Winter Photo Trip

[jeroldharter]

I have as long as one week in January for a photo trip. I can go wherever I want in the lower 48 states. What are your favorite places at that time of year that would occupy me for an entire week?

I plan to take a 4x5 and 8x10 setup with the goal of getting acquanted with 8x10 and exposing enough film to keep me busy during the rest of the Wisconsin winter. So I want to go somewhere relatively photogenic for landscape photography. I went to Death Valley last year and would love to go back but I want to go somewhere else this year. Thanks.

[vinny]

Zion, it's cold but......one of my favorite spots.

[Blueberrydesk]

Fly into Albuquerque, rent a car, buy a good map, and have fun. Any direction you drive in will give you pleasure.

[evan clarke]

North Shore of Lake Superior!!..EC

[venchka]

Zion, it's cold but......one of my favorite spots.

Fly into Albuquerque, rent a car, buy a good map, and have fun. Any direction you drive in will give you pleasure.

AMEN! Up high for winter. Down low for almost winter. Zion isn't so far away. Lots to see and photograph between the two. Perhaps you can combine Albuquerque and Las Vegas for the plane part and a one way car rental.

[Tom Conway]

Either Yellowstone or Sedona; both are fantastic in January. Enjoy! Tom Conway.

[Tintype Bob]

Eastern Kentucky - The mountains and coal mine areas are great to photograph

[jeroldharter]

I was doing some more research:

What about Mono Lake and Bodie and environs in winter? Looks like I could fly into Las Vegas and drive from there.

[Donald Miller]

I vote for flying into Phoenix driving to Sedona then north into Monument Valley with stops at Canyon de Chelly and the slot canyons at Page. But then I love winters here.

Or if you want something that someone hasn't photographed to death you could do the Imperial Dunes near Los Algodones Mexico (near Yuma, Arizona) from there Joshua Tree is within manageable distance.

[jeroldharter]

Donald,

I like your idea of Canyon de Chelly and slot canyons. I have done neither and the winter weather should be ok.

The slot canyons look a bit complicated for access and timing. Any recommendations for that? I emailed a place that does tours to see if I could get a private guide for a couple days (? price). Looks like Monument Valley is in the neighborhood and I have never been there either.

What is the appeal of Sedona? I was there once and it seemed like a big/rich fancy nursing home for oddlings. It is a beautiful place but did not seem photogenic. I did not get much off the beaten path though.