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Mormon Row, Grand Teton NP
John Moulton Barn, “Mormon Row” Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Around the turn of the 20th century Mormon settlers established 27 homesteads in the shadow of the Teton Mountain Range in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Today, six building clusters remain and are preserved as part of Grand Teton National Park’s “Mormon Row.”
An Amateur’s Guide to Better Vacation Photos
You just get back from the most amazing trip and rush to download the hundreds of photos you took only to discover – Meh. I’ve done it. I still do it. Although these days I’m doing it far less often.
Taking great photographs doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, today’s cameras are so user friendly you no longer need to know your ISO from your a-hole to capture awesome images. But while technology has shrunk the photography learning curve from a mountain to a molehill, care and attention is still needed to get the most from your gear.
Here are eight easy tips you can use right now to dramatically improve your travel photos.
End of the Road
Our RV road trip is nearing an end. Some months ago we realized that this chapter of our lives was coming to a close. Now, the next chapter is starting to come into focus.
Over the next 18 months we expect to mostly complete our tour of the United States. We’ll spend this winter making our way up the Pacific Coast and be in position to hit Alaska next summer. Over the fall we’ll work our way back down through eastern Washington, Oregon and California. By the time we reach Yosemite National Park, we’ll mostly be done RVing.
From there we might go on a short tour to promote Shannon’s upcoming book, Writers between the Covers (depending on release date) or drive back east to hit some of the places in the middle of the country we missed. Either way, sometime in 2014 we expect to be finished with our North American road trip.
The Many Moods of Grand Teton National Park
We were treated to an atmospheric extravaganza at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. All of these photos were taken within a few short hours, over which time the weather alternated between brooding and blazing sun, popping off lightning and rainbows with equal frequency.
The Teton Range is stunning all on its own. But for our arrival she dressed up in Mother Nature’s finest. We couldn’t feel more grateful.
A Transatlantic Toast
Congratulations are in order to both Shannon and her London-based co-author, Joni, for finally turning the page on another awesome page-turner. Today we’ll be popping the cork on this pink champagne and raising a glass to toast the collaborative couple and to wish their new book, Writers Between the Covers, a fond farewell as it makes its way to their publisher.
It’s been a long road, quite literally: from pitching editors while noshing food-truck fare in Denver’s Civic Center Park and researching Gustave Flaubert while in Flores, Guatemala, to carving out time for writing at every one of our last 87 destinations and now, finally, pushing the button on a completed manuscript from Cedar City, Utah.
We’ll have more to say on their latest tome closer to its publication date. For now, we’re simply celebrating another job well done.
Cheers!
Everywhere Once 