Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween



The gang made it to the Zion workshop and it wouldn't be us if we didn't make an entrance. Our fearless leader Dave, adorned us with our favorite colors in the form of a wig. From left to right is Denise, Scott, Dawn, Dave and Brenda.

Today was our first day in the park. We began with breakfast at the Pioneer restaurant where they serve pancakes the size of a dinner plate. Needless to say, we were not able to finish the pancakes, but we all gave it a try. We joined the rest of the class at the Visitor's Center for the shuttle ride to the River Walk Trail along the Virgin River. It was a beautiful morning for our first shoot.

After spending a couple of hours in the park we returned on the shuttle and into the classroom. Later in the afternoon we went back out to photograph the Watchman, one of the iconic sites of the park as the sun began to set.

Hopefully, we can get some photos from every one's submissions for the workshop loaded on the site tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy the Halloween photo!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

We Made It!

We arrived safely in Page, AZ last night after our 4 hour plane ride, and 4 1/2 hour car ride from Las Vegas to Page. We started our day with a trip to Horseshoe Bend (photos to follow). Sunrise was at 6:45 a.m. this morning, so we left the hotel at 5:30 a.m. (PST) and started the hike to the spot in total darkness. The best part of this hike is if you've never been and you begin to see for the very first time the canyon below it will make your stomach turn. Seeing it for the second time, it did the same thing. We set up our gear and waited for the beauty of Horseshoe Bend to reveal itself to us. We were not disappointed.


Next, the group is packing the car to go to Lower Slot Canyons before we make our way back to Zion. Till then . . .

Friday, October 29, 2010

And So it Begins . . .





The annual trek of the National Sarcastic Photographers 2010 U.S. tour begins. We will start our journey today from Detroit Metro Airport headed to Las Vegas, NV. The flight is scheduled to be 4 hours and 30 minutes. Once we land and claim all of our luggage (yes, there will be lots of luggage) we will grab the "Mystery Van" and make the second stage of our trip to Page, AZ where we will spend our first evening.