-13, 2025 This is the first posting of my final trip of the year that lasted seven weeks. The first week objective was to head north through New Mexico, Colorado, and South and North Dakota. The first photographic opportunity was in Chama, NM where I found the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad loading up…
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