Category: 2011 Chasing the Sun Trip
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Day 14 – The Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Hey all! Hope your still reading. I haven’t gotten to post my blogs for several days. Maybe I can get them posted soon. Well today was a lot of fun. Nikki and I got up from our hotel early so we could be to the train station in time. We had ordered our…
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Day 13 – Sorry Sedona, Hello Monument Valley & Durango
As I stated in yesterday’s blog I ended up skipping Sedona. I needed the sleep. Nikki and I have been on the go for days. We decided to head for Durango, Colorado so we could get there sooner and have more time to relax as well as get our train tickets for the next day. …
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Day 12 – The Grand Canyon – Almost Sedona
Nikki and I got up at a fairly decent hour to get on our way but like all things sometimes it takes a while to get moving. We got out of vegas about 11:00 vegas time. Bad weather pretty much followed us most of the day. We got to the Grand Canyon and it was…
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Day 10 & 11 – Vegas, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I got up this morning and knowing I had to pick up Nikki at the airport in Vegas about 4:00 (6:00pm Central). So I decided to go to Nelson, Nevada. Nelson is an old mining town now turned ghost town. People do live there but the “town” is mostly a mix of scattered residences with…
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Day 9 – Page, Az Part II
If there is one thing that made this whole trip worth while it was the antelope canyons in Page, Az. Even without a camera the slots are spectacular. If your not photographing I would recommend the Upper Canyon they say it is easier to navigate. There are some squeezes that make a fat guy have…
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Day 8 – Page, Az
I slept in a bit at the Bob and Bon Inn in Kanab, Utah. My feet were killing me from the hike in the narrows at Zion. It was well worth the soreness but I would have been better off to remember to take dry shoes and dry shorts. Fortunately my camera shirts at Natural…
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Day 7 – Zion National Park
Wouldn’t you know it? I ended up getting up and getting to Zion National Park at sunrise to find the major shot I wanted to take is a sunset shot. That is lack of research and planning on my part. It doesn’t really matter though because its not just about the destination or getting the…
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Day 6 – Bryce Canyon
Today I ended up staying at the Knights Inn in Richfield longer then I probably should have. I slept in and therefore missed sunrise and any spectacular sunrise photo opportunities. It was a clear blue sky and I knew there wouldn’t be a lot of interest in the sky and more likely then not a…
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Day 5 – Canyonlands and Capitol Reef
Before I comment about today I would like to mention that a storm rolled in over Canyonlands yesterday which enabled me to get some interesting shots. I actually enjoy stormy looking skies as it creates a lot more dramatic photos then a blue sky without anything in it. Also I mentioned I had planned on…
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Day 4 – Moab, Utah
It’s one of those days. I had a plan to photograph the potash lakes south of Canyon Lands and take the Shafer’s trail up into the park. I woke up at the rest stop where I had not slept too well. I headed into Moab and followed the GPS to Potash Road. I must say…