Gale and Judy took us on a month-long RV trip across the southern part of the United States in the summer of 2010. We went from Stanton to Dallas, to San Diego, up to L.A., over to Vegas, on across Southern Utah and Northern Arizona, through Denver and Kansas City, and ended the trip in St. Louis.

This year, the plan is to start in St. Louis, and Kansas City, then go north through Iowa and Minnesota, to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Across the Badlands, through Montana and into Yellowstone National Park. Then back up through Idaho and Washington State to Seattle. Then down the coast of Oregon, through the Redwoods of Northern California, to San Fransisco. Over to Reno and Lake Tahoe, to Salt Lake City, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, across Nebraska, back to Kansas City, and we’ll end the trip once again in St. Louis.

*From a photographers point of view, I would love to spend several days shooting each spot that we visit. But in reality, I’m just a tourist on this trip. So I do the best I can with the light that is in front of me.

The family in front of Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier, 14,411 ft. above sea level

Sandal -n- Snow

Ale-8s Across America: Mount Rainier

Traveling the American West in our trusty covered wagon.

The lodge at Mount Rainier National Park

The kids loved the snow in July

Just like Top Gun!

Back in Seattle

The original Starbucks in Seattle

Seattle is home port to the fishermen of The Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. Capt. Phil Harris’ name was one of many on the memorial at Fisherman’s Terminal.