Tag: Travel

Canyonlands National Park – False Kiva

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
  Prior to leading a photo tour to Canyonlands and Arches National Parks in Utah a couple of months ago, I spent a few days exploring the Moab area and doing some photography for myself. One of the first hikes...Read More

Bandon Beach, Oregon Coast

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_785" align="aligncenter" width="675" caption="Face Rock and sea stacks at Bandon Beach"][/caption] One of the most scenic places on the Oregon coast is Bandon Beach. It's one of my personal favorites, and I think it is has some of the...Read More

Maui: Beyond Hana

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_683" align="aligncenter" width="700" class=" "] Alau Island at sunrise, Hana Coast, Maui.[/caption] After negotiating 600 curves and 54 bridges on the narrow, winding 52 miles of Hana Highway, a lot of visitors to Maui just spend a couple of...Read More

Parks Canada Centennial

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_642" align="aligncenter" width="595"] Sunset over Wickaninnish Bay from Green Point in Pacific Rim National Park; Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[/caption] The U.S. can proudly claim the world’s first National Park with the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872,...Read More

Where in Washington for Fall Color Photos

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_616" align="aligncenter" width="465"] Vine maple and huckleberry, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.[/caption] Interested in where to find the best autumn foliage for landscape and scenic photography in Washington State?  I did a quick circuit around the Cascades last week and...Read More

Waterfalls on the Big Island of Hawaii

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_591" align="aligncenter" width="595" caption="Nanue Falls on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island."][/caption] The Big Island of Hawaii was my home for a number of years and is still one of my favorite destinations. Largest of all the Hawaiian...Read More

¡Viva Mexico!

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_549" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Tile mural in the town of Dolores Hidalgo depicting Father Hidalgo's cry for independence.[/caption] 16 de Septiembre is commemorated throughout Mexico with perhaps even greater fervor than the 4th of July in the USA. On this...Read More

Mount Rainier Wildflowers

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_544" align="aligncenter" width="451" caption="Wildflowers on Mazama Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park"][/caption]   In a year with more typical weather, the meadows in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park would look something like this photo around the first...Read More

Micronesia Airpass for a Pacific Islands trip

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_531" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="A small island of Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands"][/caption] Some of my most memorable travels have been to the islands of Micronesia while on assignment for the award winning "Pacifica" magazine, the former inflight for...Read More

National Wildlife Refuges Anniversary

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_519" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Tundra swans at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge"][/caption] The U.S. National Wildlife Refuges system celebrates the 108th anniversary of its founding on March 14.  President Teddy Roosevelt signed the law creating the first National Wildlife Refuge...Read More