Below are quick links to world travel advice and cameras recommended by photographer Tom Dempsey.
NORTH AMERICA
- CANADA: Canadian Rockies guide ■ Alberta ( bicycle Jasper to Banff, Calgary skyscraper art ) ■ British Columbia ( Vancouver, Whistler & Garibaldi, Bowron Lake PP canoeing ) ■ Ontario ( Niagara Falls ) ■ New Brunswick ( Bay of Fundy )
- MEXICO gallery search
- USA | United States of America listed alphabetically:
■ Alaska ( 2019 RV to ALCAN Highway, Denali, Juneau , 2006 RV to South-Central Alaska )
■ Arizona ( 2021 rafting Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon Park, Havasu Canyon & Supai)
■ California ■ Colorado ■ Hawaii ( 2017 ) ■ Idaho ■ Illinois ■ Indiana ■ Kentucky
■ Louisiana ( Cajun & Zydeco music ) ■ Maine ■ Michigan ■ Minnesota ■ Missouri
■ Montana ( Guide to Glacier & Waterton NP, 2022 fall Gunsight Pass & Waterton, abstract nature patterns, ghost towns & history )
■ Nebraska ■ Nevada ■ New Hampshire ■ New Mexico
■ New York ■ North Carolina ■ North Dakota ■ Ohio
■ Oregon ( favorite images, Cascades Mountains, Eastern Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds, Hells Canyon, Wallowa Mountains 2023 & 2016, spring training hikes, plants and patterns, coast seascapes, coast sea life, Columbia River Gorge )
■ Pennsylvania ■ South Dakota ■ Tennessee ■ Texas ■ Utah ■ Vermont ■ Virginia
■ Washington State ( favorite photos, spring training hikes, Cascades: I-90 to US-2, Cascades: Mountain Loop, Columbia River Gorge, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Islands (San Juan, Whidbey, Fidalgo, Vendovi, Bainbridge), Mount Rainier, Mount Saint Helens, North Cascades Mountains, Olympic Peninsula, Seattle )
■ West Virginia ■ Wyoming ( Yellowstone, Tetons, Devils Tower )
- Midwest USA: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North & South Dakota (IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, ND, SD)
- Northeast USA: New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylvania (NY, VT, NH, ME, PA) fall colors
- Southeast USA: Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky (WV, VA, NC, TN, KY) fall colors
- Southwest USA: Utah , Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , Nevada (plus Texas , California)
- Southern USA: Louisiana: Origins of Cajun & Zydeco music
SOUTH AMERICA
- ARGENTINA: Patagonia 2020 and 2005, Buenos Aires
- CHILE: Patagonia 2020 and 2005 and 1993 Lake District
- ECUADOR: Galapagos Islands: 2009 April, 1994 Feb, 1986 Jan
- PERU: 2014 Alpamayo, Huayhuash ■ 2000 & 2003 Machu Picchu, Inca Trail, treks ■ How to acclimatize to high altitude
ANTARCTICA
EUROPE
- Alps: hiking guide ■ Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) 2022 ■ Swiss Via Alpina 2022 ■ Saas-Fee 2022 ■ Dolomites (2023, Complete guide 2013 & 2011) ■ Bavaria & Tyrol
- AUSTRIA: Tyrol & Salzburg
- CROATIA: Plitvice Lakes NP
- FRANCE: Chamonix & Tour du Mont Blanc ■ gallery search
- GERMANY: Bavaria
- GREECE
- ITALY: Dolomites (2023 | Complete guide 2013 & 2011 with Venice) ■ Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) 2022
- NORWAY: 2011 ■ 1981 solo hitchhiking
- SLOVENIA
- SWITZERLAND: Alps hiking guide ■ 2022 Swiss Via Alpina ■ 2022 Saas-Fee ■ 2016 hikes
- TÜRKİYE / REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
- UNITED KINGDOM / UK: ENGLAND ■ SCOTLAND
ASIA
AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND
AFRICA (Kenya & Tanzania Feb 2024)
PhotoSeek trip articles 2014-present
- 2023 Sept: hiking Oregon’s Wallowas & Idaho’s Sawtooths
- 2023 July: Alps walkabout in Bavaria, Tyrol, Salzburg & Dolomites
- 2023 April: AUSTRALIA & INDONESIA: Cairns, Kimberley, solar eclipse, Komodo dragons, Kelimutu, Kakadu
- 2023 Jan: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
- 2022 fall: Glacier & Waterton: Gunsight Pass, Akamina Ridge; Calgary skyscraper art
- 2022 Sept: Backpack Robin, Marmot, & Jade Lakes, Dip Top Gap
- 2022 July: Swiss Via Alpina trek (National Route 1)
- 2022 July: hiking Saas-Fee resort, SWITZERLAND
- 2022 July: trek Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) in EUROPE
- 2022 March: CA: Pinnacles NP & Redwoods. OR: south coast.
