Excited for our first day in Zion National Park, we arrived early parking our car at the Zion Human History Museum to catch a shuttle bus to the end of the paved shuttle route in the park. In Zion, the only way to tour the park is by shuttle bus, unless you are staying at one of the park lodges. 

 

Being July 4 and a Monday, our timing could not have been worse. Mobs of people everywhere. And, as any photographer knows, this is one of the worst times to go to a park, unless ...

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As many of you know, each year I plan that one special photography trip to an unfamiliar location to capture images of my adventures. In July, this trip was a “circle” trip starting in Las Vegas then through southern Utah and northern Arizona to several of the National Parks along with many side trips off the beaten path, ending in Las Vegas. 

Unfortunately, I had an unexpected trip to urgent care when a dog bit me in my leg as I walked into a visitor center in Arizon...

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At the end of September 2011, I went to New York City for my first time.

I spent a good portion of the 10th anniversary of September 11 reliving the infamous events and I really had no intention of going down to Ground Zero. I did look online to see if I could get a ticket into the 9/11 Memorial, but once I discovered that tickets weren't available until late October, I scrubbed those plans. But my coworker, Jennifer, said I "had" to go down to Ground Zero.

So, Friday afternoon, I ju...
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