May 24, 2023 I finally decided to go back to Antelope Canyon near Page, AZ. I toured Upper Antelope Canyon about 20 years ago on a relaxed photo tour before the advent of social media made all of the great photo spots so popular. Now there are hoards of people going through these canyons daily.…
April 1 and 2, 2023 These photos are from the last two days. The first set of photos is from the Muleshoe Bend Recreation area where there were vast fields of solid blue bonnets. Many people were trampling the flowers to sit among them for photos (this is a “no-no”), but at least other people…
March 29, 30 2023 This is the continuation story of the quest for wild flower photos in Texas on the west side of Brenham and then near Johnson City on the west side of Austin. This area has Wesley, Industry, Fayetteville. Round Top, and Burton. I also stumbled across the largest antique set of markets…
March 26-April 2, 2023 Since I had been to California numerous times for the spring flowers, I thought that I would try the super bloom Texas Blue Bonnets both east and west sides of Austin, which were about a week earlier than usual. Prior to the trip, I had done extensive research to find the…
September 2022 Images will look better full computer screen if you go to the blog. Our annual trip across the US from Phoenix to Western New York yielded several malfunctions in the van. The first proved to be a hole in the hose to dump the sewage in Springfield, MO, which resulted massive leaks when…
July 22-23 The photos will show better in the blog and on a computer. Please use the blue link to go to the blog. We made a trip to the Grand Canyon during the monsoon season in conjunction with a Phoenix Camera Club field trip. We were expecting some thunderstorm activity but you never know…
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