Where Will You Be Setting Up A Tripod This Year

[Scott Rosenberg]

i'm in the process of planning some of my photo trips for 2005 and was wondering what trips you guys might have planned. so far, my larger trips in 2005 are looking like:

early April -
Texas Hill Country
the hill country is just a few hours south of me, so a trip to shoot the wildflowers is a must.

early May -
Utah / Arizona
locations include Monument Valley, Page, Cedar Mesa, Coyotee Buttes, Horshoe Bend, and possibly the South Rim of the Canyon.

late May -
Vancouver
i haven't done much research into this area yet, but my wife is going up for a conference, so i figured i'd tag along and done some shooting.

August -
Colorado
i hope to hike out to Crater Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and then spend a little time in Rocky Mountain National Park.

October / September -
North Carolina
i'd like to spend a little time shooting the foliage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, hopefully the parkway will be cleaned up from all the storms in 2004!

those are the major trips i've got planned... what about you? whare are you going to be shooting this year?

[Garry Teeple]

Hawaii and Kauai in February

Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Camdenton, MO (old burned out stone castle) April

Rest of the year, save money for the next.

[Edward (Halifax,NS)]

No more than an hour away from home; fortunately that includes alot of scenic areas.

[Stan. Laurenson-Batten]

It seems I am alone again this side of the pond.
April will find me in the Highlands and Islands of Bonnie Scotland.

[Jeremy Moore]

Scott, where at in the Hill Country? I'm in the D/FW area of TX so I may already be heading up there in April.

[Scott Rosenberg]

jeremy...

i'm also in DFW. i haven't put too much thought into that trip just yet, so i don't know exactaly when or where i'll be going, but earaly to mid april is a good estimate.

shoot me an email if you're planning a trip down there.

[Scott Rosenberg]

whoops! permits for coyote buttes north are already gone through july 2005! looks like that trip is going to be pushed back to late summer!

[Gem Singer]

Hi Scott,

You really don't need to go all the way to the hill country. Lady Bird Johnson endowed the Texas Wildflower Center, in Austin. They are open to the public and have a beautiful display and educational presentation in early April, when the wildflowers are in bloom. You can set up your large format camera and shoot a huge variety of wildflowers without the need to drive the backroads and risk being shot at by a disgruntled land owner who may think you are trespassing and taking pictures of his property for a different purpose.

[Ken Cravillion]

-Spring wildflowers in Door County

-Isle Royale sometime this Summer or Fall with kayak

-Apostle Islands sometime this Late Summer with kayak

-Various places at various times here in Wisconsin

[Nicholas Fiduccia]

Scott,

You really don't need permit ahead of time. The last time I was at "the wave", they opened up 10 permits a day on a first come first serve basis. I believe they opened up the permit for the reservation on the next day (ie. if you want to hit the wave on Tuesday, be there early on Monday morning. Just find out what time they open and be there at least an hour in advance to wait in line. It usually is not too hard if you are persistent and come early. Good light!