- A Mammoth summer 2021: hiking Olympics, Sierras, Rockies; Nebraska
- 2021 April: Nevada: Valley of Fire & Cathedral Gorge State Parks
- 2021 April: rafting Grand Canyon 226 gorgeous miles, Arizona
- 2021 March: California desert: Kelso Dunes, Joshua Tree NP, Mecca Wilderness, Indian Canyons
- 2021 Feb: Oregon coast in winter via RV
- 2020 Oct: RV to Utah slots, SD Badlands, Wyoming, Idaho’s Sawtooths
- 2020 Aug: Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop trail, Mt Rainier NP
- 2020 July: Eastern Sierra hikes & backpack, California
- 2020 Patagonia. ARGENTINA: Bariloche & Los Glaciares. CHILE: Torres del Paine.
- 2019 Sept: RV to Wyoming, Carhenge, Cahokia, Colorado, Utah
- 2019 June: RV: Alaska-Canadian Highway; Cassiar; Yukon; Denali; Juneau; Glacier Bay
- 2019 NEW ZEALAND: hike Rees-Dart, Gillespie Pass, Hollyford, Milford & Pororari Tracks; Mount Cook
- JAPAN: Tokyo, Kyoto, Alps, Matsumoto, Himeji, Nikko, Mt Fuji, Kii Peninsula, Nara’s Horyuji
- 2018 July: Canadian Rockies, Columbia Mtns, Bugaboo & Kananaskis hikes
- 2018 April: SW USA. UT: Druid & Delicate Arches. AZ: Monument Valley; Hermit Trail. CA: Death Valley.
- 2017 Sept USA road trip: hiking central Colorado, St Louis, South Dakota, Wyoming
- 2017 August: SCOTLAND: hike Skye, castles, Callanish, Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk, history
- 2017 July: ENGLAND: Coast to Coast hike; Hadrian’s Wall; medieval architecture
- 2017 Jan: Hawaii: Oahu, Kauai & Big Island, lava exploding into ocean
- 2016 Sept: Oregon: Wallowa: Eagle Cap Wilderness backpack
- 2016 August: SWITZERLAND via Alpenwild tours
- 2015 October: Southeast USA (TN, NC, VA) + Indiana
- 2015 Sept: Garibaldi backpack + Canadian Rockies tour
- 2015 July: Eastern Sierras & Castle Crags, California
- 2015 May: Whidbey Island, Washington (gallery)
- 2015 April hikes in Utah & Colorado
- 2014 Northeast USA: peak fall colors camping tour: NY, VT, NH, ME, PA, ON, NB
- 2014 PERU: Around Alpamayo & Cordillera Huayhuash Circuits
- 2014 spring training hikes in Washington & Eastern Oregon
- 2014 spring road trip to Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, California
- 2014 Feb: Vancouver escape, BC, CANADA
More commentary by Tom:
- Tom’s favorite country to visit
- Ecotravel impacts, nature, society
- Truth in journalism: fact checking tips
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- Review: Sony RX10 IV / RX10M4 upgrades the ultimate travel camera
- Sony RX100 VI pocketsize 8x zoom beats 10x Panasonic ZS100
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