As many of the readers and followers here know, over the past years, I have written (and later, co-written) 2 Photography Guides covering Vermont Fall Foliage and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Those guides grew from my keeping of notes on my own trips to those locations. As such, I cannot really call them "comprehensive," as there are obviously many places I have not been and have not photographed in all of these areas. I have had the privilege of visiting many places to photograph over the years. For a number of reasons, it would not make sense for me to try to duplicate those photographer's guides for each of the places. However, as I was updating my notes on a recent photography trip, a thought occured to me. Why not provide a shorter "field notes version," at least sharing what I have learned and know about the locations. I recently began writing a "What do I know?" series about U.S. National Parks. Intended to be tongue-in-cheek, the "I" is emphasized with a sarcastic tone when I say it out loud (indeed sections of these guide pages are copied, verbatim, from some of those blog posts). These guides should be looked at the same way. They reflect my information and my perceptions of the locations. Nothing more. And in many cases they involve only one visit (occasionally 2), so they are definitely not comprensive. Nonetheless, I hope maybe by sharing what I do know, you might get some information - heck, maybe even inspiration. So without further prelude, lets give this thing a try.It is important to keep my observations in context. In some cases it has been a few years since my own personal visit and it is probable that scenes, policies and fees have changed. It is always important to do your own homework before a trip.
When it makes sense, I try to give driving directions, including distances. Please understand that my distances are obtained mostly from using the measuring tool on Google Maps - they are not precision-accurate, but hopefully close enough to get you in the vicinity. Most of us have and use Google Maps, or something similar these days and the best practice would probably be to fire that up on your smart phone and plug in the location. I hope this is helpful to at least a handful of readers! As always, I welcome comments, updates and corrections. As I complete new guide, I will add them to this page. Click a link below to go to the related page.
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