Nature travel photographer Tom Dempsey suggests tips for worldwide travel.
Months of research paid off handsomely for our self-guided group of four travelers in my first journey to Japan (October 10–November 8, 2018). See also… Read More »JAPAN: Tokyo, Kyoto, Alps, Matsumoto, Himeji, Nikko, Mt Fuji, Kii Peninsula, Nara’s Horyuji
In 2018, Sony RX10 version IV (RX10M4) reigns as the world’s best midsize travel camera, with bright 25x zoom f/2.4-4 lens, remarkably sharp from edge-to-edge from 24-600mm equivalent. This all-in-one… Read More »Review: Sony RX10 IV / RX10M4 upgrades the ultimate travel camera
Radium Hot Springs made a great base for our day hikes in less-crowded areas of the Columbia Mountains and Canadian Rockies, in a two-week vacation… Read More »2018 July: Canadian Rockies, Columbia Mtns, Bugaboo & Kananaskis hikes
On a campervan trip to southwest USA from 7-26 April 2018, we enjoyed photographing some great sights shown in galleries below. Carol was delighted by… Read More »2018 April: SW USA. UT: Druid & Delicate Arches. AZ: Monument Valley; Hermit Trail. CA: Death Valley.
Driving from the Northwest to Midwest USA round trip in fall 2017, Carol and I enjoyed 11 days of hiking and photographing the Rockies of… Read More »2017 Sept USA road trip: hiking central Colorado, St Louis, South Dakota, Wyoming
12 days driving the length of Scotland enriched us with compelling history, striking art, and green landscapes such as Glen Coe. Favorites included: hiking the… Read More »SCOTLAND: hike Skye, castles, Callanish, Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk, history
My first visit to England filled us with surprisingly delicious pub food and admiration for spectacular medieval architecture. 13 days of mostly rainy weather didn’t… Read More »ENGLAND: Coast to Coast hike; Hadrian’s Wall; medieval architecture
From September 11-13, 2016, we enjoyed walking 22 miles in 3 days backpacking to Mirror Lake and idyllic Glacier Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness, within Wallowa–Whitman… Read More »2016 Sept: Oregon: Wallowa: Eagle Cap Wilderness backpack