Smartphone Photography workshop Winter 2026 at LLC Tom Dempsey will teach an 8-session workshop of Smartphone Photography from 11:00am–12:30pm on Mondays January 5–February 3, 2026… Read More »2025 PHOTO CLASSES: camera workshops with Tom Dempsey, Seattle
Last visited in 1988, Floe Lake attracted me back in 2025 to complete the Rockwall Trail in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada. An Airbnb… Read More »Hike the Rockwall & Stanley Glacier Trails, Kootenay NP, BC, CANADA
The world’s best digicam for travel is a 60-megapixel full-frame-sensor camera, the Sony A7CR / Alpha 7CR (2023, 18.2 oz) mounted with 8x optical zoom,… Read More »Best midsize travel camera: Sony A7CR with Tamron 8x zoom
At the crossroads between North and South America, diverse wildlife delighted us on a voyage from Costa Rica to the Panama Canal, a winter escape… Read More »COSTA RICA to PANAMA Canal, cruise & wildlife
Tom’s latest trip to Japan saw national treasures from Kyoto to Kyushu (October 15–November 12, 2024). During our 29-day visit, favorite experiences included Kyoto’s colorful… Read More »JAPAN: Kyoto parade, Kyushu, Yakushima, Osaka, Koyasan
In later September 2024, we hit the peak of golden larch colors in Kananaskis Country and Banff National Park, in Alberta, Canada. Booked 1.5 years… Read More »Seeking gold larches in Banff’s Skoki + Kananaskis, Alberta
We circumnavigated Oregon’s scenic Mount Hood in 5 days by backpacking the Timberline Trail clockwise — 42 miles with 9900 feet gain and loss (August… Read More »Oregon: loop Mount Hood’s Timberline Trail, backpack 42 miles
In Tanzania and Kenya, we delighted in two 6-day safaris and trekked two challenging volcanos at 15,000 feet elevation — summiting Mt. Meru and circumnavigating… Read More »TANZANIA: climb Mt. Meru; safari Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti