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Hi Stew, We have stopped at Black Desert several times, once in 2012 and this year both times in autumn. Deserts appeal to me as we live in an entirely different area (our acreage has 3' D Cedar and Doug Fir, moss, many fern varieties, year round creek, several ponds and maybe a few glacial...

Thank-you for the link to this NYT article. It was written by someone who can write. Eloquently. He echoes what I feel. In the late 70s, i fished in Southeast Alaska. We would spend the off-season in remote anchorages, dropping the crab pot for dinner and watching the eagles. My favorite places...

I guess we will just keep UTD on the road and do what we can do. I enjoyed Nevada immensely, especially Lunar Crater. There are a lot of places that we want to explore along the NV/CA border.

We have a trip in the planning stages to DV in late February/early March. Most destinations will be on paved roads but we always wanted to see and photograph the Racetrack. We also wanted to come in on Titus Canyon (one way west bound). They aren't mentioned so must be okay. Marble Canyon is...

I will try not to disappoint. I now have an incentive to complete the "rest of the story". You would not recognize Rock Springs, WY now unless you have been there recently. It is an oil boom town now and there are probably the same dudes who wanted to race you all grown up plus the newer crop...

Ski3pin, My very best wishes for more brilliant sunsets, cozy nights and gorgeous sunrise mornings in your new camper by ATC. Holding-your-breath excitement for you and your followers on wtw. Thanks for all the photos showing how your dream camper is coming to life. Happy trails to you and your...

Central Oregon, in fact, all of eastern Oregon, is one of our favorite places to wander. Friendly ranchers who help you when you are lost on BLM land, much less traffic, beautiful vistas and warm sunny days. Thank-you for sharing your travels. It looks like we approached it much the same way. We...

Greetings from the PNW. We returned home a few weeks ago and I have part 1 completed on my Wordpress blog. I didn't write a diary as I usually do so had to do some research to refresh the details. I do mark our route with a felt pen so I can remember the route and mark the campsite number when...

Exactly. As another poster said, it was really difficult to choose only 2 after choosing my own. Some really excellent entries. I hope, as you did, that people made their choices based on what they would like to see for a month. Surprised to see one I thought was a sure thing did not even get...

Over on rv.net, truck camper forum, one member requested that people vote for his 3. I thought this was a photography contest, not a popularity contest. I felt I even went too far on this forum by saying which page mine were on and where taken. I wouldn't have even done that but someone else did...

I am on page 4 also with 3 images of us camped in remote places (Succor Creek and Black Rock Desert) with our Hallmark pop up. I also voted for my 3 which I thought at least equaled the potential of success as the campers camped at a campground. Or, between 2 houses. Lots of pop ups this year...

We can send you the rain that our area is having in sort of always rainy Bellingham, WA. Be safe.

Another wonderful TR. And, kudos for reporting the fires. You two are wandering fire lookouts. We may get to the eastern Sierras at the tail end of our Wyoming trip to catch peak fall color as it starts in late September. Maybe we will run into you.

Just want to chime in here to offer my thanks for providing inspiration and a wonderful adventure. Summer is my concert photography season and while Photoshop is busy batch processing, I read adventures on WtW and Expedition Portal. You really portray the experience with your images and words. I...

MarkBC is following a loose itinerary further north than our plans. We will be south of Boise and are keeping an eye on the fire situation. With no reservations and a truck camper we can always alter our path. He did mention a great website for monitoring the fires and his purchase of the USFS...

Thanks Bosque Bill. Would they be better than the USFS maps ($10 each) or do they serve a different purpose? They indicate which roads are open or closed? I am also looking at National Geographic maps which seem to overlap some. Due to the fires, we may have to change our itinerary. No...

Should I order them or download to my laptop? I like paper copies better (old school), something I can mark on. Or, dod I pick them up at ranger stations? Free? I am ordering the USFS maps for the national forests we will visit. This will be our longest trip yet.

Yep, Sunlight Basin is on our itinerary. I was looking at our route through Idaho. Tonight on our PBS station there was a program featuring the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Scenic Byway. I think we may take in parts of it (3 Forks, etc.). At this point we want to explore Silver City (ghost town)...

On September 4 we are headed to Western Wyoming for hubby to see Yellowstone/Tetons as he's never been to either one. On the way from Western Washington (a meandering trip that will take us across to Olympic Peninsula, down the WA/OR coasts, over to the Sisters area but above Bend, Painted...

Today, a major bridge crossing the Skagit River near Mount Vernon, WA collapsed. You may want to alter any plans you have when heading north to Canada or to the San Juans. It is about 20 miles south of us. We crossed it 4 times the Saturday before Mothers' Day. Maybe we should start an inventory...

Here is a modern day photographer who compared older with present day photography Tom Till As a photographer, I wish I could have been present 100 years ago and more to see the West before "civilization and progress". There is nowhere else in the world I would rather be for photography than the...

Gosh, this is really sad. Is there a way that you can keep this well-thought out rig? No, you have probably gone over this many times. I sincerely hope that whoever buys this knows how much thought and craft went into it. A beautiful efficient design. If we wouldn't have bought our F250/Hallmark...

It is refreshing to see illustrations accompanying a TR. You use different perspectives and viewpoints which draws the viewer in. I am an illustrator also but mostly shoot photos nowadays. But next trip I am bringing graphite and colored pencils to see if I can capture the essence of a place...

Ski3pin, you have a made for wtw genetic inheritance. Have you explored further into your geneology. The Lady must have it also. Many partners (mostly wives I think but then I may be mistaken as I currently and sporadically follow 3 gals who wander by themselves, mostly in the west) tend to be...

Interesting article in the January 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. It seems that this variant of a gene called DRD4 aids in controlling dopamine is connected to our drive to seek new horizons. It is also associated with ADHD. It has been tied to human migration and perhaps 20% of us...