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Author: Scott

A writer who travels... a traveler who writes... I'm just a guy who seeks adventure, authenticity, and to promote intelligence and maturity in these wild and crazy times.
Cucumber Falls front view Ohiopyle State Park Laurel Highlands Region near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
November 4, 2018December 7, 2020 Scott

Getting Drenched in Ohiopyle: I Finally Visit Cucumber Falls

A red dirt road approaches Zion National Park
October 21, 2018August 14, 2019 Scott

Photo Giveaway Details!

Fallingwater house Frank Lloyd Wright fall colors changing leaves waterfall
October 11, 2018October 22, 2025 Scott

Touring the Frank Lloyd Wright houses in the Laurel Highlands

downtown pittsburgh blue hour lights at night
September 23, 2018January 24, 2021 Scott

Visiting Pittsburgh – My Favorite Things to do

The Milky Way shines brightly in a sky full of stars over Big Sur, Live Oak trees, and the Pacific Ocean
September 12, 2018October 6, 2019 Scott

Astrophotography 3 … Part 2: The Actual Photoblog

Bixby Bridge on the Pacific Coast Highway sits in the distance near the Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur California
May 29, 2018May 9, 2022 Scott

Astrophotography 3: Camping in Big Sur

The silhouette of a Harley Davidson motorcycle and its rider races across the blurred country back road
April 29, 2018November 6, 2019 Scott

The Truth about Riding Motorcycles

The Milky Way shines over Inyo National Forest near June Lake and Obsidian Dome. Milky Way galaxy. Stars. Starry Sky.
March 15, 2018October 6, 2019 Scott

Astrophotography 2: A Million Lights in the Darkness

January 14, 2018February 12, 2019 Scott

Squirrel Hill – an eclectic Pittsburgh neighborhood

Sitting by the campfire in Joshua Tree National Park under a dark canopy of stars
November 25, 2017August 5, 2020 Scott

Night Sky Photography: Shots of the Moon, Stars, and Milky Way

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  • An RV drives a curving back road through beautiful mountains
    Beautiful views on the Million Dollar Highway
  • cars and motorcycles travel through the mountains on a scenic back road
    Drivers enjoy the panoramic scenery of the back roads in Colorado
  • A drone shot of a u-shaped two lane back road winds through the pine trees in eastern California's High Sierra region
    A swooping curve on US-50 in the High Sierra, California
  • A man stands in the middle of a back road in the desert of eastern California with the towering Sierra Nevada mountains in the background
    Just over the border into California near Mono Lake
  • A distant car drives up a back road as it weaves its way up a distant hillside
    A driver navigates the back roads leading to Great Basin NP
  • A beautiful vibrant sunset glows over a back road where there is a silhouette of two kids sit taking a selfie
    Soaking in the sunset at Badlands NP
  • A pair of Harley Davidson motorcycles enter Doane Robinson Tunnel, with the faces on Mount Rushmore clearly visible under fluffy clouds in a blue sky
    Riders explore Doan Robinson Tunnel near Mount Rushmore
  • The towering granite peaks of Grand Teton mountain range soar towards an ice blue sky over Jackson Lake
    The stunning peaks of Grand Teton NP
  • Snow capped granite mountain peaks tower over TA Moulton old barn in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park
    Is there a more iconic Wyoming view?
  • A narrow dirt road runs along the side of one of several mountains creating the boundary around Sun Valley Idaho
    A back road heads into the mountains surrounding Sun Valley ID
  • A two lane back road by a raging river divides two drastically different landscapes - smooth rolling sage-covered hills on the left, and jagged granite cliffs on the right
    Steep canyon walls carved by the Payette River in ID
  • A man standing near a black Ford F150 stares out over an enormous desert valley in central Idaho
    A traveler surveys the landscapes of central ID
  • A back road route stretches straight across the flat desert valley floor towards the towering eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in California
    Mono Lake CA
  • A curving back road arches towards a panoramic view of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern California
    CA route 89 in the Eastern Sierra Nevada
  • back road route bridge stretches across New Melones Lake in the foothills of the western Sierra Nevada mountains
    CA route 49 near Angels Camp CA
  • The iconic Half Dome in Yosemite NP
  • Crisp fluffy white clouds and a brilliant blue sky top the towering snow capped peak of Wheeler Mountain in Great Basin National Park Nevada
    Great Basin National Park
  • Monument Valley back road
    Monument Valley, on the AZ / UT border
  • RV bus driving west on a back road
    An RV heads west on the Loneliest Road in America

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