Hey Roman,

100% agreed! However that typically does not happen on our Yellowstone trips. The Yellowstone trip is one that my family goes on every year. Usually it is a boys trip, bit this year Chanthee is joining us. My pop's mobility is a bit limited because of his eyesight, so we typically hit the classic locations. The Wyoming trip is more about process than product - though I had better be ready with those cameras. .

When i try to escape the common is when I head out by myself or with a small group ala Steve Kossack (for example, I am heading out with him in March to Death Valley. Speaking of which, I think he still has room for a couple). I love DV for that reason...the opportunity to get unique material is much easier. It is harder in YS/GT for those reasons, but the trip is just as important (if not more so) fir the same reasons.

I would go and spend hours in YSNP even if I had no camera. On the last trip, I spent 3 days by myself working on business items in JH. It was great because when I was not working, I was by myself...very by myself.:)

James