Durango's annual Snowdown festival was just last week. I attended, sort of, over the weekend for the balloon ascensions, and none of the drinking (because I'm boring). Durango is a lengthy 6.5 hour drive from Denver, and many reasonable people would make the drive on the Friday before. But, no, I had a cunning plan.
Read MoreAh, you've just received your first camera over the holiday season, and you're itching to us it. Or, perhaps you're just looking for something new to photograph for this new year. Well, might I suggest the following: You should photograph a hot air balloon festival!
Read MoreSo I just came back from Lake Havasu City where I had attended their balloon festival. I should have a bunch of pictures to share, right? No. Not at all. I won't beat around the bush here: all three mass ascensions were canceled due to strong winds.
Read MoreLast weekend I made the long 8.5 hour drive to Gallup, New Mexico to attend the Red Rock Balloon Rally. Going to these balloon festivals puts me in an interesting situation. I really hate driving but, I want to go to the balloon festivals. So I end up slogging myself through the drive... Self driving cars couldn't come any sooner, I swear.
Read MoreI'm willing to bet that we've all heard the phrase, "be yourself", a million times over. It's an idea that should be fairly obvious but, somehow some of us are snagged on how to go about this. For the most part, I think that I've been doing a fairly decent job of going my own way in photography. However, looking to my videos, not so much.
Read MoreJust about ten days ago I went over to Page, Arizona to see the Lake Powell Balloon Regatta. Well, I'll make this quick, I didn't get the pictures that I really wanted. I didn't know the lay of the land well, and well, I had another opportunity to pursue instead.
Read MoreIf you've ever seen a picture of Antelope Canyon, it looks so very mystical, and unreal. Well, if you haven't, you'll see some pictures here. Since I first paid eyes upon Antelope Canyon a few years ago, I have been wanting to visit this place since then. Obviously, I'm not unique in wanting to visit Antelope Canyon. Let me tell you, there are swarms of visitors wanting to see the slot canyons nearly every day. Even though school is in session, and it's a weekday, it still gets crowded. Though I don't want to even imagine the crowds in the summer.
Read MoreBetween October 7th, to the 15th, was the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Of course, I was there for some of it; the two mass ascension weekends. I took some pictures, recorded some video and just really enjoyed my time there.
Read MoreIf you can't tell already, despite having an entire page dedicated to them, I love hot air balloons! Seeing these balloons in flight with their vibrant colors really strikes a good tone in me. Also being able to get up close to the massive aircraft puts a sense of awe into me. There isn't anything else quite like hot air balloons to me.
Read MoreSo I went up to Casper, Wyoming to see the solar eclipse! There really isn't much for me to write about other than it was pretty dang cool.
Read MoreSo Friday morning I drove up to the summit of Mt. Evans. Some of you may know that the roads tot he summit is the highest paved road in the United States. If you didn't know that, well, you do now. I also made a vlog about this venture. Managing two cameras at the same time was a complete pain but, it got done. Sort of.
Read MoreAbout eight months ago I had some grand scheme milling about in my brain. I would go on many adventures, get photos, make YouTube videos, and somehow monetize all of those to make a decent living. So far I've gone an some [great] adventures, got some photos, made like six [terrible] videos, and have made no money. What an interesting situation to be in. Now eight months later my bank account shows an... interesting financial state.
Read MoreAs the title says, it has been a while... This is an entry more for myself but, feel free to read my ramblings.
Read MoreUpdate: Got the estimate, and everything is going to be around $1,500 which stings a lot, but I'll pay for it. Be careful on the roads, y'all, let my bad experience be a lesson.
Read MoreSo I finally made my vlog for Death Valley National Park, but I still haven't made my written blog yet. Oops. I know, I know...
Read MoreI dropped it, man.
Read MoreQuick update here. I've been spending time with my family, and I just haven't had much time to devote to working on the blog/vlog.
Read MoreZion National Park was my second destination of my great road trip. I have just finished camping there for three night and, boy, was it a bit wet! For all three nights that I stayed in Zion, it was raining and snowing with very few breaks. A trail worker I met said that her most senior staff said that this was the most rain and snow the park has ever gotten in their 25 years of working there. This did not make for the best camping conditions, but I still survived! Amusingly enough, despite there being snow, Zion was actually warmer than Arches!
Read MoreOn January 16th, I made the drive to my first destination of my grand road trip: Arches National Park. It's been something like 15 years since I've last been there and, to be honest, I don't remember squat from back then! Basically, I may as well call this my first visit to the park ever. The park provides a nice scenic drive from end to end with large, sweeping landscapes with the Lasal mountains ever present at all times.
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