ATV's and landscape photography?

**Ralph Barker** · 25-Jan-2006, 10:02

"What about a Hovercraft ? beats a wheeled vehicle!!"

Perhaps, but the dust is terrible. (LOL)

**Eric Wagner** · 25-Jan-2006, 22:32

I use a truck camper and often pull a small trailer with a dual-sport motorcycle on it. I park the camper and use the motorcycle to explore the backroads in the area. When out exploring I carry a Rollei TLR in a backpack. Once I spot an area that interests me I return with the 4x5 at the time of day when I think the light will be best. I carry the camera gear in backpacks to isolate it from vibration. One advantage of a motorcycle is that it can be licensed to run on the highway in my state, but a 4-wheeler can't. Many national forests allow 4-wheelers to run on the regular roads, but I don't think they are required to, so that policy could perhaps change. One thing that I have noticed about the 4-wheelers is that a lot of dust boils in behind the rider. So, think about isolating your gear from vibration, protecting it from dust, and whether or not you will be happy not being able to legally ride on federal, state and county roads in many states. I have a Dodge with V-10 and am very happy with it, but most Dodge fans in this area seem to be going with the Cummins diesel to pull heavy loads. I am also 59 and figure that when I get too old to enjoy a motorcycle I'll tow a Jeep behind the camper.