(part of the Utah series) Utah’s nickname is “the beehive state”, which I had always found odd as it doesn’t seem like a place where you would find a lot of flowers, being mostly arid desert or scrubland. But not knowing much about bees, I was prepared to be surprised and find that that is, … Continue reading Beehive State of Mind
(part of the Utah series) A pause now before the next post returns us to another one of Utah’s stunning national parks. Though those were the main focus of this trip, we will always make time for some old human relics. As much as I loved the desert landscapes, it was places like these that … Continue reading Spirits, Echoes, and Things Left Behind
(second in the Utah series) Besides some of the more famous national parks, we decided to visit the Bentonite Hills outside of Capitol Reef National Park. Though not part of the park, the U.S. National Park Service maintains a page about them, which can give you a quick rundown of the interesting geology of the … Continue reading Exploring the Unique Bentonite Hills of Utah
The state of Utah is blessed with some of the most astounding landscapes in the country. It has five national parks within its borders, a number bested only by Alaska and California. Earlier this year, I and a couple of friends spent a week in the Beehive State to experience some of this natural splendor … Continue reading Arches National Park
I’m a bit of a geek for airports. Most people today might associate them with long security lines, drudgery of business trips, and the stress of travel more generally. But I rarely travel for work or other obligations, and so since I was a little kid the airport has always been the gateway to adventures. … Continue reading A Jet Age Marvel
Last winter, my wife and I spent a week in NYC doing the typical things a tourist might do. It wasn’t explicitly a photo trip, but I still brought me camera because I figured I’d find something to photograph. Normally, if I’m shooting a city, I spend a lot of time just walking around for … Continue reading New York City
This is the last post in a series on last month’s trip to Italy. I hope to finish on a high note, with some of what I think were my best photographs from the churches we visited, and likely the trip overall. The first shot is a one off. This church overlooked a steep hillside … Continue reading The Churches of Italy, Part Two
The fourth part in the series on last month’s trip to Italy. Here is an interesting factoid. On last year’s trip around the north, villas were the most common type of abandoned building we saw. Hands down this year, it was churches in the south. One might be able to draw some conclusions about the … Continue reading The Churches of Italy
The third post in a series on last month’s urbex trip to Italy. To start, here is a former military hospital in southern Italy. Built at the height of Mussolini’s fascist rule in streamline moderne style, it covers a large swath of land in the middle if Bari. Though the buildings are mostly barren and … Continue reading Abandoned Italy
I thought ghost towns were largely a stateside phenomenon, but as it turns out, Italy may have us beat. One source I saw claimed that the country has six thousand of them. I can’t say why there seem to be so many, but I’d speculate that the old Italian propensity for settling on hilltops may … Continue reading The Ghost Towns of Italy
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