These are stories of trips or other events where I have a series of photos.
This story is from a nine-day trip to Costa Rica in 2010 I traveled to Costa Rica in March of 2010 to meet up with my 86-year-old mom. She had flown there a few months earlier to visit family and I was going to escort her on the flight back …
I started collecting souvenirs from the places I’ve traveled on a train trip to Montana in 2006. Not all of them, I’d only get something if I really liked it, something happened to be easy to come by, or if the place was so significant that I’d settle for a …
With COVID-19 pretty much canceling our usual late spring/early summer travels, I decided to put together a list of the places I’ve been and the things I’ve seen between 1989 and today. Unlike my “30 Years of Photography” series that showcased the evolution of my photos, this is a simple …
California Zephyr: Denver to Sacramento | Capitol Corridor: Sacramento to Emmeryville | Thruway Bus: Emmeryville to Santa Clara This is the last part of my 6-part series covering an 11-day Amtrak trip around the western United States in May of 2006. Be sure to read about the planning and start …
California Zephyr: Sacramento to Denver This is Part 5 of my 6-part series covering an 11-day Amtrak trip around the western United States in May of 2006. Be sure to read about the planning and start of my journey from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles in Part 1 the …
Empire Builder: Essex to Portland, Oregon | Coast Starlight: Portland to Sacramento This is Part 4 of my 6-part series covering an 11-day Amtrak trip around the western United States in May of 2006. Be sure to read about the planning and start of my journey from San Luis Obispo …
Empire Builder: Chicago to Essex This is Part 3 of my 6-part series covering my 11-day Amtrak trip around the western United States in May of 2006. Be sure to read about the planning and start of my journey from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles in Part 1 and …
Southwest Chief: Los Angles to Chicago This is Part 2 of my 6-part series covering my 11-day Amtrak trip around the western United States in May of 2006. Be sure to read about the planning and start of my journey from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles in Part 1. …
Pacific Surfliner: San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles From the Trainwacko Files The Trainwacko Files are stories from the journeys that I took by rail between 2005 and 2008. I had discovered model railroading in the early 1990s, and the logical progression from that was to become a certified Trainwacko. …
First off, I want to apologize for being so late on this last installment in my Thirty Years of Photography series – I had originally planned on having this all up by September of 2019. But then I went off to Yellowstone and had those 2,000 photos to dig through, …
Making Plans From August 31st to September 9th my companion and I took a trip to Craters of the Moon National Monument, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the points connecting the three. We had purchased our reservations in January, and even then lodging in Yellowstone was almost …
You may have noticed that there were no “New Uploads” posts for September, October, or even November, and that I’ve fallen behind on my last entry into my “Thirty Years of Photography” series. That’s because in early September I took a trip to Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area. …
