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Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

I have tent camped Lake Powell at 115 and the Canadian Tundra at -35 (with wind chill of -70.) Just go!

Had a little fun with the lens at the rodeo....

It was. Only down side is the tents felt like trying to sleep in an oven. Would strongly recommend bringing a pad and sleeping out on the sand instead. June is also a hot time to visit both countries. Had temps around 110 in Marrakech and Seville. Oddly enough it was cooler in the Sahara...

The last 2 shots above, as well as those below, are from the Alcazar. The palace was originally built under Muslim rulers, thus it not being your typical European castle. Modified after return of Christian kings in the 15th centuries (I think), it is still used by the Spanish Royal Family.

The next morning we drove to Sevilla (Seville). The church bell tower has an interesting history. Built on 2000 year old stones (with inscriptions) from the Roman period, it was originally minaret to a Muslim Masque. After the area was retaken by Christians in 1400s (I think...not a...

First stop along the Spanish coast was Nirja. Mostly modern, but pretty. That night we ended in Cadiz (after passing the Rock of Gibraltar and watching it go by as we drove).

If we are going to talk old buildings, it is worth jumping to Spain as well. For those of us in the US, it is hard to imagine 600 year old building still in use. But not the case in much of Europe. We talked to the owner of one of a small performance venue in Seville who explained the...

I love this shot, taken in Marrakech, in that you have modern life utilizing 900 year old walls and gates. Saw that in much of Morocco. Even in Ksar Ait Ben Haddau (the old city in the original post), which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you have people living and working. Ancient, but...

Was a combined 25th anniversary trip ( a couple weeks early) and research for my wife. She is working on a novel and part of it is based on a late 1770's siege of Melilla by Moroccan forces so she wanted to see the area first hand.

We then loaded the vehicle, and headed back to Marrakech. On the way down we did the drive in 2 days, return trip was a different route but similar length. Took about 10 hours. We then flew to Casablanca and from their to the eastern city of Nador so we could cross into a Spanish...

We then reached the Erg Chebbie area of the Sahara- dunes at last! At this point we are roughly 10-15 miles from the Algeria border. That is were we mounted our camels and headed into the dunes. We only went a couple mile in, but still enough to begin to capture the world of sand they are. We...

Our driver, Hassan, is a local Berber who provided lots of great insight into the culture of the Sahara. After seeing their soccer fields, I know I should never complain about the condition of the ones I play on.

Stops included both the ancient and the new.

Just returned from a trip to Morocco and Southern Spain. 11 days, 7 airports, 1500 road miles (drove in Spain, had driver in Morocco- roughly 750 miles covered in each) and ferry crossing of the Mediterranean. Will mostly put up a few photos of the swing into southern Morocco. Can post...

Jealous! Have gotten to go yet as youth or adult....

From what I have heard, the V10 will kill your fuel budget. I share the dilemma on gas v diesel. Tow up to 11K of horses and boat (6k) handful of times but have stuck with diesel for the horse loads I have been very impressed with GM. Sold one 2 years ago with 350K, have little over 215k on my...

Thanks! Facial expressions is one of the funnest parts of sports photography- loved being able to get close ups with the new lens.

All in all, very excited for the lens. Have a couple trips coming up this year that will give it some great use.

Was able to try some action shots at the state track championships last weekend. At times focusing was a little tricky, most with pole vaulting, but overall was very happy with the performance of the lens. Few examples below: Timp photo taken from BYU Track & Field Stadium, just south of...