You've got a few hours to shoot - how far will you drive for an outing?

[John Kasaian]

It depends.
I keep a mental list of locations I want to shoot at so if I have the time, fuel, & film, I'll go. I think the longest distance I've travelled to shoot on a day trip is over 200 miles, but I've made far more shorter trips of 10 miles or less. Whatever fits into my schedule. Subject matter has a lot to do with it as well as some subjects, like crop harvests, are time sensitive. From my home, Point Lobos, Morro Bay, the Gold Rush district, and Yosemite are pretty easy day trips if traffic is light.

[Brassai]

I live on the Northern Plains where the MacDonalds restaurants can be 70+ miiles apart. I think nothing of driving 250 miles on a day off. It helps that you can drive 80 mph on the interstates, if they aren't snow packed.