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May 3, 2005

Nature Photography in the United States

Here are some tips for nature photography within the United States, for visitors.

• If you'll be visiting national parks, consider a National Park pass or a Golden Eagle pass. It lasts for a year and pays for itself after two or three park visits! Check them out here.
• Don't underestimate the distance between locations. I'm always amused when I'm abroad. I tell someone I'm from California, and they say something like 'Oh, I've been to Florida once! Do you know...'. If you're visiting, make sure you budget travel time.
• Get yourself a road atlas that shows national park and wildlife rec areas. Also the national geographic book series on National and State parks has some great information, including sidetrips.
• Get roadside assistance like AAA if you plan to drive around a lot.
• TMobile in Starbucks and Borders make for regular internet access stops.
• Consider house swapping or the free camping available in many National Forest lands.
• Gasoline is cheap compared to much of the world.
• Subways on the east coast are quite grand, but west coast subways have never really made it big.

Posted by sorsha at May 3, 2005 2:06 PM