Light Painting in Bisti
Light Painting the Night in Bisti Light Painting at BistiOuside of Farmington is the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, a 45,000 acre wilderness managed by the Bureau of Land Management. This wilderness is made up of hoodoos, rocks, petrified wood, and lots and lots of sand! There are two trailheads, the Bisti Trail Head (where we went) and […]
Shiprock Night Shoot
The back side of Shiprock Monument Shiprock, NM night shoot When Ray gifted me a trip to NightScapers 2026 Conference, I knew it was going to be a great experience. We’ve been casually playing around with night photography for years and I thought this is a great time to get more serious about perfecting our […]
Through the highlands, headed for the coast
We woke early and decided to keep making tracks towards Reykjavik. This was our last full day and night, and needed to get across the next peninsula so that we could easily make it into the airport in time. We decided to do a car picnic and stopped at a “Bonus,” the local grocery chain […]
From Suðureyri with love
We woke up in Brimnes cabins excited for the drive and the next night of lights, as the KP Index was on its way up. Brimnes is located in Olafsfjord, which is in the Norderland (or North land) region and we were headed to the Vestfirdir or West River region. This is the north west […]
Lights over Olafsfjord
After the whale trip, we grabbed lunch of lamb kebabs and fish soup at a local Indian restaurant that faced the wharf, and then headed further north. Our stop tonight was in Olafsfjordur, called Brimnes Bunglalos. Each small cabin is also equipped with a hot tub on the porch. When we pulled into town, I […]
Over the Volcano and through the woods
As we were leaving the isolated sheep farm, we had high hopes for the day. Today is Whale Watch Day! I (Sarah) have never seen a humpback whale in person and my previous open water experience hadn’t gone so smoothly. Despite spending most of my life as a lake rat, the open waves of the […]
The Northern Lights from Möðrudalur – the Highest Located Farm in Iceland
When we left Studagil, we chartered our way to Möðrudalur, our stay for the night. Google Maps offered a “shortcut” of over an hour going across the Vajantafjool glacier. We looked at the road, a solid packed and wide road, with a max elevation of 1600 ft above sea level. There was a thin […]
Icelandic Animal Bucket List
On Thursday, we slept in a bit as we were finally getting used to the time difference. We got re-packed, and went up to the main house for breakfast. Once again, it was a standard Icelandic breakfast with a spread of breads, meats, cheeses and skyr. This skyr was much thinner than what I had […]
Hella Awesome
The first day on the road, we elected to skip the touristy spots of the blue lagoon, and golden circle and head north to Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park. From the national park service: No single place epitomizes the history of Iceland and the Icelandic nation better than Þingvellir by the river Öxará. At Þingvellir – […]
We flew to Montana and you’ll never guess why
When the husband says, “hey, im thinking about buying this… ” and its in Montana, and requires a vacation, you say why not!
Camping in Campo
Camping in Campo – Picture Canyon, CO For our second night in the camper, we drove 35 miles across the border to Picture Canyon, an archelogical site covering many different cultures over the past 12,000 Years. This campground was completly off grid, no phone or wifi signal, no water or sewer hookups, no electric. We […]
Black Mesa State Park and Wildlife Area
Adventurer Abounds The winter doll drums hit us and we were ready to hit the road and do something off the farm, So we decided it was time to put our Adventurer truck bed camper to the test and what a better test than to take it off grid in winter! We headed first to […]
Birmingham Botanical Garden and the hike that was almost disaster.
Right now, the boys are ate up with Disc Golf, and while I love doing things with them, after looking at this course, I decided that it was a bit more than my novice level, so Ray and I decided to go to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Operated by the City of Birmingham, this […]
My son took me to a mental hospital
My son took me to a mental hospital… We flew to Atlanta, grabbed a rental truck and stopped by IKEA on our way to Tuscaloosa, AL to help our oldest son set up his first home. During a break in assembling furniture and shopping for decor, hanging curtains and cleaning the spaces, he asked if […]
Terlingua Day 2 Photo Dump
