Our last campsite (222 Mile Camp), complete with a fire from firewood another crew left behind. Diamond Peak in the background.

An extended stay in the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Part 3 - Hold my beer.

Tom McCorkle March 30, 2020

As a self employed photographer, it is sometimes hard to find time to write these blog posts. It’s been 18 months since I returned from this epic trip, work and travel this past year and half have kept me very busy, in a good way, but it’s finally time to show y’all how this trip ended. Spoiler alert, it was amazing. I just read an article in the NY Times about a group who recently (March 14th) took off the Colorado river after 25 days of isolation, to find out about the chaos that is going on in the world. It took me back to the day we got off the river and returned to life above the rim. Before we re-live that experience, let’s enjoy the last few days of river life together. Hopefully a welcome distraction from the Covid-19 virus that is bound to go down in the history books. Thanks to all the folks working in the health care industry right now, including our trip leader Anna, Deb, Heather, Gaylin, Pat, Michael and Brian.

OuterBanks, how I have missed you.

Tom McCorkle December 7, 2017

I haven't been to the OuterBanks since I was in college, over 10 years ago. My family, like many from western PA, spent a lot of our summer vacations in this beautifully wild, yet over developed area. We always headed for the area around Cape Hatteras, where there was a lot less development and people, and more wide open beaches. This year my parents, with the help of my brother and sister-in-law, planned a late September vacation with my father's side of the family, who would usually join us on these summer trips.

5D4_6686 copy.jpg — Buda And Pest, Two Sides Of The Danube.

Sloane and I just got back from another fantastic trip overseas to Europe. Sloane had mentioned Prague when we were planning our trip last year, so we decided to try it out this time. My family has roots in Hungary, (see our delicious family tradition here), so I was excited that Budapest was so close to Prague and easily accessible. We researched a bunch of different options: flying in and out of both Prague and Budapest, renting cars, riding trains and flights from city to city. Our plans began to take shape when we finally purchased plane tickets in late July. We found it was cheaper to fly into Budapest and out of Prague, so that gave us a starting and end point. We planned the rest afterwards as we talked to folks who had already travelled to these areas.

European Vacation Part 1

Tom McCorkle October 3, 2017

Sloane and I just got back from another fantastic trip overseas to Europe. Sloane had mentioned Prague when we were planning our trip last year, so we decided to try it out this time.

An extended stay in the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Part 3 - Hold my beer.

OuterBanks, how I have missed you.

European Vacation Part 1

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