Travel

General Travel that may or may not be associated with cruising. things like Yellowstone, or Williamsburg, or even Barcelona can be found here.

Dec

2013

Mono Lake as a Winter Destination

If you’re a photographer and you live in California, you’ve probably been to Mono Lake at least once. Mono Lake seems to be a required stop for all amateur photographers at least once. The reasons are obvious if you’ve been, with the quiet beauty of the eastern Sierras in the background, the unusual formations called Tufa Towers, and the opportunity for large vistas. All of the possibilities that are apparent at Mono Lake are coupled with its proximity to Yosemite National Park just over Tioga Pass, and Bodie State Park (the famous 19th century ghost town) just north and slightly east on Highway 395, make this stop a must see, especially if you’re visiting other attractions in the area. Continue reading →

Nov

2013

New Zealand by Campervan

Once in a great while even the most experienced traveler experiences something that is truly phenomenal in terms of having a great vacation. Sometimes it’s the unique experience that most people can’t or won’t do, or it’s the high adventure of doing something that’s on the very edge of reasonable. Sometimes it’s just visiting a great place to spend time. New Zealand, for us, was one of those places that ended up being a great place to spend time. And if we had been looking for high adventure too, we certainly could have found it in the land of the Kiwi. With all the national parks and public lands available, we certainly had the opportunity to be outside and on the edge as much as anywhere else. Instead, we chose to give ourselves an overview of this incredible country and just see as much as we could in the short amount of time we had. Continue reading →

Nov

2013

Homosassa State Park

The Real Florida. That’s what they call the Florida State Park system. Whether you agree is up to you, but when you venture out and away from the theme parks of Orlando, you certainly see a different side of Florida. Yesterday we traveled over to the west coast of Florida near the town of Silver River to a great little state park called Homosassa Springs State Park. Our purpose was to visit the wildlife exhibit. This park has a great exhibit of animals indigenous to Florida, including the Florida Panther, bobcats, deer, and many dozens of species of birds, including the endangered Whooping Crane. There are also several alligators and manatees here. Continue reading →

Oct

2013

Rome in a Day

If you had only one day to visit Rome, what would you do for that day? The question seems almost silly. After all, who would choose to spend only one day in this most famous of cities? The phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is not arbitrary. There’s a lot there, and a lot to see. So why would you try to see it all in just one day? Continue reading →

Oct

2013

Myrtle Beach in Winter

All up and down the east coast of the United States, there seems to be a tourist town every few miles. You might even argue that much of the Atlantic coastline is just one big tourist attraction. At least, in the summer months this would appear to be so. In the off season, though, where do folks go? Those of you who still have to work for a living probably go back to your jobs and dream about next summer. The retired folks head for Florida, or another location along the Gulf, or even Arizona, to escape the cold of the north. Truly, the season of choice for most of the Atlantic coastal areas is summer. Continue reading →

Sep

2013

Yellowstone National Park

If you approach pretty much anyone in America – or even the world for that matter – and ask them to name the first American National Park that comes to mind the answer would probably be Yellowstone. There might be several reasons for this, but it’s probably because Yellowstone was the first national park in America, and probably the first national park in the world. Of course, the fact that most American baby boomers grew up watching Yogi Bear cartoons on TV helps too. Continue reading →

Jul

2013

Summer in the Rocky Mountains

It’s July 2nd, and we’re all set for a trip out west. On July 5th we’ll leave Orlando and begin our pilgrimage to Angel Fire, NM, where we’ll do some maintenance on our house. We’ll probably make this trip every year until the house sells. We’ve got our camping gear and our motorcycle with us so we’ll head north from New Mexico when we’re finished and do a couple of months worth of camping, hiking, and riding.

First, we’ll stop in and visit some friends in Longmont, Colorado. After Longmont, we’ll pay visits to Yellowstone, Glacier, Waterton Lakes, and finally make our way back to Orlando, arriving in early September. We’ll make a stop in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park where we’ll do some hiking and Tennessee motorcycle riding.

Our goal of course is to collect more great images for our stock photography and write some good travel articles about those parks and forests. We’ll of course make posts here about our stops, and then put up full articles as we get them done.

Jun

2013

Grand Canyon Geology

It’s often said that the Grand Canyon is nearly two billion years old, but that’s not entirely true. At the base of the Grand canyon, the rocks that make up the lowest layers, the Vishnu Group, are estimated to be between 1.8 and 1.6 billion years old. While very old, the canyon itself is closer to only about 11 million years. Continue reading →

Travel

Mono Lake as a Winter Destination

New Zealand by Campervan

Homosassa State Park

Rome in a Day

Myrtle Beach in Winter

Yellowstone National Park

Summer in the Rocky Mountains

Grand Canyon Geology

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