Inspirational Learning
The Best Hummingbird Photographs I have ever taken!
By Jim Chamberlain Hummingbirds are some of the most interesting and photogenic critters on the planet. I normally like to photograph big animals like whales, bears, eagles, moose and elk. I always wa...
Capitol Reef National Park: Utah’s Best Kept Secret
By John Ellis As one of the least visited of the ‘Mighty Five’ National Parks in Utah it is sometimes lost in the conversations about the other four, more widely known; Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arche...
Monument Valley, A Beautiful Workshop
By David Halgrimson My 5th Arizona Highways Photo Workshop as a Volunteer Trip Leader (VTL) would take us to Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly. My fellow volunteer and I met with the participants i...
Chihuly at the Desert Botanical Garden
By Jeff Insel My wife and I visited the Desert Botanical Garden recently to see the Chihuly Exhibit on display throughout the garden. We went about 40 minutes before dusk as I wanted to photograph the...
10 Scenic Places to Visit on the Olympic Peninsula
By Jim Chamberlain The Olympic Peninsula of Washington State contains some of the most wild and beautiful places anywhere in the United States. The weather can change in minutes from beautiful sunsh...
Arizona Highways PhotoScapes Wildflowers at Bartlett Lake
By David Halgrimson This was my 4th workshop as a volunteer and my first one-day workshop. The shooting location was near Bartlett Lake/Reservoir, about 60 miles northeast of Phoenix. Our group met at...
Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
By Meng Tay The name Machu Picchu needs no introduction. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and considered one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, it was unknown to the outside world until it was “di...
An Arizona Highways PhotoScapes Workshop in Arches National Park
By David Halgrimson The date was October 2008, and this was my third workshop and adventure as a Photo Guide for Arizona Highways PhotoScapes. Fall was in the air as my fellow Photo Guide John Frelich...
All Aboard!
By Sara Goodnick Love fall color? Love mountains? How about narrow-gauge train rides? The Cumbres-Toltec narrow gauge scenic train has it all. I’ve wanted to ride this train for years and finally th...
The Beauty of Bryce Canyon
By Jim Chamberlain Hoodoos are what they call the strange and fanciful rock formations that make Bryce Canyon National Park one of our most beautiful and photogenic places in the Southwest. Spires of ...