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Utah Olympic Park, near Park City, is a 400-acre complex built for the 2002 Winter Olympics It is still an Olympic training site with 6 Nordic ski jumps & ramps to a pool I did not know so much happens there in the summer until my visit to Park City @DailyPicTheme2 ‘surprise’ About Utah Olympic Park Utah Olympic Park sits just outside Park City and covers about 400 acres. It was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, hosting ski jumping plus the bobsled, luge a

Happy #MonochromeMonday from Solvang, California! This shot was my contribution to Monochrome Monday, a weekly invitation from John Getchel on X to share black-and-white photos. If you shoot monochrome, join in! Solvang is a little slice of Denmark tucked into the Santa Ynez Valley, and its storybook architecture practically begs to be shot in black and white. This one caught my eye with its half-timbered gables, round stained-glass windows, and a clock tower hung with a row

Tom’s Welding in Barstow, California has an amazing collection of signs from gas stations, tire shops and more. It is a must photo stop if you do a Route 66 trip in the area. Thanks to @real_ken_rockwell and @davewyman for the Route 66 photo workshop that showed us this spot. I used a 1950s Kodak camera with black and white film to match the vintage feel. Shared on X for the Daily Picture Theme challenge ‘Old Advertisements’ if you care* The camera used was a 1950s Kodak Brow

The Harvest Moon says hello from the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Vegas Originally posted on Instagram

Methodist Church @ Bodie State Historic Park, California 1880s ghost town where 10,000 once lived. It has a WILD history! Some of the California State Parks staff live on site in historic houses from the 1870s and 1880s—single-wall buildings with no insulation, heated by wood-burning stoves and furnaces, in conditions that can drop to around −20°F. Shared on X for the Daily Picture Theme challenge ‘deserted’ Originally posted on Instagram

I love the look of these Turkish mosaic glass lamps at night in the window of a store in Solvang, California. The Santa Ynez Valley is a favorite place to visit. shared for the X Daily Picture Theme ‘lamp’ Originally posted on X

Happy #MonochromeMonday! Calico Basin at Red Rock Nevada Horizon S3 Pro swing-lens panoramic camera and yellow filter Flic Film Wolfen 100 35mm made from German Cinema film Originally posted on X

All done with my 8th week-long bicycle ride across Iowa, known as RAGBRAI. It started with 2 tough 3-H days of heat, humidity, and hills, but the rest of the week it cooled off and was nice. I took a very cheap (about $40 on eBay) Minolta 35mm film camera with me and shot a bunch of rolls. This QTsi is a good but very basic camera that uses all the great auto-focus lenses from Minolta. I tried all the different modes on the settings and did use the manual focus a few times. I

It is waaay more than a bicycle ride. It is an unreal world with people from around the world.

I was part of a group of about 35 Las Vegas area film photographers that met for a photowalk in Primm, Nevada May 30th 2026. The town is at the California and Nevada border on both sides of I-15 or as some say "The 15." It is a popular spot for getting gas and charging up cars. There is a mostly shut down mall with incredible murals at the back entrance. There are some big casinos in Primm. Only Primm Valley Resort is still open full time. Buffalo Bill's is only open for spec

I really, really, REALLY like going to a place about 30 minutes from the Vegas Strip for lunch, and I was just there hanging out on the patio for a while with a caprese panini and iced tea. Cottonwood Station says Delicious American cuisine with pizzas, paninis, salads, home-baked goods, coffee drinks, craft beers, & wine. Also serving breakfast till 10:30 a.m. In the historic village of Blue Diamond inside scenic Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas. Perfect for the outdoor enthus

from The Points Guy Southwest soft launches extra-legroom seats on all Hawaii flights, nearly half of its planes Nearly half of Southwest planes now have extra legroom It's not just Southwest's Hawaii flights that have its new extra-legroom seats, either. As of Sept. 8, the carrier had retrofitted 380 of its planes with the new seating setup — about 47% of its fleet. As part of the cabin revamp, crews also installed in-seat power outlets and larger overhead bins on all of Sou

I spent a few days in Central California during the first week of Fall 2025. It was a long drive from Las Vegas to Solvang but those long hours in a car are much easier with intelligent cruise control and Ford Blue Cruise in a Mach E. I should write up a post about the Mach-E Mustang someday. It is a 2021, pre-ordered when it was announced, and it has been great. It is a fantastic car for a road trip if there are charging stations. It can now charge at Tesla chargers, so ther

Less than a hour from the Las Vegas Strip is the always amazing Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area There are lots of things to do and see there for rock climbing, hiking, bicycling, camping, guided tours, horse trail rides and more a good .PDF map of Red Rocks with trail descriptions The popular scenic drive in the pay area is 13 miles long and has a visitor center and some of the best views The Bureau of Land Management Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area page

2025 marked my 7th RAGBRAI a bicycle tour across Iowa. Each year, the route changes, but it consistently begins in the west and concludes at the Mississippi River after 7 days. Around 20,000 riders travel through small farming towns, and we have a great time. Some days are challenging due to the 4 Hs: headwinds, heat, humidity, hills, and occasionally rain. The challenge makes the fun even more enjoyable. This year, I brought 2 cameras and 4 rolls of 35 mm film. Some of the f

2025 marked my 7th RAGBRAI a bicycle tour across Iowa. Each year, the route changes, but it consistently begins in the west and concludes at the Mississippi River after 7 days. Around 20,000 riders travel through small farming towns, and we have a great time. Some days are challenging due to the 4 Hs: headwinds, heat, humidity, hills, and occasionally rain. The challenge makes the fun even more enjoyable. This year, I brought 2 cameras and 4 rolls of 35 mm film. Some of the f