Explore the railroad right of way as it passes through scenes and landscapes from the Pacific Northwest, along with some excursions into neighboring states. Enjoy over sixty full-color photographs along the journey through all types of weather.Major railroads represented in this work include the big Class I Burlington Northern - Santa Fe ( BNSF ) and the Union Pacific ( UP ) down to local flavor Columbia Basin Railway ( CBRW ) and others.Spend some extra time in Vancouver, ...

Arches National Park in Utah. Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Big Bend National Park in Texas. Each packing a unique selling point: geologic wonders, archeological achievements, and a sprawling biosphere preserve of nature in untold proportions covering vast expanses awaiting discovery. As if that wasn't enough, we'd top it all off with the coastal swamps in the southwest corner of the Louisiana bayou catching the Creole Nature Trail Loop to hopefully push our 'critter count' of diff...

A fun filled journey (or at least a nauseating side trip) stuffed with pumpkin orange BNSF power units (along with the various permutations that came together to make the huge Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate rail superpower) around the southeastern quadrant in the state of Washington; along with side excursions to BNSF Vancouver Center and Amtrak station, a couple trips along the Columbia River Gorge, and even up to Spokane. Plus multiple visits to the sprawling metropolis of Connell featu...

Over these 150 images of railroading's modern history for 2021, a broad sample of train engine power seen along Washington state's highway 395 from Pasco to Connell is spiced up with some rolling stock / railroad cars, and daily observations to accompany each picture yielding monthly tastes of the changing seasons and rail activity.Special attention is given to that venerable hotbed of modernism, Connell (I almost said that with a straight face); plus an off-the-beaten path trip in...

Still sitting on the fence whether you're willing to part with less-than-a-buck to support my efforts to provide you with vaguely entertaining and visually pleasing material? Try this sample collection on for size and I hope you won't be disappointed. Heck, compared to the spartan 'a dozen snaps' most folks call a book, I work hard to provide you with a steaming pile of stuff to appreciate (huh, maybe not the best metaphorical language I could've used - no wonder no one wants to look at my...

Looking for a smaller Oregon Coast excursion where you can pack in a lot of what makes the ocean so appealing in a short period of time... like a three-day weekend? Come along with us on a three (short) day trip from the southern-most tip of the Oregon Coast up to the center of the Oregon coast which can be packed into a long (relatively relaxing) weekend.This book takes a visual journey from the California border to Crissey Field State Park - the southernmost official beach access ...

A small town doesn't necessarily mean small opportunities for photographic material - at least until one is educated by a handy local, lifelong resident about the cold, hard truth of the area. Or maybe not.Come along on an image laden journey through the eyes of an infidel - or at the very least, an ignorant outsider - through a small corner of what "should" be considered a boring and ordinary world, sliced from a small town settled among the sage at the margins of the great Palous...

Not Another Travel Guide: High Octane -Eight Days, Seven Nights, Four Thousand Miles -CA-NV-UT-AZ - A Caffeinated Guide to California - Nevada - Utah - Arizona.NATG: CaNvUtAz (possibly pronounced Can-vu-taz) is a wonderful, haul-butt overview of the desert Southwest. From the Golden Gate Bridge to the amazing Intaglios of Blythe, CA; Grand Canyon to Bisbee, AZ; Zion (UT) to Las Vegas, NV; and finally back through Yosemite and California to head home through Oregon bef...

This is Not Another Travel Guide: Seaside, OR at its finest. Sixty-five print-quality images composed over three short days on the Oregon Coast at the end of November. Rain and bad weather don't deter our intrepid photographer as he marches onward to get the finger-numbing shot.Explore just a couple isolated regions on the beach in detail to see what you're missing; then a quick squirt up and down the main drag, before returning to the sea and sand.Wind and waves, rain and ...

Not Another Travel Guide (NATG) takes you on a three day, two night slice through North Central Oregon.Stops include Bend, Pendleton, Glass Buttes, Peter S. Ogden View Point with the Crooked River, plus many others. This trip is a combination of high-octane NATG and the more in-depth spend-a-little-time off the beaten path NATG through the rolling hills over The Dalles (yes, the "The" is not only capitalized, but a required part of the city name. What do you expect from a state whe...

Drown a few brain cells as you slog along with us for another extended family vacation to wondrous places and exotic sights galore (not to be confused with moldy gangrenous lesions due to rain rot).Over 120 stunning (as in, some will leave you senseless and wondering, "Why?") images, predominantly from the family "Unvember" (anything-but-November) Thanksgiving On The Coast with In-Laws and Outlaws Family Vacation. Pictures covering the range from the Wings and Waves Water Park at t...

Yes, the pause at Gause that refreshes. No, seriously: Gause, Texas. Northwest of Bryan-College Station if you're trying to find it on your map. And, yes, that itty-bitty dot with the smallest of fonts to denote the town. Don't let that fool you, though, because there's far more to do and see than even the locals might imagine. So saddle up and come along with us as we spend almost six days making the most of a small Central Texas town.Before you 'poo-poo' away the idea, check out ...