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Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35172
05/13/11 03:19 PM
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Meeting at Lake Tahoe next week. Plan to drive up/back from LA & photo along the way.

Week in the Sierra mid June just south of Whitney: Golden Trout Workshops
I'm really looking forward to being in the mountains for a bit.

Re: Travel Plans? [Re: Tucson Jim] #35176
05/13/11 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted By: Tucson Jim

Preston:

You did not say how much time you have but Rocky Mountain National Park is just a hop, skip, and a jump from Denver. Neither my wife and I are into shopping at all, so I don't know if Estes Park area meets your wife's shopping criteria, though. Of course just a few hours west of Steamboat Springs is Dinosaur National Park and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. I really like both, but RMNP is probably more photogenic unless you are lucky enough to get commercial rafting reservations.

Jim


Thanks Jim...I will look at that. We have 5 days, four nights.

Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35180
05/14/11 12:26 PM
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Hey Durwood,

How did you find Yosemite? I keep hearing that the amazing visual experience gets ruined by the fact that the loop road becomes a giant parking lot....

James

Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35181
05/14/11 12:27 PM
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...BTW, spoke with Steve Kossack yesterday. He has invited me to join them for the Glacier NP workshop. That's cool. I have never been there before (though Tony and I have been talking about getting together there this year as well).

James

Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35183
05/14/11 01:17 PM
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Who has more info on Estes Park? Lodging deals, photo ops, etc.

Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35187
05/15/11 11:01 AM
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Wife and I are leaving Iowa Friday afternoon for a week in Yellowstone.

Don


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Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35211
05/17/11 08:42 AM
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Hey Don,

That's awesome. I have never gone this early in the cycle before. I have been trying to convince wifey thay we want to go at Christmas time - but it is probably 2x as expensive at that time, so it will need to wait (lol indefinitely).

James

Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35213
05/17/11 11:38 AM
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Leaving this week for Texas and Padre Island National Seashore.
Any recommendations of what not to miss? So far birds appear to be the thing, along with turtles. . . Any suggestions most welcome.
Caroline

Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35215
05/17/11 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted By: James Morrissey
Hey Don,

That's awesome. I have never gone this early in the cycle before. I have been trying to convince wifey thay we want to go at Christmas time - but it is probably 2x as expensive at that time, so it will need to wait (lol indefinitely).

James


We like this time of year
The bears are starting to come out of hibernation and are on the hunt for food of any kind. There's a lot of new borns, elk and bison, that the wolves and bears hunt. There are some winter kill carcasses around that attract the bears and wolves as well.
The higher elevations will still have snow so we can get some "winter" type photos.

We have a couple of insiders that help us with our photo ops, step-son works for the National Park Service repairing the trails and his girlfriend is a National Park Firefighter. Then my step-daughter works for Xanterra, the service that runs all the gift shops and snackbars. If we can't find anything on our own we ask them what they've seen or heard. Plus they take us to spots that most people stay away from.

Don


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Re: Travel Plans? [Re: James Morrissey] #35217
05/17/11 02:13 PM
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I loved Yosemite. The more iconic spots for photography can be somewhat of a circus. There are a lot of people, but, at least this early (April) in the season, the park manages them very well. We stayed in the Lodge at the Falls and walked almost everywhere. We were very close to many trails, and we got out early before most people were up.


The free shuttle is very convenient to reach more remote corners.


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