Yes, I’m STILL traveling! But this time, it was work related.
I spent this past weekend in Myrtle Beach, SC at a photography conference. I had the pleasure of carpooling with my friend and colleague Nancy Poole of Broken Arrow, OK. She drove here on Thursday from Oklahoma, and then we headed out together Friday morning for Myrtle Beach. In the rain. The WHOLE 10 hour drive. YUCK!!!
The conference was a blast, but the hours were a bit odd for me since I’m an early bird. I was up at about 6:30 every morning and I had nothing to do until about 10 am. Tiptoeing around while my roommates slept is not my idea of a good time. So I grabbed my gear and headed out on my own. It was so much FUN! Just me and my gear, photographing anything that struck my fancy.
On Saturday, I spent about an hour at Myrtle Beach State Park. Here are a few of my favorites…
This is a really cool texture. I just couldn’t resist! Any guesses on what it is?
And of course, I just HAD to stick my toes in the ocean
On Sunday Morning, I spent a couple of hours at Huntington Beach State Park. The wildlife was really cool! And the sunrise!! Ahhh!!! I was in HEAVEN!
There is a really cool “castle” at Huntington Beach State Park. I couldn’t resist this panoramic. I would LOVE to shoot a session here! All the colors and textures were a photographer’s paradise!
The boardwalk over to the beach area had the prettiest flowers alongside and the sky was AMAZING…
I found another cool texture at this state park. This one should be easy. Can anyone guess what this is?
On Monday, Nancy and I headed back to Tennessee. We were traveling along just fine on I-40 when my phone rang. It was my husband calling to let me know that I-40 had been CLOSED at the NC / TN state line due to a landslide. Oy. No problem, because I know a place on the NC side where we can get on the Blue Ridge Parkway. So with Nancy navigating with the road map, we wound our way through a small town to the Blue Ridge Parkway onramp. We shouted with glee when we found it only to have our hopes immediately dashed by a sign that read, “Parkway closed 8 miles ahead.” Apparently a bridge was out. Ugh.
To make a long story short, we found our way to Cherokee, NC and took the road across the mountains into Tennessee. We ::cough:: had to take a slight detour to Clingman’s Dome for a photo-op because the foliage was STUNNING! But, those images are a post for another day. I promise to share SOON!
I have one more road trip on Friday, and then I am finished! I can’t wait to be home again!
by Michelle
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